Instructor:
Dr. Michael G. Silvestri
Office: FOE 25-335
Phone: 756-1686
E-Mail: msilvest@calpoly.edu
Website: http://www.calpoly.edu/~msilvest
Lecture: MW 10:10-12:00 Room: 187-C303
Materials:
Organic Chemistry, 7th. edition, L.G. Wade, Prentice Hall 2009
Solutions Manual, 7th. edition, Jan Simek, Prentice Hall 2009
Suggested: Molecular Model Set (e.g., inexpensive options like Molecular Visions, HGS Polyhedron or LLC Mega)
Organic Laboratory Techniques, Fessenden, Fessenden and Feist, 3rd. edition
Welcome to Chemistry 316! Organic Chemistry is a subject that I enjoy immensely. I hope you will also find it enjoyable. I must warn you at the outset, however, that if you fall behind you will not survive the course. Treat this course like a math course. Work on a daily schedule. Don't let your questions and uncertainties build up. Use my office hours, and take advantage of the tutoring services that are available to you.
Assigned problems are not collected for grading. Check your work with the answer book or with me. Work the problems in the text as you are doing your reading and then return to them again later. Working in study groups can be helpful as long as all members contribute.
Your total points will be calculated by each of the formulas shown below. For assignment of the final course grade, the greater of the two total point values will be used.
3 x (85pts)
= 255 pts Preliminary Exams 2 x (85 pts) = 170 pts Preliminary Exams = 100 pts Final Exam = 185 pts Final Exam = 45 pts Quizzes = 45 pts Quizzes = 100 pts Laboratory = 100 pts Laboratory = 500 pts Total = 500 pts Total
Grade assignments will be based upon total points earned including laboratory.
Remember that your submissions are to be in legible, clear, coherent English. Honesty is essential in preparing your submissions. Failure in this matter is cause for dismissal from the University.
Thursday, 12 January - Last day to add/drop a course by CPReg (remember to checkout from your laboratory drawer if you withdraw from lecture).
Wednesday, 14 March (10:10-12:00) Final Exam
Make-up exams are not given. The final must be taken as scheduled.
Week |
Dates |
Topics |
Readings
in Wade |
1 |
4 January |
Introduction and Review of Atomic Structure, Bonding, Lewis Structures, Formal Charge, Resonance, Acids and Bases. | Chapter
1 |
2 |
9 January |
Molecular Orbital Theory and Hybridization, Forces of Attraction, Functional Groups, Nomenclature. | Chapter
2 Chapter 3.1 - 3.3, Handout |
2 |
11 January |
Structure of Organic Molecules - Isomerism, Nomenclature Continued. | Chapter
2.8 |
3 |
17 January |
Conformational Analysis, Angle Strain, Cycloalkanes. |
Chapter
3.4 - 3.16 |
3,4 |
18, 23 January |
Electromagnetic Spectrum, Infrared (IR) and Carbon Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (CNMR). | Chapter
12.1 - 12.12, Chapter 13.1 - 13.5a, 13.12 - 13.14, Handout |
* * PRELIMINARY
EXAMINATION #1, WEDNESDAY 25 JANUARY* * |
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5 |
30 January, 1 February |
DEPT (CNMR Continued), Introduction to Organic Reactions, Kinetics, Thermodynamics and Reactive Intermediates. |
Chapter
4 |
6 |
6 February |
Stereochemistry, Optical Activity, Chirality Centers, Enantiomers and Diastereoisomers. | Chapter 5 |
6 |
8 February |
Stereochemistry - Enantiomers, Diastereoisomers and Chemical Reactivity. Introduction to Alkyl Halides |
Chapter 5, 6 |
7 |
13,15 February |
Alkyl Halides: Nucleophilic Substitution and Elimination Reactions, Isotope Effects. | Chapter 6 |
* * PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION #2, FRIDAY 17 FEBRUARY* * |
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8,9 |
22, 27 February |
Alkenes: Structure, Stability, and Preparation by Elimination and Alkene Metathesis. |
Chapter 7 |
9 |
29 February |
Alkenes: Reactivity I: Electrophilic Additions, Markovnikov's Rule, and Halogenation. | Chapter 8.1- 8.6 |
10 |
5 March |
Alkenes: Reactivity II: Hydroboration, Hydrogenation and Oxidation, Introduction to Addition Polymers. | Chapter 8.7- 8.10, 8.12, 8.14, 8.15, 8.16, 8.17 |
* * PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION #3, WEDNESDAY 7 MARCH* * |
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11 |
14 March |
Final Exam | |
#1: 25 January (Wednesday)
#2: 17 February (Friday)
#3: 7 March (Wednesday)
Wednesday, March 14 (10:10-12:00)