Text: 1. W. H. Brown, Organic Chemistry, Saunders College Publishing Co., 1995.
2. B. L. Iverson and S. A. Iverson, Student Study Guide and Problems
Book for Organic Chemistry, Volumes 1 and 2, Saunders College
Publishing Co., 1995.
Lecturer: (Lecture Section 1; MWF, 9:10 - 10:00 AM)
Professor E. LeGoff Office: 531 Chemistry Building, Phone: 355-9715 (x 146)
Office Hours: Wednesdays 1:30 - 3:30 PM
Lecturer: (Lecture Section 2; MWF, 11:30 - 12:20 PM)
Professor M. Rathke Office: 522 Chemistry Building, Phone: 355-9715 (x 150)
Office Hours: MWF, 10:20 - 11:15 AM
Library: Room 426 Chemistry Bldg. - Course folders and
text are on reserve.
| CHAPTERS | TOPIC | DATES COVERED |
| Chapters 12, 13, 14 | Spectroscopy | Jan. 14, 16, 19, 23 |
| Chapter 17 | Aldehydes and Ketones | Jan. 26, 28, 30, Feb. 2, 4, 6 |
| Chapter 18 | Carbohydrates | Feb. 9, 11, 13, 18 |
| EXAM | Covers: Chapters 12, 13, 14, 17 | Feb. 16 (Monday) |
| Chapter 19 | Carboxylic Acids | Feb. 20, 23, 25, 27, Mar. 2 |
| Chapter 20 | Carboxylic Acid Derivatives | Mar. 4, 6, 16, 18, 20 |
| Chapter 21 | Enolate Anions | Mar. 23, 25, 27 |
| EXAM | Covers: Chapters 18, 19, 20 | Mar. 30 (Monday) |
| Chapter 22 | Amines | Apr. 1, 3, 6, 8, 10 |
| Chapter 23 | Lipids | Apr. 13, 15 |
| Chapter 24 | Amino Acid and Proteins | Apr. 17, 20, 22, 24 |
| EXAM | Covers: Chapters 21, 22, 23 | Apr. 27 (Monday) |
| Review | April 29, May 1 | |
| FINAL EXAM | Covers: Chapters 12-24 | May 5 (Tuesday) 5:45 PM |
There will be three 50-minute examinations given during the lecture
periods (Feb. 16, Mar. 30 and Apr. 27). These will count
200 points each. All exams must be taken in the lecture section
in which you are enrolled. The total points you earn and their
relationship to your grade in this course will be determined as
follows:
| Three Exams (200 points each) | = | 600 points | |
| Final Exam | = | 400 points | |
| Total | = | 1000 points | |
Points Earned | Approximate
Percentages |
Course Grade | |
| 1000 - 850 | 100 - 85% | 4.0 | |
| 849 - 770 | ~84 - 77% | 3.5 | |
| 769 - 700 | ~76 - 70% | 3.0 | |
| 699 - 620 | ~69 - 62% | 2.5 | |
| 619 - 560 | ~61 - 56% | 2.0 | |
| 559 - 470 | ~55 - 47% | 1.5 | |
| 469 - 400 | ~46 - 40% | 1.0 | |
| 399 - 0 | ~39 - 0% | 0.0 | |
Missed Exams:
No makeup exams will be given. If you miss an hourly examination
your course grade will be calculated by adding the point value
(200 pts) of the missed exam to the Final Exam. Thus, if you
miss one exam, your Final Exam will count for 600 points; and
if you miss two exams, your final will count for 800 points.
Regrading of Exams:
Hourly exams will be returned only during your regularly
scheduled recitation meeting following the exam. Any regrading
requests must be made at that time to the recitation instructor
by means of a signed note in the space provided on the exam.
No exam which has left the recitation room in possession of
the student will be considered for regrading. The entire
exam will be regraded when a request for regrading is made. Unclaimed
exams may be obtained from your recitation instructor.
Final Exam:
The final, which is all-inclusive, will be given on Tuesday,
May 5, 5:45-7:45 PM. The room locations will be
announced during the last week of classes. University rules stipulate
that you will receive a 0.0 for the course if you do not take
the final exam. The scheduling of a make up for the final exam
and the issuing of Incompletes will follow university rules.
Final exams will be kept on file by your instructor for one semester
and then destroyed. If you wish to check your final exam, make
an appointment with your instructor sometime during the next semester.
Handouts:
At various times, handouts with homework problem assignments,
announcements, etc. will be available at the back of the lecture
hall as you enter. They will be available only once (except this
one). Please take only one copy. If you miss obtaining a handout
at lecture, a copy of each handout will be available from the
CEM 252 course folder in the Chemistry Department Library
(Rm. 426 Chem. Bldg.). Textbooks (Brown), study guides and
molecular models are also available in the Chem. Library.
Recitations:
Recitations begin January 19. These periods will be devoted
to answering questions, assisting students in problem solving,
giving quizzes, and returning and reviewing hourly examinations.
Since course records are kept by your recitation instructor,
it is critical that you know the recitation instructor's name
and your recitation section number by the time of the first exam.
For extra help, you may see an instructor during scheduled office
hours. Office hours for recitation instructors will be announced
separately. Please do not enter graduate labs at other times
since dangerous chemicals are always present and potentially dangerous
experiments may be in progress.
Policy on Cheating:
Any student caught cheating will receive a grade of 0.0 for the
course. In addition, a letter describing the incident will be
sent to the chairperson of the chemistry department and to the
dean of the student's college.
Study Hints:
We urge you to use the study guides that accompany the Brown textbook.
We want to emphasize a few points:
1. Organic chemistry in many ways resembles a new language for
you, and you cannot avoid quite a bit of memorizing (vocabulary).
2. To do well, you have to do a lot of writing - write
formulas, write equations, so that you can write complex structures
quickly. You cannot learn organic chemistry just by reading about
it.
3. The best way to do well is to work problems, as many as you
possibly can. We will assign some, and the quizzes will be based
on them, but try to do as many others as you possibly can. You
may consult other chemistry texts in the library for additional
problems.
4. While attendance at lectures is not required, experience shows
that most people who do not attend regularly do poorly in the
course.
5. Organic chemistry is a cumulative subject. If you get behind
at the beginning, you will get lost, because every new topic depends
on what went before it. So keep up to date; don't get behind.
6. Plan on a minimum of 10 hours/week for study outside of class.
Reviewing CEM 251:
Success in mastering the material in CEM 252 is dependent upon your having a good grasp of the information presented in CEM 251. You should review Chapters 1-11, 15 and 16, paying special attention to structure, nomenclature and reactions. A good method to review this material is to read the Overview Sections of each chapter as presented in Volume 1 of the Study Guide.
Reading and Problem Assignments. Exams will be taken mostly
from the assigned problems below. They will be based upon the
lecture material and upon the principles and facts exemplified
by the assigned problems.
| CHAPTER | READING | PROBLEMS |
| 12 | Mass Spectrometry | 12.1 (p. 458), 12.2 (p. 462), 12.3 (p. 466), 12.12, 12.13, 12.15, 12.16, 12.17, 12.18, 12.19, 12.21 |
| 13 | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy | 13.2 (p. 486), 13.4 (p. 489), 13.5 (p. 494), 13.6 (p. 500), 13.16, 13.17, 13.19, 13.20, 13.21, 13.22, 13.24, 13.25 |
| 14 | Infrared and Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy | 14.2 (p. 525), 14.9 (p. 540), 14.8, 14.10, 14.12 (p. 543), 14.13, 14.19 |
| 17 | Aldehydes and Ketones
(Omit: Sections 17.8, 17.10, page 679, 17.15B, 17.16C) | 17.1 (p. 645), 17.2 (p. 646), 17.4 (p. 658), 17.6 (p. 668), 17.8 (p. 673), 17.10 (p. 678), 17.11 (p. 685), 17.13, 17.14, 17.15, 17.16, 17.22, 17.24, 17.27, 17.36, 17.47, 17.48, 17.51, 17.52, 17.54, 17.58, 17.60, 17.64 |
| 18 | Carbohydrates
(Omit: pp. 736, 737, 747) | 18.1, 18.2, 18.4, 18.6, 18.8, 18.9, 18.10, 18.12, 18.17, 18.18, 18.20,
18.22, 18.24, 18.36, 18.37 a,b,d, 18.38, 18.41, 18.42, 18.43, 18.45b, 18.47 |
| 19 | Carboxylic Acids | 19.1-19.7 a,b,c, 19.8 a,b,h,k, 19.14 a,c,d, 19.15, 19.18, 19.21, 19.25, 19.27 |
| 20 & 21 |
Functional Derivatives of Carboxylic Acids | 19.28, 20.1, 20.2, 20.4, 20.7, 20.13, 20.14, 20.20, 20.23, 20.24 a,b,c,e,f, 20.26, 20.27, 20.32, 20.50, 21.2 a, 21.6, 21.8, 21.12, 21.19a, 21.20, 21.21c |
| 22 | Amines
(Omit: 22.9 E,F,I; 22.12, 22.13) | 22.1-7, 22.9a, 22.12 a,b, 22.19, 22.23, 22.29, 22.36, 22.39, 22.41, 22.46, 22.48, 22.49 |
| 23 | Lipids | 23.1, 23.2, 23.3, 23.9 a,b,c, 23.12 |
| 24 | Aminoacids and Proteins | 24.5, 24.6, 24.8, 24.9, 24.11, 24.19, 24.24, 24.25, 24.30 |