Syllabus

CH 334 Organic Chemistry

Fall 2007

Instructor:	Dr. Arlene Courtney, NS 112
Office Hours:	MWF 9-10, W 10-11, 1-2 Th 11-11:30
Office Telephone:	(503) 838-8207
Email:	courtna@wou.edu
Texts:	Smith, "Organic Chemistry", 2nd Edition Study Guide to accompany Smith Zubrick, "The Organic Chem Lab Survival Manual
Other Materials:	Bound Laboratory Manual with carbon copy pages Molecular Model Set Laboratory Aids
Course Description:	This course will cover the organic chemistry of alkanes and alkyl halides emphasizing their structures, properties, and reactions. The prerequisite for this course is successful completion of Ch 223 or consent of the instructor.
Special Note:	This is the first course in the year long organic chemistry sequence. Students completing the sequence will be required to take the American Chemical Society organic chemistry exam as the final exam for Ch 336. This is a standardized examination.

Learning Objectives:	By the time you have finished the entire organic chemistry sequence, you should be able to look at an organic molecule and predict how it will behave in a given chemical environment. The most important consideration in making such predictions is where the electrons are located in the molecule and where they would like to go. All of organic chemistry can be explained by following the movement of electrons. In Ch 334 you will learn: how atoms bond together in organic molecules to determine the 3-D structures of organic molecules to compare the structures of organic molecules in terms of their potential energies locate potentially mobile electrons in molecules to recognize sites of polarity in organic molecules to predict physical properties such as boiling point, melting point and solubility based on electronic structure to draw and name members of the alkane and alkyl halide classification to predict the mechanism of a nucleophilic substitution reaction

COURSE SCHEDULE
Date	Topic	Text Reading	Homework Problems (Text)	Other Assignments
9/24	Lewis Structures The Golden Rules of Organic Chemistry Practice Quiz	Ch 1: 1.1-1.4	1.37-1.40, 1.42-1.47, 1.51	Ionic and Covalent Bonding Ionic, Covalent & Polar Bonding Lewis Dot Structures Unshared Pairs & Formal Charges Lewis Structures from Condensed Molecules
9/26	Shapes of Molecules	Ch 1: 1.5-1.7	1.54-1.57, 1.59, 1.61, 1.62	Resonance Importance of Structural Formulas Excellent Compound Structure & Representation Tutorial Bonding In Organic Molecules Conversions to Line Drawings Conversions From Line Drawings VSEPR Theory VSEPR Theory Some VSEPR Problems
09/27 (lab)	Hybridization	Ch 1: 1.8-1.9	1.63-1.65, 1.67	Molecular orbitals symplified Excellent orbital tutorial Atomic & Molecular Orbitals Valence & Hybridization
09/28	Polarity	1.10-1.13	1.68, 1.70-1.74, 1.76-1.80, 1.83
10/01	Acid-Base Concepts	2.1-2.4	2.28-2.37	Lewis Acids and Bases Acid-Base Tutorial
10/03	Acid Strength	Ch 2: 2.5-2.7	2.38-2.41, 2.45, 2.47
10/05	Lewis Acids and Bases	Ch 2: 2.8	2.49-2.53, 2.57	Lewis vs. Bronsted Nucleophilicity vs. Basicity
10/08	Intermolecular Forces	Ch 3.1-3.3	3.15- 3.18, 3.20	Intermolecular Forces Intermolecular Forces Intermolecular Forces (Flash Show)
10/10	MIDTERM #1 Ch 1-2			Exam Study Aids
10/15	Physical Properties	Ch 3: 3.4-3.9	3.21-3.36, 3.38, 3.41
10/17	Alkanes: Nomenclature	Ch 4: 4.1-4.6	4.37, 4.40, 4.42-4.46	Flowchart for Naming Alkanes Constitutional Isomerism & Alkane Nomenclature Alkane Nomenclature Tutorial Cycloalkane Nomenclature Alkane Nomenclature Problem Sets:I, II Physical Properties of Alkanes
10/19	Conformations of Acyclic Alkanes	Ch 4:4.7-4.10	4.47-4.50, 4.53	Torsional Strain Tutorial Alkane conformations Ethane, butane
10/22	Conformations of Cyclic Alkanes	Ch 4: 4.11-4.13	4.54	Cis-trans Isomers on Cyclohexane Rings Tutorial Conformations of Alkanes & Cycloalkanes Conformational Stability Cycloalkanes
10/24	Conformations of Cyclic Alkanes		4.55- 4.59
10/26	Chemical Properties of Alkanes	Ch 4: 4.14-4.15	4.62-4.64
10/29	MIDTERM #2 Ch 3-4			Exam Study Aids PracticeProblems
10/31	Introduction to Stereochemistry	Ch 5: 5.1-5.3	5.33	Identifying Isomers
11/02	Enantiomers Last Day to Drop Without a Grade	Ch 5: 5.4-5.6	5.34-5.37, 5.40-5.44, 5.46	Excellent Stereochemistry Tutorial Single stereocenters
11/05	Diastereomers	Ch 5: 5.7-5.11	5.48-5.50, 5.52, 5.55,-5.58	Multiple stereocenters Roadmap for Classification of Isomers Stereochemistry Online
11/07	Properties of Stereoisomers	Ch 5: 5.12-5.13	5.59-5.61	Stereochemistry Simplified
11/09	Introduction to Organic Reactions	Ch 6: 6.1-6.4	6.23-6.26
11/12	Energy Diagrams	Ch 6: 6.5-6.11	6.39-46.45, 6.48	Energy Diagrams It's all about the Pi Bond
11/14	Alkyl Halides	Ch 7: 7.1-7.5	7.41-7.45	Alkyl Halide Nomenclature Carbocation structure Carbocation stability Carbocation Rearrangements
11/16	MIDTERM #3 Ch 5-6			Exam Study Aids
11/19	Nucleophilic Substitution	Ch 7:7.6-7.8	7.46-7.52,7.54	Lab Aids
11/21	S_N2 Reactions	Ch 7: 7.9-7.12	7.55-7.58	Animated SN2 Reaction
11/26	S_N1 Reactions	Ch 7: 7.13-7.16	7.59-7.64	Carbocations
11/28	S_N1 or S_N2?	Ch 7: 7.17-7.18	7.68, 7.70, 7.71
11/30	Introduction to Organic Synthesis	Ch 7: 7.19	7.73-7.76
12/03	CUMULATIVE FINAL EXAM 8:00 - 10:00 AM *There are NO alternate examination times*

GRADING SCALE
MIDTERM EXAMS	3@100 pts	300 pts	A: 600-540 pts B: 528-480 pts C: 468-420 pts D: 408-360 pts F: Below 348 pts
QUIZZES	5@20 pts	100 pts
FINAL EXAM		100 pts
LABORATORY		100 pts
	TOTAL	600 pts

QUIZZES:

Short quizzes will be given on the days denoted by the symbol . Quizzes will be given promptly at 8 am. No makeup or late quizzes will be given; missed quizzes are covered by your allowed dropped scores . The top 5 scores will be used in determining your grade.

HOMEWORK:

You are expected to have completed the reading assignment given for a particular date before coming to lecture on that date. The homework problems are intended to be completed after the lecture on the date listed. Working the assigned homework problems is essential to success in organic chemistry. These assignments will NOT be graded by the instructor. It is best to have read the textbook and studied the lecture material before attempting the homework assignments. Try to work each problem as if it were a question on an examination. If you cannot answer the problem correctly, go back and reread the text and your lecture notes pertaining to the topic.

CLASS POLICIES:

It is your responsibility to be present at the times scheduled for exams. THERE WILL BE NO MAKEUP EXAMS GIVEN IN THIS COURSE. If you must miss an exam due to illness, your course grade will be determined by doubling the score on the final exam.
Cheating is a serious offense. If you cheat on any quiz, assignment or exam, the minimum penalty is a grade of zero for that work. Your conduct may also be referred to the Student Conduct Committee for assessment of a more severe penalty.
Laboratory attendance is required. There are no provisions for making up a missed laboratory experiment.
The experiments must be performed during the scheduled time period.
Note: At the end of Ch 336, students will take the American Chemical Society Organic Chemistry exam as the final. This is a standardized, comprehensive exam used across the United States. The final exam for Ch 334 will cover all material presented during this term. The final exam must be taken at the time specified by the University calendar -- DO NOT ask to take the final at another time!