0- Basic Concepts of Organic Chemistry
- Definition and importance of organic chemistry
- Classification of organic compounds
- Nomenclature (IUPAC naming) - Structure and Bonding
- Hybridization (sp, sp², sp³)
- Resonance and its significance
- Inductive effect and its implications on stability - Acidity and Basicity
- Concept of acids and bases (Brønsted-Lowry and Lewis definitions)
- Factors affecting acidity and basicity
- pKa and pKb values - Functional Groups
- Common functional groups and their properties
- Isomerism (structural and stereoisomerism) - Reaction Mechanisms
- Types of reaction mechanisms (nucleophilic substitution, electrophilic addition, etc.)
- Understanding intermediates (carbocations, carbanions, free radicals) - Stereochemistry
- Chirality and enantiomers
- Optical activity and specific rotation
- Geometric isomerism (cis-trans) - Reactions of Organic Compounds
- Overview of important reactions for various functional groups (alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alcohols, etc.)
- Mechanistic understanding of reactions - Electrophiles and Nucleophiles
- Definitions and examples
- Role in organic reactions - Applications of GOC
- How GOC principles apply to solving problems related to organic reactions and synthesis.
