Chem 332

Spring 2006
Lecture MWF, 10:10-11 AM in 130 Sharp 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.

The TA's for Chem 334 will also hold office hours:
Allison Kimball, akimball@UDel.Edu
James Plampin, plampin@UDel.Edu
Xie Xiaocong, xcxie@UDel.Edu
John Young, youngjo@UDel.Edu

New Additions

Note:  This syllabus will be updated 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 and resources:

Chem 334  Laboratory course that accompanies Chem 332
Chem  332 from Spring 2003: resource for old problems
Chem 332 from Spring 2005
Prof. Taber's course page: resource for old problems
polymer lecture
 Handout on IR
Handout on Mass Spec
Handout on Solid Phase Synthesis and Sugar Chemistry

Grading

There will be three hour exams and a final.  All of the exams will be weighted equally.  All exams will be open book, open notes.  Molecular models are also allowed during exams.

<>Weekly homework assignments will be collected.  


Honors  SectionThe Honors discussion group meets from 9:10-10:00 on Friday mornings to discuss topics from the primary chemical literature.  
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Problem Sets:  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10
Problem Set Answers:  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10
Exams:  1  2  3  4
Exam Answers: 1  2  3  4  

Last year's Exams:  1   2   3   4   
Last year's Exam Answers:  1   2   3   4   


<>Syllabus:
 

Week 1: First Class on Feb 8.  Instructions for indepedent study (of chem 334).   Chp.21 - Amines

Week 2: (Monday February 13th) Chp. 17, 18 - Aldehydes and Ketones
 

Week 3: (Monday Febuary 20).  Ring-forming Reactions: .
607-612, Chp. 19, 20, 23 Carboxylic Acids, Dicarbonyl Compounds.
 

Week 4:  (Monday Feb 27)   Ring-forming Reactions continued: Intramolecular aldol condensation (pg 785-787), Robinson annulation (pg 795-796), Dieckmann (pg 1028) Review for exam 1.  Exam 1 on Friday March 3rd. 
 
 

Week 5: (Monday March 6h).  Sigmatropic (electrocyclic) Rearrangements, pg 596- 602; pg 581. 
 

<>Week 6: (Monday March 13th)   Diels-Alder  591-596.  Photochemical 2+2 additions to make 4 membered rings.  Carbenes to make 3 membered rings. pp. 496-498   Chp. 15, 16 Chp. 22 Aromaticity; Benzene Substitution.  Lab Exam 1 on Monday March 13st

 

Week 7: (Monday March 20th) Chp. 15, 16 Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution
Diazonium Salts  Aromaticity continued. 
 
SPRING BREAK

Week 8: (Monday April 3th)  Chemistry of Benzene derivatives, Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution  Exam 2 on Friday April 7th
 

Week 9: (Monday April 10)    Synthesis applications
   

Week 10: (Monday April 17th)  arrow-pushing mechanisms, organic polymers

Week 11: (Monday April 24)  Chp. 12, Chp. 26 Amino Acids, Peptides  Lab Exam 2 on Monday April 24
 

Week 12: (Monday, May 1)  Chp. 24 Sugars, Chp. 25 Heterocycles,   Exam 3 on Friday May 5

Week 13: (Monday May 10th)  Chp. 26 DNA, RNA 

 
Week 14: (Monday May 15th)   arrow-pushing mechanisms, synthesis, Review for final

Bring your questions to the last class Wed. May 17th
 

FINAL EXAM: TBA