Reactivity II: A Second Foundation-Level Course in Integrated Organic, Inorganic, and Biochemistry

A foundation-level course is described that integrates material related to reactivity in organic, inorganic, and biochemistry. Designed for second-year students, the course serves majors in chemistry, biochemistry, and biology, as well as prehealth-professions students. Building on an earlier course...

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Published in:Journal of chemical education 2016-08, Vol.93 (8), p.1383-1390
Main Authors: Schaller, Chris P, Graham, Kate J, McIntee, Edward J, Jones, T. Nicholas, Johnson, Brian J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alkenes
Biochemistry
Biology
Carbonyl compounds
Carbonyls
Chemical reactions
College Science
Coordination compounds
Diagnostic software
Diagnostic systems
Enzymes
Halides
Inorganic Chemistry
Introductory Courses
Kinetics
Majors (Students)
Metal complexes
Nucleophiles
Occupations
Organic Chemistry
Reaction kinetics
Reactivity
Science education
Scientific Concepts
Students
Substitution reactions
Transition metal compounds
Undergraduate Students
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Summary:A foundation-level course is described that integrates material related to reactivity in organic, inorganic, and biochemistry. Designed for second-year students, the course serves majors in chemistry, biochemistry, and biology, as well as prehealth-professions students. Building on an earlier course that developed concepts of nucleophiles and electrophiles in organic carbonyl chemistry and coordination compounds, Reactivity II explores the concept of mechanistic alternatives in substitution reactions of alkyl halides and transition metal complexes. Kinetics is introduced as a diagnostic tool for understanding mechanisms, and is extended to the study of enzyme-catalyzed reactions. An introduction to the reactivity of alkenes and aromatics rounds out students’ understanding of reactions involving electrophiles and nucleophiles.
ISSN:0021-9584
1938-1328
DOI:10.1021/acs.jchemed.6b00116