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: 28, 29, 30-33, 35-39, 43	Problem Set #1
4/01	Diels-Alder Reaction	Ch 16: 16-12-16.16	Ch 16: 47-59	Diels-Alder Movie
4/03	Molecular Orbital Theory
4/06	Benzene: Structure & Nomenclature	Ch 17: 17.1-17.6	Ch 17: 25, 26	PROBLEM SET #1 DUE
4/08	Aromaticity	Ch 17: 17.7-17.11	Ch 17: 27-30, 32, 34, 35, 40, 42-45, 47, 48, 50	Aromaticity
4/10	Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution	Ch 18: 18.1-18.5		EAS Movie Problem Set #2
4/13	EAS- Substituted Benzenes	Ch 18: 18.6-18.10	Ch 18: 32-36, 38-41
4/15	EAS-Disubstituted Benzenes	Ch 18: 18.11-18.14	Ch 18: 43-47, 50
4/17	Synthesis of Benzene Compounds	Ch 18: 18.15	Ch 18: 54-60
4/20	Carboxylic Acids: Nomenclature & Properties	Ch 19: 19.1-19.7	Ch 19: 28, 29, 31	PROBLEM SET #2 DUE
4/22	Carboxylic Acids: Reactions	Ch 19: 19.8-19.14	Ch 19: 32-38, 47-52, 55, 57, 58	Sample Exam
4/24	MIDTERM #1
4/27	Carbonyl Compounds: Oxidation & Reduction	Ch 20: 20.1-20.8		Problem Set #3
4/29	Organometallics	Ch 20: 20.8-20.12	Ch 20: 37-46	Wittig in Synthesis
5/01	Organometallics in Synthesis	Ch 20: 20.13-20.17	Ch 20: 47, 48, 50, 51, 53-56, 58-66
5/04	Aldehydes & Ketones: Nomenclature & Properties	Ch 21: 21.1-21.6	Ch 21: 43, 44	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, 72, 76-79, 84, 85	Enones Michael Addition Movie
5/11	Carboxylic Acid Derivatives	Ch 22: 22-1-22.6	Ch 22: 42-46
5/13	Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution	Ch 22: 22.7-22.18	Ch 22: 47--54, 59, 66-69, 71-73, 78, 81, 82	PROBLEM SET #3 DUE
5/15	Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution			Sample Exam (does not cover the same exact material as your test)
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	Problem Set #4
5/27	Aldol & Related Condensations	Ch 24: 24.1-24.6	Ch 24: 26-32	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: 34-36, 38, 39, 41-46, 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: 44-48, 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 PROBLEM SET #4 DUE
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
PROBLEM SETS		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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