CHEMISTRY 2541, Spring Semester 2012

RECOMMENDED PROBLEMS AND PAGES TO READ

"Organic Chemistry", 6th edition (2011) by Brown & Foote

Answers to the recommended problems can be found in:
"Brown Organic Chemistry student solutions manual/study guide" (e-book or hard copy)

Chapter 1. Covalent Bonding and Shapes of Molecules. Recommended pages: 1-51
Problems: 1-19; Additional Problems: 20-63

Lecture 1: pp 1-7
Lecture 2: pp 7-17
Lecture 3: pp 17-26

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Quiz 1 (Ch 1, pp 1- 27)

Lecture 4: pp 26-34
Lecture 5: pp 34-44
Lecture 6: pp 44-51

Chapter 2. Alkanes and Cycloalkanes. Recommended pages: 63-99
Problems: 1-10, 12-15; Additional Problems: 16-31, 33-36, 38-42, 48-53

Lecture 6: pp 63-67

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Quiz 2 (Ch 1, pp 27-51 and Ch 2, pp 61-65

Lecture 7: pp 67-70
Lecture 8: pp 71-75
Lecture 9: pp 75-82
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Quiz 3 (Ch 2, pp 66-82)

Lecture 10: pp 83-88
Lecture 11: pp 88-99

Chapter 3. Stereochemistry and Chirality. Recommended pages: 114-137
Problems:  1-8; Additional Problems:  14, 16-18, 20, 22, 25-27, 30, 31

Lecture 12: pp 114-123
Lecture 13: pp 124-131
Lecture 14: pp 132-137

Chapter 4. Acids and Bases.  Recommended pages: 153-165, 169-176
Problems: 1-4, 8; Additional Problems:  9-17, 22, 24-45

Lecture 15: pp 153-162

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Exam 1 (Chs 1-3)

Lecture 16: pp 163, 169-170
Lecture 17: pp 170-176

Chapter 5. Alkenes: Bonding, Nomenclature, and Properties. Recommended pages: 186-196
Problems:  1-8; Additional Problems:  9-21, 23, 24

Lecture 18: pp 186-192
Lecture 19: pp 191-196

Chapter 6. Reactions of Alkenes. Recommended pages: 206-248
Problems:  1-12; Additional Problems: 14-21, 23, 25, 29-34, 36, 38-41, 43, 44, 47

Lecture 20: pp 206-222
Lecture 21: pp 222-225

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Quiz 4 (Ch 4, pp 153-165, 169-176 and Ch 5)

Lecture 22: pp 225-231
Lecture 23: pp 231-237

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Quiz 5 (Ch 6 to p. 240)

Lecture 24: pp 237-241
Lecture 25: pp 243-248

Chapter 7. Alkynes. Recommended pages: 266-284
Problems: 1-6; Additional Problems: 8, 10-12, 16, 17, 20, 21, 23-25, 29-31

Lecture 26: pp 266-270
Lecture 27: pp 270-275
Lecture 28: pp 276-284

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Exam 2 (Chs 4-6)

Chapter 8. Haloalkanes, Halogenation, and Radical Reactions. Recommended pages: 296-308, 313-323
Problems:  1, 2, 5-7; Additional Problems: 8-10, 13, 14, 24-26, 28-30

Lecture 29: pp 296-305
Lecture 30: pp 306-313

Lecture 31: pp 313-323

Chapter 9. Nucleophilic Substitution and beta-Elimination. Recommended pages: 331-371
Problems: 1-8; Additional Problems: 10-15, 17, 18, 20-22, 25, 28, 30, 37-40, 44, 45, 47-51, 54, 55

Lecture 32: pp 331-338
Lecture 33: pp 338-345

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Quiz 6 (Ch 7, 8 and 9 through p 341)

Lecture 34: pp 345-347
Lecture 35: pp 348-353
Lecture 36: pp 353-371
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Exam 3 (Chs 7-9)

Chapter 10. Alcohols. Recommended pages: 390-409, 412-420

Problems: 1-8, 11-12; Additional Problems: 14-16, 18-23, 25-31, 35, 37, 38, 40, 45.

Lecture 37: pp 390-397
Lecture 38: pp 398-409, 412-420
Lecture 39: Final Exam overview
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Final Exam (Chs 1-10)