UNIT 5
Specific Learning Objectives:
The
Learner will:
1. be able to list the common and IUPAC
names of the simple carboxylic acids and dicarboxylic
acids.
2. State why the organic acids ionize.
3. predict the
relative acidities of a series of carboxylic acids.
4. prepare
carboxylic acids from various starting materials.
5. draw a
general mechanism for the reaction of a negatively charged nucleophile
with the carbonyl carbon of an acid.
6. predict the
products from the various reactions involving carboxylic acids.
7. compare the
physical and chemical properties of carboxylic acids and their salts.
8. Have a working knowledge of
spectroscopy of carboxylic acids
Learning Guide:
1. Read chapter 15 in Organic
Chemistry: A Biological Approach by McMurry.
2. Do the following exercises in the
textbook: 18, 19, 21, 27, 33.