CHE 173: Mechanistic Organic Chemistry II & Lab


ANNOUNCEMENTS:


(1) Your final grades are posted on Campus-Connect. Please let me know if you have any questions or problems. Best of luck to all of you in CHE 175!

(2) The
final exams are graded and your scores are posted below. Please see me if you're interested in looking over your exam.

FINAL EXAM SCORES


The "173-Breakfast Club":

Thanks to all who volunteered on Saturday March 5th:
Tom Lyons, Rupal Doshi, Dana Marlowe, Sarah Hendricks, Paul Wucka, Shannon McGinty,
Monika Zybszynska, Farah Merchant, Enes Ovcina, Elissa Johnson,
Mike Balco, Ren Ruivivar, Ty Tsang, Jennifer Skala,
and Sheena McDaniels, Sonya Morocho & Priscila Limon (not pictured)
 


 

Syllabus

Lab
Grades

Date
Assigned Reading
from Carey
Topics to be covered in Lecture
M 1/3

13.1-13.2 & 13.20

Introduction to spectroscopy; IR spectroscopy

W 1/5

13.21-13.23

UV-Vis Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry (MS)
For Homework: Carey Problems 13.21, 13.22, 13.24, read section 13.23 and try problem 13.25

Th 1/6

13.3

Introduction to 1H NMR spectroscopy
For Homework: Carey Problems 13.4-13.8

F 1/7

13.4-13.5

Intro to 1H NMR spectroscopy, cont'd through 13.5
For Homework: Carey Problems 13.9-13.10, 13.26

M 1/10
QUIZ 1
Specific Objectives 1
W 1/12

13.6-13.9

Interpreting 1H NMR spectra
For Homework: Carey Problems 13.11-13.12, and 13.27-13.29

Th 1/13

13.10-13.13

Interpreting 1H NMR spectra, continued
For Homework: Carey Problems 13.13-13.14

F 1/14

13.14-13.17

13C NMR spectroscopy
For Homework: Carey Problems 13.15-13.19 and 13.30-13.39

M 1/17
QUIZ 2
Specific Objectives 2
W 1/19

10.1-10.4

Introduction to conjugation; allylic halogenation
For Homework: Carey Problems 10.1-10.5

Th 1/20

10.5-10.9

Classes, relative stabilities, bonding, and preparation of dienes
For Homework: Carey Problems 10.6-10.12

F 1/21

10.10-10.14

Reactions of dienes: hydrohalogenation, addition, Diels-Alder; MO analysis
For Homework: Carey Problems 10.13-10-15, 10.18-10.21, 10.23-10.31

M 1/24
QUIZ 3
Specific Objectives 3
Practice Quiz 3
Practice Quiz 3 Answer Key
W 1/26

11.1-11.4

Benzene, resonance, and resonance energy
For Homework: Carey Problems 11.1-11.4 & 11.30

Th 1/27

11.5-11.9

Hybridization and MO analysis of benzene, nomenclature, polycyclic aromatics, and physical properties of arenes
For Homework: Carey Problems 11.5-11.7

F 1/28

11.10-11.19

Reactions of arenes 1: Birch reduction, FR halogenation and oxidation of alkyl benzenes, nucleophilic substitution in benzylic halides
For Homework: Carey Problems 11.8-11.9, 11.21, 11.22, 11.26-11.29, 11.32-11.34

M 1/31
QUIZ 4
Specific Objectives 4
Practice Quiz 4
Practice Quiz 4 Answer Key
W 2/2

11.21-11.22, 12.1-12.3

Aromatic ions and heterocyclic aromatics; Electrophilic aromatic substitution (EAS) reactions: nitration
For Homework: Carey Problems 11.18, 11.19, 11.23, 11.25, 11.48

Th 2/3

12.4-12.5

Electrophilic aromatic substitution (EAS) reactions: sulfonation, halogenation
For Homework: Carey Problems 12.1-12.6

F 2/4

Class

Canceled

M 2/7

12.6-12.11

Friedel Crafts alkylation and acylation, acylation/reduction; Rate and regioselectivity of EAS; substituent effects
For Homework: Carey Problems 12.9, 12.22, 12.27 a, n & o

W 2/9
QUIZ 5
Specific Objectives 5
Practice Quiz 5
Practice Quiz 5 Answer Key
Th 2/10

12.12-12.14

Substituent effects in EAS: activating substituents, deactivating substituents and halogens
For Homework: Carey Problems 12.11-12.16, 12-22 & 12.27

F 2/11

12.15-12.18

Multiple substituent effects
For Homework: Carey Problems 12.17-12.21

M 2/14
QUIZ 6
Specific Objectives 6
Practice Quiz 6
Practice Quiz 6 Answer Key
W 2/16

14.1-14.7

Introduction to organometallic compounds, organolithium reagents and Grignard reagents
For Homework: Carey Problems 14.1-14.7, 14.14, 14.15, 14.16 a-c, 14.17, 14.18 a-d, 14.19

Th 2/17

14.8-14.9

Synthesis using organometallic compounds; retrosynthetic analysis
For Homework: Carey Problems 14.8-14.10, 14.20-14.22

F 2/18

14.10-14.12

Organo-copper, organo-zinc and other organometallic reagents; more synthetic applications
For Homework: Carey Problems 14.11, 14.23-14.27

M 2/21
QUIZ 7
Specific Objectives 7
Practice Quiz 7
Practice Quiz 7 Answer Key
W 2/23

15.1-15.5

Sources and preparation of alcohols and diols
For Homework: Carey Problems 15.1-15.4

Th 2/24

15.6-15.11

Reactions of alcohols
For Homework: Carey Problems 15.5-15.9

F 2/25

15.12-15.14

Reactions of diols, thiols; spectroscopic analysis of alcohols and thiols
For Homework: Carey Problems 15.10-15.16 and 15.17-15.46

M 2/28
QUIZ 8
Specific Objectives 8
This week's quiz will consist of 5 questions/problems taken DIRECTLY from the assigned exercises from Carey's Chapter 15.
W 3/2

16.1-16.8

Nomenclature, structure & bonding, and physical properties of ethers, epoxides and sulfides; preparation and reaction of ethers
For Homework: Carey Problems 161-16.7

Th 3/3

16.9-16.14

Preparation and reaction of epoxides
For Homework: Carey Problems 16.8-16.13

F 3/4

16.15-16.18

Sulfides; spectroscopic analysis of ethers, epoxides and sulfides
For Homework: Carey Problems 16.14-16.19, 16.24-16.33 & 16.39

M 3/7
QUIZ 9
Specific Objectives 9
Practice Quiz 9
W 3/9

23.1-23.9

Aryl halides: properties and reactivity
For Homework: Carey Problems 23.2-23.5, 23.7-23.11, 23.18 & 23.27

Th 3/10

24.1-24.8

Phenols: properties and reactivity
For Homework: Carey Problems 24.2-24.6

F 3/11

24.9-24.15

Phenols: reactivity and analysis
For Homework: Carey Problems 24.7-24.10, 24.17 & 24.19

W 3/16
FINAL EXAM
Specific Objectives

11:45-2:00 p.m.



Other Useful Links:

Tutor Schedule

Periodic Table of the Elements 

Department of Chemistry 

Occupational Saftey Office

American Chemical Society (ACS)

 

Note: If you're having trouble opening some of the above links (especially the PDFs) from "Explorer" try opening from "Netscape." Also, you need to be working from a computer that has Adobe Reader installed. If not, click here to install it for free.