CHEMISTRY 2542
RECOMMENDED SECTIONS TO READ
from “Organic Chemistry”, 7th edition by John McMurry
Chapter 13.
Structure Determination: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Recommended sections: 13.1-13.
Recommended problems: 13.3-8, 14-22, 24, 25, 32, 33, 38, 40-42, 44-46
Chapter 14.
Conjugated Dienes & Ultraviolet Spectroscopy
Recommended sections: 14.1-3, 14.4-14.6
Recommended problems: 14.1-4, 7-11, 20-23, 33-38, 40
Chapter 15.
Benzene & Aromaticity
Recommended sections: 15.1-15.8
Recommended problems: 15.1-9, 11, 18-20, 31-35
Chapter 16.
Chemistry of Benzene: Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution
Recommended sections: 16.1-16.10
Recommended problems: 16.1, 2, 4-11, 13-15, 17-19, 23, 29-37, 46, 48, 49, 51-53
First Midterm Exam (Ch 13-16)
Chapter 17.
Alcohols & Phenols
Recommended sections: 17.1-17.11
Recommended problems: 17.1-19, 20, 25, 29-34, 40, 41, 44, 60
Chapter 18.
Ethers & Epoxides
Recommended sections: 18.1-18.3, 18.5, 18.6
Recommended problems: 18.1-3, 6, 7, 11-13, 23, 25, 26
Chapter 19.
Aldehydes & Ketones: Nucleophilic Addition Reactions
Recommended sections: 19.1-19.11, 13, 14
Recommended problems: 19.1-19.6, 19.9, 16, 21, 22, 24, 30, 32, 35, 37
Second Midterm Exam (Ch 17-19)
Chapter 20.
Carboxylic Acids & Nitriles
Recommended sections: 20.1-20.8
Recommended problems: 20.1-3, 8-16, 21, 22, 25-30, 36, 38, 39, 49, 50, 52, 55, 56, 58, 59
Chapter 21.
Carboxylic Acid Derivatives & Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution Reactions
Recommended sections: 21.1-21.7, 21.9
Recommended problems: 21.1-21, 23, 32, 33, 35, 36
Chapter 22.
Carbonyl Alpha-Substitution Reactions
Recommended sections: 22.1-22.3, 22.5-22.7
Recommended problems: 22.1, 2, 22.5, 7, 8, 10, 13, 16, 20-23
Chapter 23.
Carbonyl Condensation Reactions (overview)
Recommended sections: 23.1-23.3
Recommended problems: 23.1, 3
Chapter 24.
Amines and Heterocycles
Recommended sections: 24.1-24.8
Recommended problems: 24.1, 2, 4-6, 8, 11, 13, 14, 17-19, 30-32, 35-37, 41-43
Third Midterm Exam (Ch 20-24)
Chapter 25.
Biomolecules: Carbohydrates
Recommended sections: 25.1-25.6 (to page 992), 25.8, 25.9
Recommended problems: 25.1-3, 6, 11-13
Chapter 26.
Biomolecules: Amino Acids, Peptides, & Proteins (overview)
Recommended section: 26.1, 26.4
Final Exam (Ch 13-26)