Syllabus

CH 334 Organic Chemistry

Fall 2001

Instructor:	Dr. Arlene Courtney, NS 104
Office Hours:	MWF 9-10, W 1-2 Th 11-12
Office Telephone:	(503) 838-8207
Email:	courtna@wou.edu
Texts:	Carey, "Organic Chemistry", 4rd Edition Study Guide to accompany Carey Rodig, et.al. "Organic Chemistry Laboratory" Zubrick, "The Organic Chem Lab Survival Manual Weeks, "Pushing Electrons"(Library reserve) Traynham, Organic Nomenclature; A Programmed Introduction(Library reserve)
Other Materials:	Learning With Modeling CD-ROM (packaged with Carey Text) Bound Laboratory Manual with carbon copy pages Molecular Model Set
Course Description:	This course will cover the organic chemistry of alkanes, alkenes, 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.

COURSE SCHEDULE
Date	Topic	Text Reading	Homework Problems (Text)	Other Assignments
9/24	Bonding & Lewis Structures Lecture Notes Practice Quiz	Ch 1: 1.1-1.9	1.23, 1.24,1.26,1.28, 1.30-1.34, 1.36	Weeks Ch 1 Excellent Compound Structure & Representation Tutorial Ionic, Covalent & Polar Bonding Lewis Dot Structures Importance of Structural Formulas
9/26	Shapes of Molecules Lecture Notes	1.10-1.11	1.42, 1.43, 1.49	Weeks p.49-60 VSEPR Theory VSEPR Theory Some VSEPR Problems
9/28	Shapes of Molecules
10/01	MO Theory & Hybridization Lecture Notes	1.12-1.18	1.45, 1.46	Excellent orbital tutorial Atomic & Molecular Orbitals Orbital Primer Molecular Orbitals Valence & Hybridization Orbital Hybridization Tutor
10/03	Molecular Structure & Properties Lecture Notes		1.39, 1.41 1.51-1.55	Intermolecular Forces & Properties Intermolecular Forces Physical Properties of Organic Compounds
10/05	Introduction to Carbon Compounds Lecture Notes	Ch 2:2.1-2.7		Bonding In Organic Molecules Conversions to Line Drawings Conversions From Line Drawings Unshared Pairs & Formal Charges Identifying Isomers Functional Groups
10/08	Saturated Hydrocarbons: Nomenclature Lecture Notes	Ch 2.10-2.12	2.16, 2.18-2.20, 2.22, 2.24, 2.26	Constitutional Isomerism & Alkane Nomenclature Alkane Nomenclature Tutorial Cycloalkane Nomenclature Alkane Nomenclature Problem Sets:I, II
10/10	Saturated Hydrocarbons: Properties Lecture Notes	Ch 2: 2.13-2.16	2.34-2.37, 2.39	Physical Properties of Alkanes
10/12	Conformations of Acyclic Alkanes Lecture Notes	Ch 3: 3.1-3.4	3.16-3.19, 3.37, 3.38	Torsional Strain Tutorial Conformations of Alkanes Alkane conformations Ethane, butane Some nice molecular models
10/15	Conformations of Cyclic Alkanes Lecture Notes	Ch 3: 3.5-3.15	3.22, 3.23, 3.25, 3.27-3.29 3.39, 3.40 3.34	Cis-trans Isomers on Cyclohexane Rings Tutorial Stereochemistry in Cyclic Systems Conformations of Alkanes & Cycloalkanes Conformational Stability Cycloalkane Conformations Cycloalkanes
10/17	Alcohols & Halides: Nomenclature & Properties Lecture Notes	Ch 4: 4.1-4.5	4.21, 4.22, 4.26, 4.24	Alkyl Halide Nomenclature
10/19	MIDTERM #1			Exam Study Aids
10/22	Acid-Base Concepts Lecture Notes	Ch 4: 4.6-4.7	4.27-4.30	Acid-Base Tutorial Acids & Bases Lewis vs. Bronsted Nucleophilicity vs. Basicity
10/24	Reaction of Alcohols with HX Lecture Notes	Ch 4: 4.8-4.13	4.33-4.35	Carbocations Animated SN2 Reaction Energy Diagrams
10/26	Reaction of Alcohols with HX continued
10/29	Other Syntheses of Alkyl Halides Lecture Notes	Ch 4.14-4.19	4.31, 4.32
10/31	Other Syntheses of Alkyl Halides Continued		4.40, 4.43
11/02	Alkenes: Structure & Nomenclature Lecture Notes	Ch 5:5.1-5.7	5.21, 5.23, 5.25,-5.28
11/05	Elimination Reactions Lecture Notes	Ch 5: 5.8-5.13	5.41, 5.42, 5.44 5.34	Carbocation Rearrangements
11/07	Elimination Reactions Lecture Notes	Ch 5: 5.14-5.17	5.30-5.32, 5.39, 5.36, 5.46, 5.47 5.34, 5.40	E2 Reactions Animated E2 Reaction
11/09	Hydrogenation of Alkenes Lecture Notes	Ch 6: 6.1-6.3	6.25-6.27, 6.35
11/14	Electrophilic Addition to Alkenes Lecture Notes	CH 6: 6.4-6.7	6.33
11/16	Electrophilic Addition to Alkenes Lecture Notes	Ch 6: 6.08-6.18	6.22-6.24, 6.28-6.31 6.59
11/19	Structure Analysis & Synthesis Lecture Notes	Ch 6: 6.19-6.20	6.32, 6.46, 6.47, 6.50-6.56	Degree of Unsaturation
11/21	MIDTERM #2			Exam Study Aids
11/26	Enantiomers Lecture Notes	Ch 7: 7.1-7.9	7.22, 7.24 7.46	Stereoisomerism Excellent Stereochemistry Tutorial Single stereocenters
11/28	Enantiomers
11/30	Diastereomers Lecture Notes	Ch 7: 7.10-7.17	7.25, 7.27-7.30, 7.33, 7.38, 7.39, 7.41, 7.45 7.48, 7.49	7.46-7.48 Multiple stereocenters Roadmap for Classification of Isomers Stereochemistry Online
12/03	CUMULATIVE FINAL EXAM 8:00 AM

GRADING SCALE
MIDTERM EXAMS	2@100 pts	200 pts	A: 500-465 pts B: 464-415 pts C: 414-365 pts D: 364-315 pts F: Below 315 pts
READING QUIZZES	5@20 pts	100 pts
FINAL EXAM		100 pts
LABORATORY		100 pts
	TOTAL	500 pts

QUIZZES:

Short quizzes will be given on the days denoted by the symbol

. These quizzes will cover the assigned reading material listed for that class period. Quizzes will be given promptly at 8 am. No makeup or late quizzes will be given. 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. In working the homework assignments, it is best to have read the testbook and studied the lecture material first. 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.
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.