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 |
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. |
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 |
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Molecular Orbital Theory | |||
4/06 | Benzene: Structure & Nomenclature | Ch 17: 17.1-17.6 | Ch 17: 24-26 |
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4/08 | Aromaticity | Ch 17: 17.7-17.11 | Ch 17: 27-30, 32, 34, 35 37, 40, 42-45, 47, 48, 51 | |
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Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution | Ch 18: 18.1-18.5 | ||
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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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.![]() |
GRADING SCALE
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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 |