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Possible topics to be covered on Exam 1

Chapter 1

Electron configuration of atoms

Lewis structures drawing complete and correct structures and assigning formal charges toatomsBond and molecular polarity

Functional groups names and structuresVESPR predict shapes of molecules, bond angles both theoretical and distorted

Atomic orbitals shapes of hybridized and nonhybridized orbitalsMolecular orbitals shapes of bonding and antibonding orbitals

Resonance draw possible allowed contributing structures and evaluate relative importanceDelocalized molecular orbitals depicting with resonance structures

Chapter 2

Names of C1 C10 alkanes

Drawing constitutional isomers in condensed and line-angle formsNaming alkanes

Naming cycloalkanesEnergy vs. rotamer diagrams for substituted ethane systems evaluation of relative energies of

rotamers using Newman projectionsEnergy vs. conformation diagrams for substituted cyclohexane systems evaluation of relative

energies of conformations using chair conformations and Newman projectionsUsing planar/edge-on/3D drawings to convert cis/trans and axial/equatorial

Using heats of combustion to evaluate relative stabilities of alkanes and cycloalkanes

Chapter 3

Identifying and naming chiral centers using the R, S systemCahn-Ingold-Prelog priority rules

Enantiomers vs. diastereomersMeso compounds

Using the Fischer projectionPlanes of symmetry in cycloalkane systems

Optical activity calculationOptical purity and enantiomeric excess calculating the amount of R or S in a mixture

Separation (resolution) of enantiomers