Chem 231

Course Objectives :

This course aims to give a detailed discussion about the electronic structure of the elements,  nomenclature of nonfunctional molecules,  isomerism,  common and important reactions of different classes of organic compounds.

Course Description

Classification and nomenclature of organic compounds, bonding, isomerism, reactions of mono functional organic compounds.

Main text books:

·                    Organic chemistry, by Graham Solomons Tw, Craig B Fryhle, 8^th ed., 2007.

Subsidiary books :

§  Organic Chemistry, J.McMurry, 6^th ed., 2003, Brooks/Cole Publishing Company .

§  Organic Chemistry, Morrison and Boyed, 6^th ed., 1992, Allyn and Bacon .