1. Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry, 5th ed., T.W. Graham Solomons
2. The Organic Chem Lab Survival Manual, 5th ed., Zubrick
(Recommended) Study Guide to Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry, 5th ed., Solomons
TEXTS
1. Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry, 5th ed., T.W. Graham Solomons
2. The Organic Chem Lab Survival Manual, 5th ed., Zubrick
(Recommended) Study Guide to Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry, 5th ed., Solomons
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
1. Bound notebook for laboratory
2. Safety goggles as required by Department
3. Protective gloves
COURSE STRUCTURE
Daily effort through reading and problem solving is essential to success in this course. Specific assignments following the enclosed Class Schedule will be given daily. It is expected that the assignment will be completed before the next lecture. Homework will not be collected; however, in order to provide continuing motivation, each lecture will begin with a brief quiz based upon the previous assignment. Self-evaluation of homework will be possible through the use of the Study Guide.
CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION
Two Opportunities will be offered on the dates listed in the enclosed Class Schedule. Make-up opportunities are not available. Two low quiz scores will be dropped when computing the final quiz grade. Make-up quizzes are not available.
Laboratory work will be assessed in the following way. A student is expected to attend all labs (or make-up assignment if missed through excusable absence), properly utilize a laboratory notebook (which will be subject to examination without notice), show evidence of preparation for lab (through lab quizzes, flowcharts, etc.), and strictly adhere to all chemical hygiene rules. It is usually very difficult to make up missed labs, thus it is essential that attendance be very faithful. The lab grade will be decreased by 10% for each nonperformance of the expected standards. After a one time grace period (no penalty), upon violation of a chemical hygiene rule, the student will be asked to leave the lab for the remainder of the class period. This will result in two reductions to the lab grade (chemical hygiene violation, nonexcused absence).
Laboratory notebooks will be critiqued by self-evaluation, peer-evaluation
(neither of which will
affect the lab grade) and discussion with the professor which will affect the lab
grade.
Additionally, during the last laboratory session, a laboratory exam will be
administered. The lab
grade will be determined as follows:
0% -
Self-evaluation, Peer-evaluation
67% - Professor's
evaluation
33% - Laboratory
examination
Overall grades will be computed as follows:
20% - Opportunity
#1
20% - Opportunity #2
(ACS standardized final examination)
35% - Quizzes (drop
2 low scores)
25% - Laboratory
Both lecture and laboratory must have passing grades in order for a passing grade in the course.
Please note: The summer course in organic chemistry is an accelarated
class which covers the
same material as the normal fall/spring curriculum. This class is an equivalent
time commitment to
a full-time job. Between lecture, laboratory, reading and homework problems you
should plan to
spend about 40 hours per week working on this class. If you are not able to make
this significant
time commitment your final result is likely to be very poor. Please make time to
allow for success.
| Date | Chapter | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| W, June 27 | 10 | Alcohols & Ethers |
| F, June 29 | 11 | Oxidation & Reduction of Carbonyl Compounds |
| The Grignard Reaction | ||
| M, July 2 | 12 | Resonance - Conjugation - Delocalization - Stability |
| W, July 4 | --- | INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY! |
| Th, July 5 | 14 | Aromaticity |
| 9am-noon All students | ||
| F, July 6 | 15 | Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution (EAS) |
| M, July 9 | 15 | EAS: Conclusion; Side-chain reactions |
| W, July 11 | --- | * * * OPPORTUNITY #1 * * * |
| 16 | After Opportunity: Aldehydes and Ketones: Synthesis; Nucleophilic addition | |
| F, July 13 | 16 | Aldehydes and ketones: Wittig reaction; Ammonia addition compounds |
| M, July 16 | 17 | Enolate Chemistry: Introduction to aldol reaction |
| W, July 18 | 17 | Enolate Chemistry: Modifications to the simple aldol reaction |
| F, July 20 | 18 | Carboxylic acids and their derivatives (introduction) |
| M, July 23 | 18 & 19 | Carboxylic acids and their derivatives (conclusion) |
| Acetoacetic ester synthesis; Malonic ester synthesis | ||
| W, July 25 | 20 & 21 | Amines (selected topics); Phenols |
| F, July 27 | --- | Catch-up; Review; Special topics |
| Tu, July 31 | --- | * * * OPPORTUNITY #2 * * * |
| 9am-11am All students | ||
Note: Laboratory is preceeded by a mandatory pre-lab lecture. Chapters below refer to reading required from "The Organic Chem Lab Survival Manual" before arriving on the lab day. All handouts must be read before arriving on the lab day. Unannounced lab quizzes may be administered. These quizzes will be graded on a Pass/Fail basis. Passing scores will not affect the final lab grade. Each failing score will reduce the final lab grade by 1/3 of a letter grade.
| Meeting | Chapter | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| June 28 | handout | New Students ONLY: |
| 9am-noon | Introduction to Organic Laboratory | |
| ALL NEW | Check-in to lockers | |
| students | ||
| July 3 | handout | Grignard synthesis of triphenylmethanol |
| July 5 | --- | See Lecture Schedule - All students 9am-noon |
| July 10 | handout | Preparation of soap: Large-scale organic synthesis |
| July 12 | 13 | NMR Spectroscopy (lecture) |
| July 17 | handout | Preparation of p-nitroaniline |
| July 19 | handout | Purification of p-nitroaniline |
| July 24 | handout | Identification of unknown aldehyde or ketone |
| July 26 | handout | Identification of unknown aldehyde or ketone (continued) |
| July 30 | --- | Laboratory Exam, Check-Out |
| Monday | ||