CHEMISTRY 2521, Fall Semester 2007

RECOMMENDED PROBLEMS AND PAGES TO READ 

"Organic Chemistry", 6th edition by John McMurry

(will be updated after every lecture)



Chapter 1.  Structure and Bonding. Recommended pages: 1-22
Problems: 1-16; Additional Problems: 17-32


Lecture 1 (9/5/07): pp 1-10
Lecture 2 (9/7/07): pp 11-16
Lecture 3 (9/10/07): pp 18-22

Chapter 2.  Polar Covalent Bonds; Acids and Bases. Recommended pages:  29-58
Problems: 1-22; Additional Problems: 23-25, 27-30, 34-37, 40-45, 48, 49, 55-57

Lecture 4 (9/12/07): pp 29-37
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Quiz 1 (Ch 1, pp 1-22 and Ch 2, pp 29-37)  - September 14 (Friday), 1:30 to 1:50 pm

Lecture 5 (9/14/07): pp 37-43
Lecture 6 (9/17/07): pp 43-50
Lecture 7 (9/19/07): pp 50-58

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Quiz 2 (Ch 2, pp 37-58)  - September 21 (Friday), 1:30 to 1:50 pm

Chapter 3.  Organic Compounds: Alkanes and Cycloalkanes. Recommended pages: 68-94
Problems:  1-19; Additional Problems:  21-25, 27, 36, 39, 43-45, 48, 49

Lecture 8 (9/21/07): pp 68-73
Lecture 9 (9/24/07): pp 74-88
Lecture 10 (9/26/07): Ch 4, pp 103-109
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Quiz 3 (Ch 3, pp 68-88, Ch 4, pp 103-109)- September 28 (Friday), 1:30 to 1:50 pm

Lecture 11 (9/28/07): pp 88-94


Chapter 4.  Stereochemistry of Alkanes and Cycloalkanes.  Recommended pages: 103-128
Problems: 1-19; Additional Problems: 24, 29-33, 38

Lecture 12 (10/1/07): pp 109-121
Lecture 13 (10/3/07): pp 121-128
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Exam 1 (Chs 1-4)  - October 10 (Wednesday), 1:00 to 1:50 pm

Chapter 5.  An Overview of Organic Reactions. Recommended pages: 135-159
Problems:  1, 4, 6-9; Additional Problems:  21, 23, 24, 40

Lecture 14 (10/5/07): pp 135-139
Lecture 15 (10/8/07): pp 139-159

Chapter 6.  Alkenes: Structure and Reactivity. Recommended pages: 169-197
Problems:  1-19; Additional Problems: 20, 21, 23, 26-29, 39-44, 47-49

Lecture 16 (10/12/07): pp 169-173
Lecture 17 (10/15/07): pp 173-178
Lecture 18 (10/17/07): pp 179-190
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Quiz 4
(Ch 5 and Ch 6, pp 169-189) - October 19 (Friday), 1:30 to 1:50 pm

Lecture 19 (10/19/07): pp 190-197

Chapter 7.  Alkenes: Reactions and Synthesis. Recommended pages: 206-232
Problems: 1-19; Additional Problems: 23-26, 36

Lecture 20 (10/22/07): pp 206-211
Lecture 21 (10/24/07): pp 212-218

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Quiz 5 (Ch 6, pp 190-197 and Ch 7, pp 206-218) - October 26 (Friday), 1:30 to 1:50 pm

Lecture 22 (10/26/07): pp 219-222
Lecture 25 (10/29/07): pp 222-225
Lecture 26 (10/31/07): pp 225-226, 228-231

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Exam 2 (Chs 5-7)  - November 7 (Wednesday), 1:00 to 1:50 pm


Chapter 8.  Alkynes: An Introduction to Organic Synthesis. Recommended pages: 246-263
Problems:  1-14; Additional Problems: 19-22, 24-27, 29, 32-37

Lecture 27 (11/2/07): pp 246-253
Lecture 28 (11/5/07): pp 253-259
Lecture 29 (11/9/07): pp 259-263

Chapter 9.  Stereochemistry. Recommended pages: 275-299
Problems: 1-23; Additional Problems: 32, 40-48, 50-56

Lecture 30 (11/12/07): pp 275-281
Lecture 31 (11/14/07): pp 281-286
Lecture 32 (11/16/07): pp 287-293
Lecture 33 (11/19/07): pp 294-299

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Quiz 6 (Chs 8, 9) - November 30 (Friday), 1:30 to 1:50 pm

Chapter 10.  Alkyl Halides. Recommended pages: 316-334
Problems: 1-13; Additional Problems: 17-19, 21-23, 32

Lecture 34 (11/21/07): pp 316-319
Lecture 35 (11/26/05): pp 319-327
Lecture 36 (11/28/05): pp 327-334

Chapter 11.  Reactions of Alkyl Halides: Nucleophilic Substitutions and Eliminations Recommended pages: 343-380
Problems: 1-20; Additional Problems: 26, 29-32, 35-37, 39, 40, 45-47, 49

Lecture 37 (11/30/05): pp 343-349
Lecture 38 (12/03/05): pp 349-356
Lecture 39 (12/05/05): pp 356-367

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Exam 3 (Chs 8-11 to page 367)  - December 7 (Friday), 1:00 to 1:50 pm

Lecture 40 (12/10/07): 367-378

Chapter 12. Structure Determination: Mass Spectrometry and Infrared Spectroscopy (an overview)
Problems: 3, 11-13; Additional Problems: 29, 38-42

Lecture 41 (12/12/07): 393-400, 403-412
Lecture 42 (12/14/07): Final Exam overview

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Final Exam (Chs 1-12)  - December 17 (Monday), 4:00 to 5:55 pm