CH 336 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Spring 2009


Instructor: Dr. Arlene Courtney, NS 112
Office Hours: MW 9-11, W 1-2 (other hours by appointment)
Texts: Smith, "Organic Chemistry", 2nd Edition
Study Guide to accompany Smith
Other Materials:

Bound Laboratory Manual with carbon copy pages
Molecular Model Set
Laboratory Goggles

Laboratory Syllabus

   
Course Description: This course will cover the organic chemistry of carbonyl compounds, carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid derivatives and amines emphasizing their structures, properties, reactions, syntheses and spectroscopic properties.
The prerequisite for this course is successful completion of Ch 335.



COURSE SCHEDULE

Date Topic Text Reading Homework Problems (Text) Other Assignments
3/30 Conjugation & Resonance Ch 16: 16.1-16.11 Ch 16: 26, 27, 30-34, 37
4/01 Diels-Alder Reaction Ch 16: 16-12-16.16 Ch 16: 38, 39 41, 44-47, 49-54, 58  Diels-Alder Movie
4/03 Molecular Orbital Theory      
4/06 Benzene: Structure & Nomenclature Ch 17: 17.1-17.6 Ch 17: 24-26

 

 

4/08 Aromaticity Ch 17: 17.7-17.11 Ch 17: 27-30, 32, 34, 35 37, 40, 42-45, 47, 48, 51

Aromaticity

4/10 Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Ch 18: 18.1-18.5

EAS Movie

4/13 EAS- Substituted Benzenes Ch 18: 18.6-18.10 Ch 18: 34-36, 38, 39, 43-47, 49, 50
4/15 EAS-Disubstituted Benzenes Ch 18: 18.11-18.14 Ch 18: 37, 40, 41, 51, 54
4/17 Synthesis of Benzene Compounds Ch 18: 18.15 Ch 18: 42, 57-64
4/22 Carboxylic Acids: Nomenclature & Properties Ch 19: 19.1-19.7 Ch 19: 28, 29, 31
4/24 Carboxylic Acids: Reactions Ch 19: 19.8-19.14 Ch 19: 32-38, 47-51, 57, 58
4/25 Carbonyl Compounds: Oxidation & Reduction Ch 20: 20.1-20.8
4/27 Organometallics Ch 20: 20.8-20.12 Ch 20: 45, 46 Wittig in Synthesis
4/29 Organometallics in Synthesis Ch 20: 20.13-20.17 Ch 20: 36-40, 42-44, 47, 49, 50, 5-56, 58-65  
5/01 MIDTERM #1
5/04

Aldehydes & Ketones: Nomenclature & Properties

Ch 21: 21.1-21.6 Ch 21: 41, 42 Enolates
5/06 Aldehydes & Ketones: Reactions Ch 21: 21.7-21.10 Ch 21: 46-48, 59  
5/08 Aldehydes & Ketones: Reactions continued Ch 21: 21.11-21.17 Ch 21: 49-53, 55-57, 60-66, 70, 76-79

Enones
Michael Addition Movie

5/11 Carboxylic Acid Derivatives Ch 22: 22-1-22.6 Ch 22: 41-44  
5/13 Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution Ch 22: 22.7-22.18 Ch 22: 47-49, 50-54, 59, 66-69, 71-73, 78, 81, 82  
5/15 Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution      
5/18 MIDTERM #2
5/20 Enols & Enolates Ch 23: 23.1-23.5 Ch 23: 29, 31, 32 Control in Enolates
5/22 Enolate Reactions Ch 23: 23.6-23.10 Ch 23: 40-48, 57, 58, 60  
5/27 Aldol & Related Condensations Ch 24: 24.1-24.6 Ch 24: 23-28, 29, 31, 32 Aldol Condensation Movie
Claisen Condensation Movie
Carbonyl Condensation Reactions
5/28 Academic Showcase (details to follow)
5/29 Condensations Continued Ch 24: 24.7-24.10 Ch 24: 35, 36, 38, 39, 41, 42, 46, 49, 51 Interactive tutorial
Malonic Acid and Acetoacetic Ester Syntheses
6/01 Condensations Continued      
6/03 Amines: Nomenclature & Properties Ch 25: 25.1-25.6 Ch 25: 43, 44, 46-48, 50  
6/05 Amines: Preparation & Reactions Ch 25: 25.7-25.17 Ch 25: 52-60, 62, 63, 65, 71-73, 76 Link to Final Exam Study Topics
6/12 CUMULATIVE FINAL EXAM (American Chemical Society exam for organic chemistry) at 7:45 am This is a standardized,120 minute timed exam.
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE THE EXAM IN THE TIME SPECIFIED BY THE UNIVERSITY WHICH IS ON FRIDAY!!!!!

COURSE SCHEDULE



GRADING SCALE
MIDTERM EXAMS 2@100 pts 200 pts A: 500-465 pts

B: 435-415 pts

C: 385-365 pts

D: 335-315 pts

F: Below 300 pts
QUIZZES 5@20 pts 100 pts
FINAL EXAM   100 pts
LABORATORY   100 pts
  TOTAL 500 pts


QUIZZES:

Short quizzes based on the homework problems will be given on the days denoted by the symbol .

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 and quizzes. THERE WILL BE NO MAKEUP EXAMS OR QUIZZES GIVEN IN THIS COURSE. If you must miss an exam due to illness, the course grade will be determined by doubling the score on the final exam. There is no penalty for missing a single quiz as the lowest quiz score will be dropped. Laboratory attendance is required. The experiments are to be performed during the scheduled time period only.






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