MU Chemistry 210 WS97
Catalog of Things-to-Study

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Structural Formulas

composition, molecular formula, structural formulas
internal coordinates
Lewis dot and Kekule dash structures
Calculation of formal charges
Partial charges and bond polarity due to electronegativity differences
drawing and weighing of resonance structures

Atomic Orbitals

quantum numbers, plane and spherical nodes, shapes
hybridization and geometrical consequences

Molecular Orbitals

Sigma and pi MOs, bonding and anti-bonding MOs
MO energy diagrams, construction of, filling with electrons
Ground and excited states
Conjugation

Structure Isomerism

Isomers due to different connectivity
Nomenclature of alkanes
Nomenclature of frequently occuring side chains
Nomenclature of simple functional groups.

Conformational Theory

Stereoisomers due to different orientation in space
Newman projections
eclipsed versus staggered
cis, trans, gauche
barriers in ethane, butane

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