Organic Chemistry I Syllabus Fall 1999

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I

SYLLABUS

FALL 1999

Dr. Paul Schueler	Lecture/Recitation:	Sec 01, 02: MW 1:20-3:15 PM N328
Office: S226	Laboratory:	Sec 01: T 1:30-5:20 PM S353
Telephone: XT 8219		Sec 02: Th 1:30-5:20 PM S353
email: pschuele@raritanval.edu

Dr. Barbara Kostis	Lecture/Recitation:	Sec 52: MW 5:25-7:20 PM N330
email: bkostis@rvcc.raritanval.edu	Laboratory:	Sec 52: Th 5:30-9:20 PM S353

Textbook: "Organic Chemistry", L. G. Wade, Jr., 4th Edition, Prentice Hall, 1999.

Class Date	Wade Chapter	Omit Sections

9/1	1. Introduction and Review	1-11
9/8, 13, 15	2. Structure and Properties of Organic Molecules
9/20, 22	3. Structure and Stereochemistry of Alkanes

9/27	EXAM I: Chapters 1, 2, 3

9/29, 10/4	4. The Study of Chemical Reactions
10/6, 11	5. Stereochemistry
10/13, 18	6. Alkyl Halides: Nucleophilic Subst. and Elimination

10/20	EXAM II: Chapters 4, 5, 6

10/25, 27	7. Structure and Synthesis of Alkenes	7-11
11/1, 3	8. Reactions of Alkenes
11/8, 10	10. Structure and Synthesis of Alcohols	10-12
11/15, 17	11. Reactions of Alcohols	11-11

11/22	EXAM III: Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10

11/24, 29	12. Infrared Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry
12/1, 8, 10	13. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
12/13	Review

12/20	FINAL EXAM Chapters 1-11

There will be no class on Labor Day (9/6). Please read the material in the textbook before coming to class. Suggested problems will be discussed during the recitation periods. Three exams will be given during the semester, on the dates indicated. In addition, there will be a cumulative Final Exam, tentatively scheduled for December 20. Sample exams will be handed out and discussed prior to the exams. It is very important that you not fall behind in this course! Studying with your classmates, either in study groups or informally, is very helpful. I will be glad to assist you in setting up study groups. Your grade for the course will be determined as follows:

Exams (15% each):	45%
Final Exam :	30%
Laboratory :	25%

Assigned Problems in Wade

Chapter 1:	1-10, 12-18, 20, 22-28, 30, 31, 33-46.
Chapter 2:	1-10, 12-21, 23-42.
Chapter 3:	1-7, 9, 11-22, 24-29, 33-46.
Chapter 4:	1-4, 7-23, 25-31, 33-42, 44-46, 48, 49.
Chapter 5:	1-6, 9-32, 34-38, 39.
Chapter 6:	1-3, 5-8, 10, 11, 13-19, 21-25, 27-48, 50-57, 59-67, 69-72, 76, 79, 84.
Chapter 7:	1, 2, 4-9, 12-17, 20-34, 36-39, 41-43.
Chapter 8:	1-11, 13-20, 22-32, 34-36, 40-45, 47, 48, 50-56, 59-62.
Chapter 10:	1-5, 7, 8, 10-19, 22-25, 29-43, 46.
Chapter 11:	1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9-16, 20, 21, 28, 30-35, 37-50, 53-55.
Chapter 12:	2-11, 14-16, 19-24.
Chapter 13:	1-10, 18-40, 42, 44, 46.

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I

LABORATORY SCHEDULE

FALL 1999

Dr. Paul Schueler	Sec 01: T 1:20-5:10 PM S353
	Sec 02: Th 1:20-5:10 PM S353
Dr. Barbara Kostis	Sec 52: Th 5:30-9:20 PM S353

Textbook: "Organic Experiments", Eighth Edition, L. F. Fieser and K. L. Williamson, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1998.

Laboratory Date Sec 01 Sec 02, 52		Experiment (Fieser and Williamson)
9/7	9/9	Check in; 3. Crystallization
9/14	9/16	3. Crystallization; 4. Melting Points (part 1)
9/21	9/23	5. Distillation
9/28	9/30	8. Extraction (parts 1 & 2)
10/5	10/7	8. Extraction (parts 3 & 4)
10/12	10/14	41. Acetylsalicylic Acid (Aspirin)
10/19	10/21	17. Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions of Alkyl Halides
10/26	10/28	Handout: Kinetics of the Hydrolysis of t-Butyl Chloride
11/2	11/4	11. Alkenes from Alcohols: Analysis of a Mixture by Gas Chromatography
11/9	11/11	21. Dichlorocarbene: Phase Transfer Catalysis (part 3)
11/16	11/18	38. Grignard Synthesis of Triphenylmethanol
11/23	none	Make-up Period (no Thursday labs because of Thanksgiving)
11/30	12/2	6. Steam Distillation (part 3); 12. Infrared Spectroscopy
12/7	12/9	Make-up and Checkout

You must read the Experiment before coming to the laboratory. Your laboratory grade (which constitutes 25% of the overall course grade), will be determined by your results, your lab notebook, and your general performance in the laboratory.