Organic Chemistry II, CHM 3150 | Dr. Laurie Starkey, Cal Poly Pomona

Chapter 20 - Carboxylic Acids & Their Derivatives

skeleton notes | Nomenclature skeleton notes | Ch. 20 summary | SkillBuilder/EOC Cover Sheet

Daily
To-Do

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Step 1

  • Nomenclature is a BIG topic, so you can chip away at it and we will work on problems at the end (see Step 4)
  • Read Klein-Starkey 20.3 Physical Properties 
  • Work through Conceptual Checkpoints 20.4-20.7, 20.9ab

 

 

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Step 2

  • Read Klein-Starkey
    • Section 20.1 Introduction to Carboxylic Acids
    • Section 20.4 Preparation of Carboxylic Acids
    • Section 20.6 Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution
    • Section 20.8 Hydrolysis of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
  • Work through SkillBuilder 20.1 (20.13a-c, 20.14*) and in-chapter problems 20.10adf, 20.17a-d, 20.18a-c*
            *indicates mechanism practice

 

 

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Step 3

  • Read Klein-Starkey 20.9 Reactivity of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
    Work on in-chapter problem 20.19a-c        

  • Read Klein-Starkey
    - Sec. 20.10 Preparation of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
    - Skim Sec. 20.11 Preparation and Reactions of Nitriles
    Work on in-chapter problems 20.20a-d, 20.21, 20.22, 20.23, 20.24a-d, 20.25, 20.26a, 20.27b, 20.28*
            *indicates mechanism practice

  • Klein-Starkey 20.7 Reaction with Hydride and Grignard Nucleophiles
    Work on in-chapter problems 20.15a-f, 20.16ab*
           *indicates mechanism practice

 


 

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Step 4 (Nomenclature, Synthesis & Exam II Prep)

  • Read Klein 20.2, 20.5 Nomenclature of Carboxylic Acids & Their Derivatives
  • Work on in-chapter problems: 20.1a-f, 20.2bdef, 20.3a-d, 20.11a-l (skip g), 20.12c-h.
  • Additional Ch. 20 Nomenclature practice:
    practice worksheet and answer key

  • Read Klein 20.13 Synthesis Strategies
  • Work through SkillBuilder 20.1 (20.30a-f, 20.31) and SkillBuilder 20.2 (20.32ab)

  • All Chapter 19 and 20 assignments are meant to prepare you for the exam, so they are due no later than 11 pm on the day of Exam 2

 

 

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