CPSC 382Organic Chem Biol ProcTopic #2 - Hydrocarbon Molecules1. Alkanesa. Structureb. Nomenclaturec. Isomersd. IUPAC rules for naming alkanese. Older common name systemf. General properties of alkanesg. Structure conformations of alkanesh. Biological examples of alkane structures2. Cycloalkanesa. Structureb. Nomenclaturec. Structure conformations for cyclopropane, cyclopentane and cyclhexane3. Tetrahedral carbon and stereoisomerisma. Mirror images and chiral carbonsb. mirror images as “enantiomers”c. R/S system for classifying enantiomersd. Compounds with multiple chiral carbons1. enantiomers vs. diastereomers2. meso compoundse. Chemical properties of stereoisomersf. Rotation of polarized light by stereoisomersg. Cis/Trans isomers is cycloalkanes and alkenes4. Alkenesa. Structure and terminologyb. IUPAC nomenclature for alkenesc. Nomenclature for cycloalkenesd. Properties of carbon-carbon double bondse. Description of the carbon double bond according to molecular orbital theory f. Reactions of alkenesg. Biological examples of alkenesh. The alkene plant hormone ethylene5. Alkynesa. Structure and terminologyb. IUPAC nomenclature for alkynesc. Properties of the carbon-carbon triple bondd. Description of the carbon triple bond according to molecular orbital theorye. Reactions of alkynesf. Biological examples of alkynesAlkanes:Structure and nomenclature:Properties:Biological examples of alkanes structures:Cycloalkanes:Structure and nomeclature:Tetrahedral carbon and stereo isomers:stereoisomerism:R/S system for designating configuration: Optical rotation by stereoisomers:Multiple chiral carbons:Alkenes:Orbital description of the carbon-carbon double bond:Reactions of alkenes:Biological examples of alkenes:Alkynes:Orbital description of the carbon-carbon triple bond:Biological examples of
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