Section: Module 8: Lesson 2: Synthesis of Alcohols | Organic Chemistry 1

Section: Module 8: Lesson 2: Synthesis of Alcohols | Organic Chemistry 1 | NextGenU.org

Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

Examine the methods used to synthesize alcohols through substitution reactions.

Break down the reaction mechanisms for the reduction of an aldehyde or ketone using sodium borohydride or lithium aluminum hydride.

Appraise the reduction of carboxylic acids and esters using lithium aluminum hydride.

Explain the reaction mechanisms and products for the Grignard synthesis of alcohols from carbonyl compounds.

Deduce the product formed from the reaction of an ester with a given Grignard reagent.

Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 1 hour and 3 minutes.

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Module 1: Lesson 1: Functional Groups and Families

Functional Groups Names, Properties, and Reactions

Functional Groups

Module 1: Lesson 2: Alkanes

Nomenclature

Reactions of Alkanes

Alkane Conformational Analysis

Module 1: Lesson 3: Cycloalkanes

Cycloalkanes

Cycloalkanes and their Relative Stabilities

Conformation Analysis of Cyclohexane

Substituted Cyclohexanes

Learning Activity 1 - Organic Compounds - Nomenclature and Functional Groups (2 hours)

Module 2: Stereochemistry

Module 2: Lesson 1: Geometric Isomers and the E/Z Naming System

Geometric Isomers and E/Z Naming System

Module 2: Lesson 2: Enantiomers

Chirality and R/S Naming System

Module 2: Lesson 3: Optical Activity

Optical Activity

Module 2: Lesson 4: Fisher Projection

Fisher Projection

Module 2: Lesson 5: Compounds with More Than One Chirality Centers

Compounds with More Than One Chirality Centers

Learning Activity 2 - Stereochemistry (2 hours)

Module 3: Structure and Bonding

Module 3: Lesson 1: Review of Structure and Bonding

Quantum Numbers for Atoms

Molecular Orbital Theory

Double and Triple Bonds

Resonance

Module 3: Lesson 2: Chemical Bonding Theory

Bonding &amp; Molecular Structure

Module 3: Lesson 3: Chemical Bonds

Drawing Organic Structures

Module 3: Lesson 4: Resonance

Resonance

Module 3: Lesson 5: Review of Molecular Orbital Theory

Molecular Orbital Theory

Molecular Orbital Theory- Conjugation and Aromaticity

Module 3: Lesson 6: Hybridization

Hybridization

Module 3: Lesson 7: Acidity of Organic Molecules

Lewis Acids and Lewis Bases

All Other Things Being Equal Electron Withdrawing Groups Tend to Make Lewis Acids Stronger and Bases Weaker While Electron Donating Groups Tend to Make Lewis Bases Stronger and Acids Weaker

Module 3: Lesson 8: Bond Length and Strength

Bond Lengths, Bond Strengths, and Bond Angles

Learning Activity 3 - Structure and Bonding (2 hours)

Module 4: Free Radical Reactions

Module 4: Lesson 1: Free Radicals

Organic Radicals

Module 4: Lesson 2: Free Radical Substitution Reaction of Alkanes

Homolytic and Heterolytic Cleavage

Halogenation Reaction of Alkanes

Module 4: Lesson 3: Stability of Alkyl Radicals

Stability of Alkyl Radicals

Module 4: Lesson 4: Stereochemistry for Halogenation of Alkanes

Chlorination vs. Bromination

Stereochemistry for Halogenation of Alkanes

Learning Activity 4 - Free Radical Reactions (2 hours)

Module 5: Mechanisms of Substitution and Elimination Pathways

Module 5: Lesson 1: Nucleophilic Substitution Reaction Overview

Nucleophilic Substitution Reaction Overview

Module 5: Lesson 2: SN2 Reaction Mechanism, Energy Diagram, and Stereochemistry

SN2 Reaction Mechanism, Energy Diagram, and Stereochemistry

Other Factors that Affect SN2 Reactions

Module 5: Lesson 3: SN1 Reaction Mechanism, Energy Diagram, and Stereochemistry

SN1 Reaction Mechanism, Energy Diagram, and Stereochemistry

Module 5: Lesson 4: SN1 vs. SN2

SN1 vs. SN2

Module 5: Lesson 5: Extra Topics on Nucleophilic Substitution Reaction

Extra Topics on Nucleophilic Substitution Reaction

Module 5: Lesson 6: Elimination Reactions

Elimination Reactions

E2 Reactions

Bonding & Molecular Structure