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After completing these activities, students should:

• Define what is meant by the term 'molecular ion' in the mass spectrum of an organic compound and identify the peak responsible.
• Explain how several peaks corresponding to fragment ions of lower mass than the molecular ion arise in the mass spectra of organic compounds, producing a characteristic relative abundance pattern.
• State that more stable fragment ions, such as certain carbocations and acylium (RCO+) ions, give rise to higher peaks.
• Appreciate that certain functional groups in organic molecules absorb infrared radiation at certain characteristic frequencies, producing absorption bands in infrared spectra.
• Use infrared spectra to identify particular functional groups, and to identify impurities in simple organic molecules, with the help of correlation charts.
• Describe how an organic molecule can be identified by comparing the 'fingerprint' region of its infrared spectrum with that of a known compound.
• Outline how 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) gives information about the relative number and position of hydrogen atoms in an organic molecule.
• Explain the use of deuterated solvents in NMR spectroscopy.
• Explain the use of tetramethylsilane (TMS) as a reference standard in NMR spectroscopy and the use of the chemical shift δ scale.
• Explain that the chemical shift of a hydrogen atom depends on its chemical environment within an organic molecule.
• Describe how integrated NMR spectra show the relative numbers of hydrogen atoms in different environments in a molecule.
• Use information from three spectroscopic techniques (mass spectrometry, and infrared and NMR spectroscopy), together with elemental analysis data, to determine the structure of simple organic compounds.

Lesson: Structure Determination
How does a modern chemist find out the detailed structure of complicated organic molecules, such as the powerful anti-cancer agent taxol, recently isolated from yew trees? Knowing the structure of such molecules is important in providing an understanding of how they function in the body. This in turn helps us to understand how and why certain diseases occur, and suggests ways of designing molecules to treat them.

An important biologically active molecule may only be extracted in small quantities from natural sources. To be able to devise routes to synthesise the molecule in the laboratory, chemists need to know exactly how all the atoms are linked together. The more atoms there are in the molecule, the more possibilities for isomers exist. Some isomers may be effective, others may not be, or may even be harmful.

Mass spectrometry, infrared (IR) spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy are three of the routine instrumental techniques now used for structure determination in most organic chemistry laboratories around the world. Capable of dealing with samples as small as a nanogram (10–9 g) in some cases, and linked to large computer libraries of known structures, these techniques have largely replaced 'wet' chemical tests in the determination of the structure of molecules.

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This interactive tutorial package introduces the basic concepts of Organic Chemistry covered in introductory college level Organic Chemistry courses.

Teachers can use this program as a demonstration and visualization tool in their classroom lectures. They can draw from the various interactive exercises to explain concepts that may be difficult to show using a traditional blackboard or overhead projector. By switching off the audio, teachers can present ideas in class in their own way.

Students can use the program as an exciting learning tool that can supplement in-class lectures and textbook studying. They can use this program as a self-study tool to review topics they are having trouble understanding in order to prepare for lectures and exams.

The program takes advantage of multimedia technology to present teachers and students with a new way of approaching and understanding the challenging concepts and ideas found in Organic Chemistry.

• Easy to use table of contents, glossary and key word searches
• Flexible plotting, drag and drop exercises
• Convenient pull down calculator, glossary, note pad, periodic table and many tables of useful data
• Quizzes with step-by-step feedback
• Hundreds of interactive movies and animations
• Many concise voice comments by Dr. Bryan Sanctuary emphasize the key ideas that students need to understand
• Designed to accompany any text
• Over 200 hours of study material on each CD

Table of Contents
Overview of organic chemistry, Stereochemistry, Chemical bonds and hybridisation, Acid-base reactions, Organic reaction types, Nomenclature, Functional group chemistry, Alkenes, Alcohols, Ethers, Aromatic compounds, Aldehydes and ketones, Carboxylic acids, Amines, Biochemistry

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Nomenclature and Isomerism Organic Chemistry - Wins Single User Shipped in 7 days Cat.# MSC-35 $240.00 BUY

After completing these activites, students should:

• Give the correct name of a wide range of aliphatic and aromatic compounds.
• State condensed and structural formulae for a range of compounds.
• Give examples of different types of isomerism.

Chemists can name only some of the range of seven million organic compounds systematically by using the rules for naming aliphatic compounds (compounds based on carbon chains). This range can be extended using other homologous series such as ethers, esters and amines.

The range can be extended even further by looking at the rules for naming aromatic compounds. Aromatic compounds are ring compounds based on benzene. Even with the naming system introduced in 1948, some non-systematic names still exist such as benzene and phenol. As the number of organic compounds studied increases there are more examples of isomerism – structural, geometric and optical – to be recognised.

Lesson: Extending the Range of Organic Compounds
This activity guides the students though naming aliphatic compounds, geometric isomers, aromatic compounds; identifying other acid derivatives, ring compounds, amino acids, and aromatic compounds.

Lesson: Isomerism
This activity centres on geometric isomerism, optical isomerism, chain isomerism, position isomers, functional group isomers 1 & 2, isomerism in amines and Aromatic isomers.

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After completing these activities, students should:

• Describe the difference between empirical formula, molecular formula and structural formula.
• Define the term 'homologous series'.
• Name organic compounds with up to six carbon atoms from these groups: alkanes, alkenes, haloalkanes, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones or carboxylic acids.
• Describe the meaning of the term 'structural isomerism' and give simple examples.
• Identify cis-trans isomers as examples of geometric isomerism and explain that these are caused by restricted rotation about a carbon-carbon double bond.
• Give examples of cis-trans isomers.
• Explain that an asymmetric carbon atom is chiral, that it gives rise to optical isomers, and that such isomers exist as mirror images and differ only in their effect on plane-polarized light.

Lesson: Nomenclature and Isomerism
These activities introduce students to the IUPAC system for naming organic compounds. Interactive screens enable students to apply the system to the naming of compounds from seven different homologous series. An animated three-dimensional model of each compound is provided, along with its structural formula. These particular screens, which provide a wide range of examples that students can use to test themselves, also lend themselves well to use during revision.

Diagrams and animations demonstrate three types of isomerism: structural isomerism, geometric isomerism and optical isomerism. Students are given opportunities to identify examples of each type. To help them learn about structural and geometric isomerism students are given the chance to build structural formulae of different isomers by moving carbon and hydrogen atoms into the correct places. Optical isomerism is a difficult concept to describe in two-dimensional formats. The screens provide a particular advantage here, allowing the student to rotate molecules to see where non-superimposable molecules exist. This enables chiral centres to be identified easily. Finally, animations are used to examine the effect of different optical isomers on plane-polarized light.

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Do you want to better understand life on the molecular level? Explore atoms, elements, molecules, and the chemical compounds of life with Biochemistry: The Chemistry of Living Things.

Colourful molecular models utilize special effects to achieve a feeling of movement and transformation as the various chemical bonds and compounds are covered. Tutorials reinforce concepts and help students learn the practice of identifying chemical formulas and their corresponding structural formulas. Learn about essential compounds, how to label amino acids, and more!

Topics covered on this program:
Atoms, elements, and molecules - atomic structure - electron energy levels - compounds - chemical bonds - valence electrons - single, double, and triple covalent bonds - and more.