This course is designed to provide a fundamental overview of organic chemistry to students interested in pursuing a career in the pharmacy.  Upon successful completion of this class, students will understand the relationship between structure and function of molecules, the major classes of reactions, reaction energetics, mechanisms and synthesis of organic compounds.  Several themes are prevalent in each unit of study:  nomenclature, chemical and physical properties, structures, mechanisms, common molecules, and the diversity of organic compounds.  An important aspect of organic chemistry class is laboratory experience.  Students will participate in weekly labs in which they will safely perform a variety of experiments.  Lab results will be recorded in students’ lab notebooks, and formal lab reports will be completed.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this class, students will be able to predict bonding and three-dimensional structure, including chirality of organic compounds.  Students will be able to predict the reactivity of specific functional groups, and construct efficient, simple mechanistic pathways for the synthesis of a given compound.

Recommended Books:

• Sykes P. Guide Book to Mechanism in Organic Chemistry. 6th Ed. Longman Co; 1991.
• Vogel AI, Tatchell AR, Furnis BS, Hannaford AJ, Smith PWG. Vogel's Textbook of Practical Organic Chemistry. 5th Ed. Pearson Education Limited; 1996.
• Wade LG. Organic Chemistry. 7th Ed. Prentice Hall; 2010.
• Eliel EL, Wilen SH. Stereochemistry of Carbon Compounds. 1st Ed. Tata McGraw Hill; 1994.
• Finar IL. Organic Chemistry. 6th Ed. Person Education Asia; 2001.
• Roberts JD, Caserio MC. Basic Principles of organic Chemistry. 3rd Ed. Addison Wesley; 1990.