Module 3: Alkanes and Cycloalkanes
Module Level Objectives
- Write an IUPAC name for a given structure of an alkane and a cycloalkane.
- Draw a chemical structure for a given systematic name of an alkane and a cyclolkane.
- Predict the reactivity and physical properties of alkanes.
- Differentiate between structural isomers and stereoisomers.
- Identify factors contributing to chirality and achirality.
- Identify and differentiate between enantiomers and diastereomers.
- Identify a stereocenter as R or S appropriately and compare and contrast absolute stereochemistry with relative stereochemistry.
- Explain optical activity of chiral compounds.
- Given the starting materials and products, provide appropriate reaction conditions for alkene addition reactions.
- Given the reaction conditions and products, identify the starting materials for alkene addition reactions.
- Provide complete mechanisms for the HX addition and the acid-catalyzed addition of water reactions of acyclic and cyclic alkenes.
- Determine the products of reactions involving deuterated reagents.
- Given the starting materials and reaction conditions, provide the products for the reactions indicated. Include appropriate regio- and stereochemistry – hydrohalogenation, hydration, halogenation, oxidative cleavage, hydrogenation, and chain lengthening alkynation
- Given the starting materials and products, provide appropriate reaction conditions for alkyne addition reactions.
- Given the reaction conditions and products, provide starting materials for alkyne reactions.
