SYLLABUS
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2541, Summer Semester 2008 (05/19/2008 - 07/03/2008)
CLASS TIME: M, W, F 08:00 to 10:10 am, Cina 202
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Viktor N. Nemykin, Office: Chem. 329, Phone: 726-6729
e-mail: vnemykin@d.umn.edu; web page: www.d.umn.edu/~vnemykin/Summer2007/2521/
office hours: M, W, F 10:10-11:10 (after lecture except first week) or by appointment
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Chem 2521 is the first semester of organic chemistry at the sophomore-junior level. The lecture portion of the course will cover covalent bonds and shapes of molecules, alkanes and cycloalkanes, stereochemistry, organic acids and bases, alkenes and electrophilic addition reaction, alkyl halides and radical reactions, nucleophilic substitution and beta-elimination, IR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and alkynes.
LECTURE MATERIALS:
Organic Chemistry, 7th edition (2007) by John McMurry (required)
Study Guide for Organic Chemistry (required)
OWL access (Online Web-based Learning system, http://owl.thomsonlearning.com) (optional)
Organic Molecular Model Kit (required)
COURSE WEB PAGE:
All class materials, including this syllabus, exam and quiz schedules, exam scores, sample exams, list of recommended problems, laboratory schedule and handouts, as well as useful links to other websites will be posted and periodically updated on the following web page:
http://www.d.umn.edu/~vnemykin/Summer2007/2521/
GRADING:
Laboratory 120 points
Six Quizzes (20 min) 125 points (6 x 25 pts, lowest score
will be dropped)
Three Midterm Exams (1 hour) 300 points (3x100 pts)
Final Exam (2 hours) 200 points
OWL assignments (homework) extra credit (up to 10 pts total)
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Total 745 points
EXAM SCHEDULE:
First Midterm Exam (Ch. 1,2,3) June 4 (Wednesdayy), 09:00 to 10:10 am
Second Midterm Exam (Ch. 4,5,6) June 16 (Monday), 09:00 to 10:10 am
Third Midterm Exam (Ch. 7,8,9) June 30 (Monday), 09:00 to 10:10 am
Final Exam (Ch. 1-10) July 2 (Wednesday), 08:00 to 10:10 am
TENTATIVE QUIZ SCHEDULE:
May 23 (F), May 26 (M), May 28 (W), June 13 (F), June 18 (W), June 30 (M), 09:50 to 10:10 am
LABORATORY SCHEDULE
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2543, Summer Semester 2008
LABORATORY MATERIALS:
Macroscale and Microscale Organic Experiments 5th Edition (2007) by Williamson
Safety Goggles, Bound Laboratory Book
Teaching Assistants: Jason Dorweiler and Ivan Geraskin
Section 2: Tu, Th - 8:00 - 9:50 am SSB 226
Section 3: Tu, Th - 8:00 - 9;50 am SSB 228
Section 4: Tu, Th - 10:10 - 12:00 am SSB 226
Office Hours: will be announced
Week EXPERIMENT
1 Check-in, Safety video, Read Chapters 1&2
2 Crystallization, Chapter 4
3 Melting Points and Boiling Points, Chapter 3
4 Molecular Shapes (Handout; supplementary read Chapter 15 of Williamson book)
5 Distillation & Sublimation, Chapter 6
6 Extraction: Isolation of Caffeine from Coffee, Chapter 7
7 Distillation, Chapter 5
8 Thin Layer Chromatography: Analysis of Analgesics and Isolation of Lycopene from Tomato Paste, Chapter 9
9 Column Chromatography: Acetyl Ferrocene, Chapter 9.1
10 Bromination of Cholesterol, Chapter 20 (Exp. 1,3).
11 Alkenes from Alcohols: Cyclohexene from Cyclohexanol, Chapter 19 (Exp. 19.1)
12 Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions of Alkyl Halides, Chapter 17
13 Reactions of Triphenylmethyl Carbocation, Chapter 33. Trityl Methyl Ether and Trityl Bromide (Exp. 1,2)
14 Check Out
For the Department of Chemistry policies on making up a lab and lab checkout see your TAs.
Individuals who have any disability, either permanent or temporary, which
might affect their ability to perform in this class are encouraged to inform
their instructor at the start of the semester. Adaptation of the methods,
materials or testing may be made as required for equitable participation.
*Disability accommodations will be provided upon request.
Please call Penny Cragun, Access Center, 726-8727.