ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

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cyclopropane

palytoxin

Organic chemistry is basically the chemistry of carbon containing compounds. This includes much of us and the life around us (i.e., biochemistry, nutrition, medicine, etc) and also much of today's chemical industry (solvents, adhesives, plastics, fibers, dyes, etc.)

"Learning" organic chemistry consists of becoming familiar with common structures found in organic molecules and with the general principles governing their behavior.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR FALL 1999

This year, morganic chemistry is being taught as a one term, overview class. (Students interested in further work may participate in a literature-based tutorial in the winter term.) This fall's text is Robert Ouelette's Organic Chemistry: A Brief Introduction (It has not been used before at COA, but should available at Sherman's for about $70). I chose this text because of its relatively manageable size (500pp vs 1000pp), the reputation of its author, and its efforts to relate the chemistry to interesting 'real' topics. Since I hate taking time to review correct homework, I will ask you to only try working the text's odd #'s exercises - for which answers are given in the back of the book. The problems will be due as given in the following schedule:


 Class & Day Topic Text (# of Pages) Text Chapter & Problems  ThursdayLab
 1 Fri  Organic Structures chap1:1-13 (13)  1:1-23 odd #s   no lab
 2 Tues Organic Structures chap1:13-36 (13)  1:25-47 odd #s (11)
 3 Fri   Properties chap2: 36-49 (13)  2:1-25 odd #s (13)

chap2: 50-63 (13)

probs 2:27-35 (5)
 4 Tues  QUIZ 1; Alkanes chap 3: 69-84 (15)  3:1-37 odd #s (19)
 5 Fri  Alkanes chap 3: 85-96 (11)  3:39-53 odd #s (12)  
 6 Tues  Alkenes chap4: 101-116 (15)  4:1-29 odd #s (15)
 7 Fri   chap4:117-132 (15)  4:31-55 odd #s (11)  
 8 Tues  QUIZ 2; Aromatic chap5:138-152 (14)  5:1-21 odd #s (11)
 9 Fri  Aromatics chap5: 153-166 (13)  5:23-43odd #s (9)

chap6: 71-184 (13)

probs 6:1-17
 10 Tues

 Stereochemistry

Nucleophilic Substitutions

 chap6: 184-191 (7)
chap7: 196-201 (5)		  6:19-35odd #s (8)
 11 Fri  Nucleophilic Substitutions chap7: 202-213 (11)  7:1-25 odd #s(13)  EXAM 1
 12 Tues  Alcohols & Phenols chap 8: 217-228 (11)  8:1-29 odd #s(15)
 13 Fri  Alcohols & Phenols chap 8: 229-242 (13)  8:31-57 odd #s(12)  
 14 Tues  Ethers & Epoxides chap 9: 248-263 (15)  9:1-39odd #s (20)
 15 Fri  QUIZ 3;
Aldehydes & Ketones		 chap10: 266-279 (13) 10:1-29 odd #s(15)  
 16 Tues  Aldehydes & Ketones chap 10:280-294 (14) 10:31-53 odd #s(10)
 17 Fri  QUIZ 4
Acids & Esters		 chap12: 330-343 (13) 12: 1-27 odd #s(14)  
 18 Tues  Acids & Esters chap12: 344-360 (16)  12:29-53 odd #s(11)
 19 Fri  Amines & Amides chap14: 389-403 (13)  14: 1-33 odd #s(17)  FINAL EXAM
 20 Tues  Amines & Amides chap14:  404-413 (9)  14: 35-41 odd #s(4)

Assessment:

1) Minimum: a portfolio containing all assigned homework problems

2) A paper on some organic molecule of interest including:

3) Maybe: writeups of lab work?

Other Resources:

I hope to post the slideshows from class here soon.

 

Meanwhile, here are some other good web sites..........

1) Comprehensive Organic Sites

Spectroscopy

Info on Organic Chemicals

MISC