Chem 332

Spring 2003
Lecture MWF, 10:10-11 AM in 101 Brown Labs

Professor Joseph M. Fox
272 Brown Labs
302-831-0191
jmfox@udel.edu

Office hours: Mondays 11-12, or by appointment.  Contact me by email to schedule an appointment.

An optional discussion section will be led by Dr. Paul Silver on Mondays from 4:30-5:30 in 212 Brown.

New Additions

Answers to PS 6 have been posted.  PS 7 and exam 3 practice questions have been posted.  Answers to PS 7 will be posted later this week.
The polymer lecture has been posted as a powerpoint file

A list of tutors is available outside of my office.  Also, free small group tutoring is available at the Academic Services Center, George Evans House, 5 West Main St.  831-2805.

Note:  This syllabus will be updated weekly— check it frequently.  Reading assignments will be added,  homeworks and answer keys will be linked. Prof. Taber's course page from previous years will be an important resource for old practice exams, homeworks, etc.
 

Textbooks:

Organic Chemistry, Vollhardt and Schore, 4th Edition
Organic Chemistry Study Guide, Schore
Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Third Edition by Bell, Clark and Taber
A Molecular Model Set is also required

Links:
Chem 331  Prerequisite for this course
Chem 334  Laboratory course that accompanies Chem 331
Prof. Taber's course page
 

Grading

There will be three hour exams and a final.  All of the exams will be weighted equally, and there will be no 'drop' exam.  All exams will be open book, open notes.  Molecular models are also allowed during exams.

Weekly homework assignments will be collected.
 

Honors  Section

In  addition to  the regular  lectures, there is an Honors discussion group that meets from 9:10-10:00 Friday mornings to discuss topics from the primary chemical literature.  Contact me if you are interested in participating.
 

Syllabus:

Week 1: (First lecture: Wednesday, February 12).  Reading assignment: Vollhardt and Schore (V&S), Ch 13
alkyne chemistry; special handout: alkyne zipper.
Homework #1 due Monday, February 17.    Answers

Handout on IR
Handout on Mass Spec
 

Week 2: (Monday February 17th) Chp.21 - Amines
Homework #2- due Wed Feb. 26th.  Answers
 

Week 3: (Monday February 24th) Chp. 17, 18 - Aldehydes and Ketones
Homework #3- due Monday March 3rd .  Answers
 

Week 4: (Monday March 3rd).  Review for exam 1.
EXAM #1  Wed, March 5th  Exam 1 answers
Some suitable practice questions from previous years (Dr. Taber):
Chem 332, exam 1 2002, Q3a
Chem 332, exam 1 2001, Q1, 3
Chem 332, exam 1 2000, Q1
Chem 332, exam 1 1998, Q3b, 4b
Chem 332, exam 1 1997, Q1, 4
Chem 331, exam 4 2001, Q1, 2a, 3a,b
Chem 331, exam 4 2000, Q1, 2, 3, 4, 5
 

Week 5: (Monday March 10) Ring-forming Reactions: .
607-612, Chp. 19, 20, 23 Carboxylic Acids, Dicarbonyl Compounds.  Ring-forming Reactions continued: Intramolecular aldol condensation (pg 785-787), Robinson annulation (pg 795-796), Dieckmann (pg 1028)
NOTE: Wednesday's (March 12) lecture will meet in Memorial Hall, Rm 108
CHEM 334 LAB EXAM ON MONDAY, MARCH 10 at 7pm in 101 BRL
 
 

Week 6: (Monday March 17th)  Sigmatropic (electrocyclic) Rearrangements, pg 596- 602; pg 581.  Diels-Alder  591-596.  Photochemical 2+2 additions to make 4 membered rings.  Carbenes to make 3 membered rings. pp. 496-498
Homework #4 due Monday March 24rd .  Answers
 

Week 7: (Monday March 25h) Chp. 15, 16 Chp. 22 Aromaticity; Benzene Substitution.  Chp. 15, 16 Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution
Diazonium Salts
Homework #5  due Monday April 7 .  Answers TO HW 5 and practice questions
PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR EXAM 2

Spring Break: March 29-April 6th
 

Week 8: (Monday April 7th) Aromaticity continued, Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution.  Review for exam 2
EXAM # 2   Wednesday, April 9th . Answers
 

Week 9: (Monday April 14th) Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution continued, diazonium salt chemistry
CHEM 334 LAB EXAM ON MONDAY, APRIL 14 at 7pm in 101 BRL
 

Week 10: (Monday April 21sh) Chemistry of Benzene derivatives, Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution
Homework #6  due Monday April 28th .  Answers
NOTE: Monday's (April 21) lecture will meet in Memorial Hall, Rm 108
 

Week 11: (Monday April 28th) Synthesis applications, arrow-pushing mechanisms, organic polymers
Organic polymers Chp. 12., Powerpoint presentation on Polymers  Peptides.  
Homework #7  due Monday May 5th .  Answers
Exam 3 practice questions (answers are combined with those for HW 7)

Week 12: (Monday May 5th) Review for exam 3
EXAM #3   Wednesday, May 7th .  Answers
 

Week 13: (Monday, May 12th) Introduction to DNA, RNA, carbohydrates, Chp. 12, Chp. 26 Amino Acids, Peptides
Chp. 24 Sugars, Chp. 25 Heterocycles, Chp. 26 DNA, RNA
NOTE: Friday's (May 16) lecture will meet in Memorial Hall, Rm 108
Homework #8  due Monday May 19th .  Answers
 

Week 14: (Monday May 19th)  Review for final: arrow-pushing mechanisms,
synthesis
 

Bring your questions to the last class Wed. May 21th
 

FINAL EXAM  

Answers to the Final Exam