Chemistry 301

Organic Chemistry I
(Section 01)
Fall 2014
11:00 12:15 MF (Sims 105)
Instructor: Dr. Aaron M. Hartel Phone: 323-4942
Email: hartela@winthrop.eu !""ice: 3#4$ %ims
!""ice Hours: &' #2:((-#:(( or )* appointment.
+ourse ,e): )ohr.winthrop.eu
&e-t)oo.: /one.
Moels: An or0anic molecular moel set is recommene.
!oals an" O#$ecti%es:
&he ma1or o)1ecti2es o" this 4-creit course are to:
#3 4nerstan molecular structure
23 5earn to etermine structure "rom spectroscopic an spectrometric ata
33 Demonstrate how structure etermines reacti2it*
43 5earn or0anic reactions an unerstan the )asic mechanistic principles o" reaction
63 Appl* reactions to or0anic s*nthesis
73 De2elop si0ni"icant pro)lem sol2in0 a)ilit*
&'(ecte" Sche")le:
ee* O+ ,o(ic -ro#lem Set
Au0ust 26 Atomic &heor* #
%eptem)er # $onin0 an H*)rii8ation #
%eptem)er 9 /omenclature 2
Se(tem#er 15 &./M 1
%eptem)er #6 :ree 'otation; +on"ormational Anal*sis 3
%eptem)er 22 %tereochemistr*; %tereoisomers 3
Se(tem#er 20 &./M 2
%eptem)er 29 %tructural Determination <I'; 4=; M%3 4
!cto)er 7 %tructural Determination <
#3
+;
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H /M'3 6
Octo#er 13 &./M 3
!cto)er #3 Acis an $ases 7
!cto)er 2( Mechanisms >
!cto)er 2> Al.ene Aition 'eactions 9
1o%em#er 3 &./M 4
/o2em)er 3 'esonance; Multi"unctional Molecules 9
/o2em)er #( Al.*nes; %*nthesis #(
1o%em#er 12 &./M 5
/o2em)er #> /ucleophilic %u)stitutions; Eliminations ##
/o2em)er 24 %u)stitutions an Eliminations o" Alcohols ##
Decem)er # Ethers; Epo-ies an Amines #2
Decem)er 9 More %*nthesis #2
3ecem#er 14 FI1/5 &./M 6:00 a7m7 C)m)lati%e
Chemistry 301
Organic Chemistry I
(Section 01)
Fall 2014
11:00 12:15 MF (Sims 105)
&'ams an" Final !ra"e:
&here are "i2e in-class e-ams <#6? o" the course 0rae each3 an a cumulati2e "inal
e-am <26? o" the course 0rae3 scheule at the times a)o2e. Ma.e-ups are 0i2en onl*
in e-treme circumstances. &he "inal 0rae "or the class will )e )ase on these e-ams.
E-pect the a2era0e score in the course to )e aroun 76?. &he @A- s*stem will )e use "or
BAC; B$C an B+C 0raes. 'ou0hl*; a B@C will )e aware to scores in the top thir o"
each 0rae ran0e an a B-B to those in the lower thir. Draes are t*picall* assi0ne
loosel* "ollowin0 the scheme )elow.
%cores hi0her than 92? ha2e )een aware EAFsE
%cores )etween >(? an 9#? ha2e )een aware E$FsE
%cores )etween 7(? an 79? ha2e )een aware E+FsE
%cores )etween 6(? an 69 ha2e )een aware EDFsE
%cores )elow 6(? ha2e )een aware E:FsE
8e9gra"es:
A re-0rae must )e su)mitte within one wee. a"ter the e-am is returne. Gou must )e
speci"ic in what is to )e re-0rae an ha2e 1usti"ication as to wh* the 0rain0 was
incorrect.
ith"ra:als:
As per uni2ersit* polic*; an* stuent who withraws a"ter !cto)er 24 will recei2e a 0rae
o" B:C i" "ailin0 the course at that time.
/tten"ance:
Attenance is optional; recommene an will not )e recore.
&thics:
As note in the %tuent +onuct +oe: B'esponsi)ilit* "or 0oo conuct rests with
stuents as ault ini2iuals.C &he polic* on stuent acaemic misconuct is outline in
the B%tuent +onuct +oe Acaemic Misconuct Polic*C in the online Student
Handbook.
St)"ents :ith 3isa#ilities:
I" *ou ha2e a isa)ilit* an reHuire speci"ic accommoations to complete this course;
contact %er2ices "or %tuents with Disa)ilities; at 323-329(.
Chemistry 301
Organic Chemistry I
(Section 01)
Fall 2014
11:00 12:15 MF (Sims 105)
;el(+)l ,i(s
#3 Do the homewor. pro)lem sets. ,e learn )est oin0; not )* reain0. Do the pro)lems
one-at-a-time; chec.in0 each answer as *ou 0o. I" *our answer is ri0ht; mo2e on. I" itFs
not; re-rea the te-tAnotes an tr* a0ain.
23 ,rite own e2er*thin0 *ou o. &his ma* seem su)tle; )ut it is 2er* important. !r0anic
chemistr* is a 2er* 2isual an etaile su)1ect. Most homewor. or e-am Huestions will
)e answere )* rawin0 structures; not wors. Det use to rawin0 thin0s Huic.l* an
properl*.
33 DonIt "all )ehin. E2er*thin0 in this course <an in +HEM 3(23 )uils on what we
co2ere the pre2ious a*; wee. an month. /ot unerstanin0 what we co2er toa*
ma.es learnin0 what we co2er tomorrow that much harer an more time-consumin0.
43 &here will )e a Bsel" e2aluationC poste online a "ew a*s )e"ore each e-am. 4se them to
0au0e what *ou ha2e learne an not learne. &hen 0o )ac. an stu* the material on
the parts *ou ha2enIt mastere.
63 I" *ouFre ha2in0 i""icult* unerstanin0 somethin0; 0et help. :in me; hire a tutor; 0o to
the "ree tutorin0 in the %ims stu* loun0e; as. the )rain* 0u*A0al own the hall. Do
whate2er it ta.es.