CHEMISTRY 2542

RECOMMENDED SECTIONS TO READ

from “Organic Chemistry”, 6th edition by John McMurry


Chapter 13.  Structure Determination: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Recommended sections: 13.1-13.13
Recommended problems: 13.2-9, 16-18, 19-21, 24, 25, 28, 31, 32, 37, 38, 40-42, 44

Chapter 14.  Conjugated Dienes & Ultraviolet Spectroscopy
Recommended sections: 14.1-14.3, 14.5-14.6
Recommended problems: 14.1-4, 7-10, 20-23, 28, 33-35, 37, 38, 40

Chapter 15.  Benzene & Aromaticity
Recommended sections: 15.1-15.8
Recommended problems: 15.1-9, 13, 18-20, 33, 36

Chapter 16.  Chemistry of Benzene: Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution
Recommended sections: 16.1-16.10
Recommended problems: 16.1, 2, 5-10, 13, 14, 15, 17-19, 23, 25, 28-36, 47, 48, 50-52

First Midterm Exam (Ch 13-16)

Chapter 17.  Alcohols & Phenols
Recommended sections: 17.1-17.10
Recommended problems: 17.1-15, 26-28, 30-33, 35, 37, 40, 41, 44

Chapter 18.  Ethers & Epoxides
Recommended sections: 18.1-18.3, 18.5, 18.7-18.8
Recommended problems: 18.1, 3, 6, 7, 11-13, 40, 18.41

Chapter 19.  Aldehydes & Ketones: Nucleophilic Addition Reactions
Recommended sections: 19.1-19.12
Recommended problems: 19.1-19.6, 19.9, practice problem 19.1, 19.10, 19.13, practice problem 19.3, 19.16, 19.28-19.34, 19.36, 19.38, 19.41, 19.43, and 19.46

Second Midterm Exam (Ch 17-19)

Chapter 20. Carboxylic Acids & Nitriles
Recommended sections: 20.1-20.9
Recommended problems: 20.1-20.3, 20.5, 20.8, practice problem 20.2, 20.9-20.11, 20.20, 20.21, 20.23, 20.25-20.27, 20.33, 20.36, 20.41, and 20.49.

Chapter 21.  Carboxylic Acid Derivatives & Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution Reactions
Recommended sections: 21.1-21.7, 21.9
Recommended problems: 21.1-21.6, practice problem 21.1, 21.8, 21.10, 21.13, 21.19, 21.20, 21.32, 21.33, 21.35-21.37, 21.40, and 21.47.

Chapter 22.  Carbonyl Alpha-Substitution Reactions
Recommended sections: 22.1-22.3, 22.5-22.8
Recommended problems: 22.1, 22.2, 22.5, practice problem 22.1, 22.7, 22.8, practice problem 22.2, 22.11, 22.12, practice problem 22.3, 22.14, 22.15, 22.21-22.24, 22.26-22.29, and 22.32.

Chapter 23.  Carbonyl Condensation Reactions (overview)
Recommended sections: 23.1-23.2
Recommended problems: Practice problem 23.1, 23.1, and 23.27.

Chapter 24.  Amines
Recommended sections: 24.1-24.8
Recommended problems: 24.1, 24.2, 24.4, 24.6, 24.7, practice problem 24.3, 24.14, 24.17, 24.25-24.27, 24.29-24.33, 24.35-24.39, 24.41, and 24.42

Third Midterm Exam (Ch 20-24)

Chapter 25.  Biomolecules: Carbohydrates
Recommended sections: 25.1-25.7, 25.9-25.10
Recommended problems:

Chapter 26.  Biomolecules: Amino Acids, Peptides, & Proteins (overview)
Recommended section: 26.1

Final Exam (Ch 13-26)