Syllabus

CH 334 Organic Chemistry

Fall 2010

Instructor:	Dr. Arlene Courtney, NS 112
Office Hours:	MW 9-11, W 1-2
Office Telephone:	(503) 838-8207
Email:	courtna@wou.edu
Texts:	Smith, "Organic Chemistry", 3rd Edition Study Guide to accompany Smith
Other Materials:	Molecular Model Set
Course Description:	This course will cover the organic chemistry of alkanes 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.
Special Note:	This is the first course in the year long organic chemistry sequence. Students completing the sequence will be required to take the American Chemical Society organic chemistry exam as the final exam for Ch 336. This is a standardized examination.
Learning Objectives:	By the time you have finished the entire organic chemistry sequence, you should be able to look at an organic molecule and predict how it will behave in a given chemical environment. The most important consideration in making such predictions is where the electrons are located in the molecule and where they would like to go. All of organic chemistry can be explained by following the movement of electrons. In Ch 334 you will learn: how atoms bond together in organic molecules to determine the 3-D structures of organic molecules to compare the structures of organic molecules in terms of their potential energies locate potentially mobile electrons in molecules to recognize sites of polarity in organic molecules to predict physical properties such as boiling point, melting point and solubility based on electronic structure to draw and name members of the alkane and alkyl halide classification to predict the mechanism of a nucleophilic substitution reaction

COURSE SCHEDULE

Date	Topic	Text Reading	Homework Problems (Text)
9/27	Lewis Structures The Golden Rules of Organic Chemistry Practice Quiz	Ch 1: 1.1-1.5	1.41-1.46, 1.48-1.49, 1.51-1.53, 1.56-1.57
9/29	Shapes of Molecules	Ch 1: 1.6-1.7	1.59-1.63, 1.66-1.68
10/01	Hybridization	Ch 1: 1.8-1.9	1.69-1.70
10/04	Polarity	1.10-1.13	1.79-1.81, 1.87
10/06	Acid-Base Concepts	2.1-2.4	2.34-2.42
10/08	Acid Strength	Ch 2: 2.5-2.7	2.43-2.50, 2.53-2.55
10/11	Lewis Acids and Bases	Ch 2: 2.8	2.64- 2.67, 2.69
10/13	Lewis Acids and Bases (continued)
10/15	MIDTERM #1 Ch 1-2 Exam Study Aids
10/18	Intermolecular Forces	Ch 3.1-3.3	3.19, 3.24, 3.26
10/20	Physical Properties	Ch 3: 3.4-3.9	3.27-3.35, 3.37
10/22	Alkanes: Nomenclature (Molecular models might be useful for this chapter) Last Day to Drop Without a Grade	Ch 4: 4.1-4.6	4.36, 4.38-4.40, 4.44
10/25	Conformations of Acyclic Alkanes	Ch 4:4.7-4.10	4.45-4.52, 4.55
10/27	Conformations of Cyclic Alkanes	Ch 4: 4.11-4.13	4.56-4.58
10/29	Conformations of Cyclic Alkanes		4.60-4.63, 4.65-4.66
11/01	Chemical Properties of Alkanes	Ch 4: 4.14-4.15	4.69, 4.71, 4.78
11/03	Introduction to Stereochemistry (Molecular models will be useful for this chapter)	Ch 5: 5.1-5.3	5.35
11/05	MIDTERM #2 Ch 3-4 Exam Study Aids PracticeProblems
11/08	Enantiomers	Ch 5: 5.4-5.6	5.36-5.40, 5.43-5.47, 5.49
11/10	Diastereomers	Ch 5: 5.7-5.11	5.52-5.54, 5.58- 5.62
11/12	Properties of Stereoisomers Last Day to Drop With a W grade	Ch 5: 5.12-5.13	5.64-5.65, 5.68
11/15	Introduction to Organic Reactions	Ch 6: 6.1-6.4	6.26-6.30, 6.32-6.33, 6.35-6.36
11/17	Thermodynamics & Energy Diagrams	Ch 6: 6.5-6.11	6.45-6.46, 6.48-6.49, 6.51, 6.53
11/19	Alkyl Halides	Ch 7: 7.1-7.5	7.41-7.45
11/22	MIDTERM #3 Ch 5-6 Exam Study Aids
11/24	Nucleophilic Substitution	Ch 7:7.6-7.8	7.44- 7.56
11/29	SN2 Reactions	Ch 7: 7.9-7.12	7.58-7.61
12/01	SN1 Reactions	Ch 7: 7.13-7.16	7.62- 7.63, 7.65- 7.68
12/03	SN1 or SN2?	Ch 7: 7.17-7.19	7.70-7.74, 7.79- 7.83
12/06	CUMULATIVE FINAL EXAM 8:00 - 10:00 AM   There are NO alternate examination times

QUIZZES:

Short quizzes will be given on the days denoted by the symbol . Quizzes will be given promptly at 8 am. No makeup or late quizzes will be given; missed quizzes are covered by your allowed dropped scores . 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. It is best to have read the textbook and studied the lecture material before attempting the homework assignments. 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.
• 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. The final exam for Ch 334 will cover all material presented during this term. The final exam must be taken at the time specified by the University calendar -- DO NOT ask to take the final at another time!