Section 24.1: General Characteristics of Organic Molecules

Section 24.2: Introduction to Hydrocarbons

o Distinguish among alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, and aromatic hydrocarbons.

Section 24.3: Alkenes, Alkynes, and Aromatic Hydrocarbons

o Draw hydrocarbon structures based on their names and name hydrocarbons based on their structures.

o Predict the products of addition reactions and substitution reactions.

Section 24.4: Organic Functional Groups

o Draw the structures of the functional groups (alkene, alkyne, alcohol, haloalkane, carbonyl, ether, aldehyde, ketone, carboxylic acid, ester, amine, and amide) and be able to identify functional groups in molecules from the structure or the name.

Section 24.5: Chirality in Organic Chemistry

o Understand what makes a compound chiral and be able to recognize a chiral substance.

Section 24.6: Introduction to Biochemistry

Section 24.7: Proteins

o Recognize the amino acids and understand how they form peptides and proteins via amide bond formation.

o Understand the differences among the primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structures of proteins.

Section 24.8: Carbohydrates

o Distinguish between starch and cellulose structures.

Section 24.9: Lipids

o Classify molecules as saccharides or lipids based on their structures.

o Explain the difference between a saturated and unsaturated fat.

Section 24.10: Nucleic Acids

o Explain the structure of nucleic acids and the role played by complementary bases in DNA replication.