Chem 335 - Winter 2000
Organic Chemistry II
Dr. Carl C. Wamser

Chapter 16 Skills

Knowledge - Level 1

know the terminology:

hydrophilic, hydrophobic
Fischer esterification
diazomethane
decarboxylation

Concepts - Level 2

describe the factors that lead to the acidity of carboxylic acids

identify the effects of substituents on acidity

describe solubility properties and separation methods based on acid-base properties

Applications - Level 3

give complete names for multifunctional compounds, taking into account order of precedence

write products expected from typical reactions of carboxylic acids

select reagents and conditions appropriate for particular conversions

Analytical Skills - Level 4

write the details of a complete Fischer esterification mechanism

identify unknown compounds based on spectroscopic data

Synthetic Skills - Level 5

create an appropriate synthetic sequence to prepare a given target molecule