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Outline of events:
This outline is tentative and is subject to change. We will modify the
schedule if we need to spend some additional time covering topics that are
unclear/misunderstood. It is far more important to understand the foundational material
covered in the first part of your text before going on.
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Ch. 1 Atoms and Molecules -- starting small with a focus on
electronic structure; emphasis on orbitals and bonding
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Ch. 2 Introduction to Alkanes -- orbital hybridization,
drawing structures, Newman projections, basic conformational analysis, isomers,
physical properties, nomenclature
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Ch. 3 Introduction to Alkenes and Alkynes -- structure and
bonding, isomers, E vs. Z, nomenclature, physical properties, degrees of
unsaturation
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More Functional Groups and Nomenclature (excerpts from Ch. 6, 16, 17, 18,
19) -- alkyl halides, aldehydes, ketones, alcohols,
ethers, thiols, thioethers, carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid derivatives,
amines
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Ch. 4 Stereochemistry -- chirality, enantiomers,
diastereomers, meso compounds, R vs. S configuration
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Ch. 5 Rings -- advanced conformational analysis, polycyclics
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Conjugation and Aromaticity (excerpts from Ch. 12 and 13) --
physical consequences, resonance, nomenclature, Huckel's Rule, heterocyclic
aromatics, polycyclic aromatics
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Ch. 15 Analytical Chemistry -- chromatography, IR, MS,
NMR, UV-VIS
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Ch. 7 Substitution and Elimination Reactions -- SN1,
SN2, E1, E2
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Ch. 8 Kinetics and Rates of Reaction: Thermodynamics and
Equilibrium -- Hammond's postulate, transition states, intermediates, kinetics
vs. thermodynamics
| Week |
Lab Experiment |
Workshop Dates |
Unit (see above) |
| 8-29 to 9-4 |
Introduction to the
Organic Chemistry Lab
(Exp. 1) Recrystallization and Analysis by Melting Point
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No workshop this week |
A |
| 9-5 to 9-11 |
No laboratory this week
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Workshop #1 |
A |
| 9-12 to 9-18 |
(Exp. 2) Semester Project
--including extractions and chromatography |
Workshop #2 |
B |
| 9-19 to 9-25 |
(Exp. 2) Semester Project
--including extractions and chromatography |
Workshop #3 |
C |
| 9-26 to 10-2 |
(Exp. 3) Molecular Modeling Experiment #1
-- Introduction to the Spartan software |
Workshop #4 |
D |
| 10-3 to 10-9 |
(Exp. 2) Semester Project
--including extractions and chromatography
No class Thursday this week
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No workshop this week |
D |
| 10-10 to 10-16 |
(Exp. 2) Semester Project
--including extractions and chromatography |
Workshop #5 |
E |
| 10-17 to 10-23 |
(Exp. 2) Wrap-up Semester Project
(Exp. 4) Molecular Modeling Experiment #2 |
Workshop #6 |
F |
| 10-24 to 10-30 |
(Exp. 5) Stereochemistry Experiment
(start)
(Exp. 6) Distillation and Gas Chromatography
Mid-Term Exam (10-25-05)
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Workshop #7 |
G |
| 10-31 to 11-6 |
(Exp. 5) Stereochemistry Experiment (work-up and analysis by 1H-NMR)
(Exp. 6) Analysis by IR, NMR, UV, and GCMS
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Workshop #8 |
G and H |
| 11-7 to 11-13 |
(Exp. 7) Diels-Alder and Advanced Spectroscopic
Analysis |
Workshop #9 |
H |
| 11-14 to 11-20 |
(Exp. 8) Semester Project --
synthesis |
No Workshop this week |
H and I |
| 11-21 to 11-27 |
No class -- Thanksgiving Break |
No Workshop this week |
* |
| 11-28 to 12-4 |
(Exp. 8) Semester Project --
synthesis |
Workshop #10 |
I |
| 12-5 to 12-11 |
(Exp. 8) Semester Project --
synthesis |
Workshop #11 |
J |
| 12-12 to 12-18 |
Final Exam Week |
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