English Vocabulary: words like "nucleophilic" and "stereochemistry"

Graphical Vocabulary: representations of molecular structure

Basics of Molecular Structure

• Atomic and molecular orbitals

• 3-D shapes of molecules = stereochemistry

• Identification of functional groups

The Connection Between Structure and Chemical Reactivity

• Shape and functional group determine what chemical changes ("reactions") occur

Reaction Mechanisms

• How do reactions occur ?

• Mechanisms are determined by the properties of atoms and bonds - which you learned in GenChem