Schedule, Spring 2008
rev 06/24/2008 01:19 PM

Note that this schedule will be revised and updated on a regular basis.
 

WK DATE LECTURE1 SUGGESTED STUDY PROBLEMS1 LAB2 QUIZ/EXAM
1 Apr 7 I.R. Spectroscopy (Wallace)

11.1-11.5

infrared spectroscopy: 2, 3
interpreting infrared spectroscopy: 4, 5, 6, 7
index of hydrogen deficiency + : 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19
looking ahead: 22, 23, 24
locker check-in & safety

Infrared Spectroscopy Project KEY 
(ref. Zubrick ch. 34)

 
Apr 9 11.5
2 Apr 14 Aromatic Compounds
ch. 9
(Wallace)
aromaticity: 10cd, 11
nomenclature: 1, 12, 13acdefhjl
benzylic oxidation: 2, 28
easy electrophilic aromatic substitution: 4, 5, 17, 18
tricky
electrophilic aromatic substitution: 6, 7, 8, 24, 26, 28, 29acd
acidity of phenols: 9, 29b, 33, 34, 35, 36
synthesis: 42, 43, 44, 45
Infrared Spectroscopy Project KEY
(ref. Zumdahl ch. 34)

weekly lab report OPTIONAL this week

lab report form (.doc)

lab report form (.pdf)

Quiz 1
(ch 11)
Mon. 4/14
 
Apr 16
3 Apr 21   Get started on your lab projects! TURN IN: Infrared Spectroscopy Project
by 6pm on April 21

Infrared Spectroscopy Project KEY

weekly lab report OPTIONAL this week


lab report form (.doc)

lab report form (.pdf)

 
Apr 23
4 Apr 28 Lisa Foley, Director of the LTCC Library, will be in class ~2:30-2:50 to answer questions about using the library to do research for your lab projects. weekly lab report due at 1pm on Monday

lab report form (.doc)

lab report form (.pdf)
 
Amines
ch. 10
(Courtney & Eva)
stucture and nomenclature: 9acegik, 10, 12
physical properties: 16, 17, 18
Apr 30 Amines
ch. 10
(Courtney & Eva)
basicity of amines: 19, 21, 23, 27, 29, 33 
reactions & synthesis: 35, 37, 39, 41
5 May 5 EXAM 1
(ch. 9-11)
  weekly lab report due at 1pm on Monday

lab report form (.doc)

lab report form (.pdf)
EXAM 1
(ch 9-11)
May 7 Aldehydes & Ketones

13.1-13.6
(Trisha)

13.7-13.11
(Wallace)
structure & nomenclature (13.1-13.3): 1-3, 16, 17
physical properties of aldehydes & ketones : (13.4): Problem 13.3½
addition of carbon nucleophiles (13.6): 5, 20, 21

addition of oxygen nucleophiles (13.7): 6, 23, 25 
addition of nitrogen nucleophiles (13.8): 8, 29, 30 (Don't try this last one at home.)
keto-enol tautomerism (13.9): 9, 33
redox of aldehydes & ketones (13.10-13.11): 10, 11, 35a-e, 36a-d
synthesis:  39
6 May 12 weekly lab report due at 1pm on Monday

lab report form (.doc)

lab report form (.pdf)
 
May 14 Carboxylic Acids
ch. 14
(Steve)
structure & nomenclature (14.1-14.3): 1, 8, 9, 12
physical properties (14.4): 16
preparation of carboxylic acids: 17
acidity of carboxylic acids (14.5): 2, 3, 19, 21, 23, 27

reactions of carboxylic acids (14.6-14.9):
4, 5, 6, 29, 31, 33, 35, 40
reduction (14.6)
Fischer Esterification (14.7)
conversion to acid halides (14.8)
decarboxylation (14.9)

synthesis: 41, 42, 43
7 May 19 Carboxylic Acids
ch. 14
(Wallace)
weekly lab report due at 1pm on Monday

lab report form (.doc)

lab report form (.pdf)
 
May 21 Derivatives of Carboxylic Acids
ch. 15
(Rhonda & Eric)
structure & nomenclature (15.1-15.2): 1, 8, 9
physical properties: 11

general reactions (15.3): 13
reactions w/ water (15.4): 2, 3, 25a, 25c, 35
reactions w/ alcohols (15.5): 19a 

Summary of Major Carboxylic Acid Derivative Reactions
8 May 26 MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY - NO CLASSES weekly lab report due at 1pm on Wednesday

lab report form (.doc)

lab report form (.pdf)
 
May 28 Derivatives of Carboxylic Acids
ch. 15
(Rhonda & Eric)
Carboxylic Acid Derivatives Relative Reactivity & Interconversions Summary

reactions w/ ammonia/amines (15.6): 4, 19b, 21

interconversions (15.7): 15
esters w/ Grignard reagents (15.8): 5, 25e, 31
reduction (15.9): 6, 25b, 27c

synthesis: 7, 43
9 Jun 2   prepare for poster presentation

POSTER GRADING CRITERIA:
Colin Purrington's Advice on Designing Scientific Posters

additional helpful information:
U of Wisconsin Chemistry Library Chemistry Poster Presentation Guidelines

weekly lab report due at 1pm on Monday

lab report form (.doc)

lab report form (.pdf)

June 3
Poster Presentation
11am-1pm


(optional; 25 points extra-credit)

EXAM 2
(ch 13-15)
Jun 3   Poster Presentation ~11am-1pm ● LTCC Cafeteria
Be prepared to talk about your project for a maximum of 5 minutes.  You'll do this standing in front of your poster, not in front of the entire room.  Other students and faculty may ask questions as well. 

Arrive as early as you can; the math and physics folks would prefer 11am, but if you can't make it until 12noon, that's fine.  There should be plenty of time.
Jun 4 EXAM 2
(ch 13-15)
 
10 Jun 9 Enolate Ions
16.1-16.3
(Wallace)
aldol reaction (16.3): 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, 23a(!)

Claisen (& Dieckmann) condensations (16.4): 5, 6, 7, 25, 27, 31, 33, 35(Okay, #35 will NOT be on the exam, but it's pretty cool!)
Michael reaction (16.6): (none)
weekly lab report due at 1pm on Monday

lab report form (.doc)

lab report form (.pdf)
 
Jun 11 Enolate Ions
16.4-16.6
(Sara)
11 Jun 16 Nucleic Acids
ch. 20
(Peter)
nucleosides & nucleotides (20.2): 1, 2, 7, 9
DNA structure (20.3): 3, 14, 17, 20, 24
Ribonucleic Acids (20.4): 4, 27, 29
genetic code (20.5-20.6): 5, 6, 31, 33, 38
LAB CLEAN-UP, LOCKER CHECK-OUT

weekly lab report due at 1pm on Monday

lab report form (.doc)

lab report form (.pdf)
 
Jun 18

Lab Project  Presentations

Final Lab Project Presentations; brief, oral, informal presentation of what you did in lab followed by Q & A; allow about 5-10 minutes per student

Student Evaluations

Finals Week Wed.
Jun 25,  12noon
EXAM 3
(ch 16 & 20)

Final Exam
(ch 9-11, 13-15)
EXAM 3
ch 16:  5 questions
ch 20:  5 questions
Exam 3 questions will be selected from the assigned "homework" in chapters 16 & 20.

FINAL EXAM
ch 9, 10, 13, 14, 15:  2 easy questions from each chapter; typically 1 nomenclature + 1 simple reaction for each chapter (10 questions total)
LAB CLEAN-UP, LOCKER CHECK-OUT - no later than Wednesday

weekly lab report due at 12noon on Wednesday


lab report form (.doc)

lab report form (.pdf)
EXAM 3
(ch 16 & 20)

Final Exam
(ch 9-11, 13-15)
Sunday
June 29
dinner
Kali and I would like to invite everyone over for a barbeque on SUNDAY evening.  (We had originally planned on Saturday, but we had to change this to Sunday.)  I know that Trisha, Rhonda & Steve can NOT make it, but please contact me to let us know if you'll be there: Wallace@LTCC.edu or 775-783-9034

Notes:
1 Introduction to Organic Chemistry, 3rd ed., Brown & Poon, (c) 2005 Wiley
2 The Organic Chem Lab Survival Manual, 7th edition, Zubrick, (c) 2008 Wiley
 


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