Certificate IV Food Technology
Organic Chemistry
Lesson Plan
Lesson Plans
Reference: Think Quest
http://library.thinkquest.org/3659/orgchem/
McMurry, J. (1994) Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry, Brooks/Cole.
Lesson One:
Introduction to course Ref Page 1to 14 McMurry
Nature of organic compounds
Definition,
History,
Vitalism, Friedrich Wohler 1828 -> Urea
Occurrence, significance
Revise Atomic Structure:
Hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen fluorine, chlorine
Covalent bonding
Stable octet rule
Tetrahedral structure of bonds
Hydrocarbons
Definition, composition, occurrence Page 32 to 38
Homologues series
Alkanes
Molecular formulae, Molecular structures, isomers
Introduction to systematic naming: 1st ten members of series
Problems Do 2.24 to 2.29 page 65
Lesson Two
Hydrocarbons Page 38 to 47
Industrial production
Fractionation
http://crystal.biol.csufresno.edu:8080/projects97/12.htmlIn South Africa
http://www.mbendi.co.za/sapia/arep97a8.htm
Cracking (Pyrolysis)
400 -600 C Page 62 McM
Alkanes
Naming with side chains, numbering
Reactions
Substitution reactions
Oxidation, combustion, octane rating
Use of alkanes
http://www.schools.ash.org.au/elanorah/oil.htm
Problems
Problems Do 2.33 to 2.35 page 65
Lesson Three
Alkenes Page 70 to 76 McM
Definition, Structure, Naming,
Isomers, geometric isomers
Occurrence, isolation
Reactions Page 101 to 121
Addition
Markovnikov’s Rule
Elimination
Substitution
Rearrangement
Reaction mechanisms
Activation energy
Catalysis
Carotene and vision page 94 McM