Ch 335 Syllabus

Winter 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 a number of the classes of reactions which organic molecules undergo including elimination, addition, oxidation-reduction and radical reactions and the functional groups that participate in these reactions. The use of spectroscopy for structure determination will also be covered. The prerequisite for this course is successful completion of Ch 334.

COURSE SCHEDULE
Date	Topic	Text Reading	Homework Problems (Text)	Other Assignments
1/05	Introduction to Elimination Reactions	Ch 8: 8.1-8.2	8.24, 8.25, 8.27, 8.29-8.31
1/07	Elimination Reactions	Ch 8: 8.3-8.5	8.32, 8.33, 8.35, 8.36	E2 Reactions Animated E2 Reaction
1/09	Elimination Reactions	Ch 8: 8.6-8.10	8.38, 8.42, 8.44
1/12	Relationship of S_N1, S_N2, E1, E2	Ch 8: 8.11	8.47-8.50	SN1 vs. SN2 Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions Nucleophilic Substitution Questions
1/14	Alcohols, Ethers, Epoxides: Nomenclature & Physical Properties	Ch 9: 9.1-9.5	9.38, 9.40, 9.42
1/16	Dehydration of Alcohols	Ch 9: 9.7-9.10	9.45, 9.46, 9.50, 9.51	Carbocations Carbocation Rearrangements
1/19	No Class - MLK Holiday
1/21	Conversion of Alcohols to Alkyl Halides	Ch 9: 9.11-9.13	9.43, 9.44, 947-9.49, 9.55, 9.56
1/23	Reactions of Ethers & Epoxides	Ch 9: 9.14-9.17	9.58-9.61, 9.63, 9.64, 9.66-9.69	Exam Study Aids
1/26	MIDTERM #1			Midterm Answer Key
1/28	Introduction to Alkenes	Ch 10: 10.1-10.7	10.34, 10.35, 10.38, 10.39	Degree of Unsaturation
1/30	Addition Reactions	Ch 10: 10.8-10.11	10.42, 10.43	Animated addition reaction
2/02	Addition Reactions	Ch 10: 10.12-10.15
2/04	Addition Reactions	Ch 10: 10.16-10.17	10.44-10.49,10.51, 10.56, 10.58
2/06	Organic Synthesis	Ch 10: 10.18	10.61, 10.62, 10.65	Synthetic Strategies The Diels-Alder Reaction Animated Diels-Alder Reaction
2/09	Introduction to Alkynes	Ch 11: 11.1-11.5	11.26, 11.27	Preparation of Alkynes
2/11	Alkyne Reactions	Ch 11: 11.6-11.10	11.28, 11.30, 11.33-11.36, 11.47	Summary of Alkyne Reactions
2/13	Reactions of Acetylide Anion	Ch 11: 11.11-11.12	11.39,11.40-11.43, 11.46, 11.48-11.51
2/16	Reduction Reactions	Ch 12: 12.1-12.6	12.27, 12.28-12.31 PROBLEM SET #1 DUE
2/18	Oxidation Reactions	Ch 12: 12.7-12.14	12.35-12.47, 12.52, 12.56, 12. 57	Study Exam
2/20	Introduction to Radical Reactions	Ch 13: 13.1-13.3	13.32-13.34
2/23	Halogenation of Alkanes	Ch 13: 13.4-13.10	13.35-13.40, 13.50
3/25	Radical Addition to Alkenes	Ch 13: 13.11-13.14	13.42, 13.44-13.46, 13.55-13.56, 13.61
2/27	MIDTERM #2			Midterm Answer Key
3/02	Mass Spectroscopy	Ch 14: 14.1-14.3	14.18, 14.19, 14.22,12.24	Mass Spectroscopy Mass Spectroscopy Problems
3/04	IR Spectroscopy	Ch 14: 14.4-14.7	14.28, 14.32, 14.35, 14.3714.39	IR Spectroscopy IR Problems
3/05(Lab)	¹H NMR Chemical Shift	Ch 15: 15.1-15.5	15.31, 15.33, 15.34, 15.36, 15.37	Proton NMR Interpretation Tutorial NMR
3/06	¹NMR Spin-Spin Splitting	Ch 15: 15.6-15.10	15.38, 15.40	Proton NMR Problems
3/09	Carbon-13 NMR	Ch 15: 15.11-15.12	PROBLEM SET #2 DUE 15.52-15.57	Carbon-13 Problems Problem Set #2 Answer Key
3/11	Spectroscopy		15.41-15.46
3/12(lab)	Spectroscopy Problems			Spectroscopy Self-Assessment Quiz Organic Structure Elucidation Workbook Integrated Problems
3/13	Spectroscopy Problems
3/19	CUMULATIVE FINAL EXAM (bring scantron & pencil) Wednesday 8:00-10:00 AM PROBLEM SET #3 DUE

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 290 pts
QUIZZES	5@20 pts	100 pts
PROBLEM SETS	2@ 25 pts 1@ 50pts	100 pts
FINAL EXAM		100 pts

	TOTAL	500 pts

QUIZZES:

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

. Quizzes will be given at 8 am. The top 5 scores will be used in determining your grade. No make-up quizzes will be given for missing class or being late to class.

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. The quizzes will be based on the material covered by the homework problems.

PROBLEM SETS

Problem Sets are due at 8 am on the dates listed below. A deduction of 5 points will be made for each day that the set is late, i.e., 5 pts deducted for assigments handed in from 9 am on the day due to 8 am next day; 10 pts deducted after 8 am the next day, etc. It is your responsibility to turn your assignment in on time. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS POLICY.

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, the course grade will be determined by doubling the score on the final exam. The final exam will be taken only at the officially scheduled time. DO NOT SCHEDULE OTHER COMMITTMENTS FOR THE WEDNESDAY MORNING OF FINALS WEEK, YOU MUST BE PRESENT FOR THE FINAL EXAM AT THAT TIME.

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.

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