Chem 332

Spring 2007
Lecture MWF, 10:10-11 AM in 131 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.


Textbooks:

Organic Chemistry, Vollhardt and Schore, 5th Edition
Organic Chemistry Study Guide, Schore
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
Chem 332 from Spring 2006
Prof. Taber's course page: resource for old problems

Handouts
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.


Honors  Section The Honors discussion group meets from 9:10-10:00 on Friday mornings to discuss topics from the primary chemical literature.  

Exam Schedule:
Exam 1 on Monday March 5
Exam 2 on Wed April 11th
Exam 3 on Friday May 4

Chem 334 Lab Exam 1 during week of Monday March 12
Lab Exam 2 during week of Monday April 23


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

Bonus Problem Sets:  1  2  3  4  5  6
Bonus PS Answers: 1  2  3  4  5  6

Exams:  1  2  3  4
Exam Answers  1  2  3  4

2006 Exams:  1  2  3  4
2006 Exam Answers: 1  2  3  4  

2005 Exams:  1   2   3   4   
2006 Exam Answers:  1   2   3   4   


<>Syllabus:
 

Week 1: First Class on Feb 7.  Instructions for indepedent study (of chem 334).   Chp.21 - Amines

Week 2: (Monday February 12th) Chp. 17, 18 - Aldehydes and Ketones
 

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

Week 4:  (Monday Feb 26)   Ring-forming Reactions continued: Intramolecular aldol condensation, Robinson annulation, Dieckmann Review for exam 1. 
 
 

Week 5: (Monday March 5th). Exam 1 on Monday March 5.  Sigmatropic (electrocyclic) Rearrangements, 
 

<>Week 6: (Monday March 12th)   Diels-Alder  Photochemical 2+2 additions to make 4 membered rings.  Carbenes to make 3 membered rings. Chp. 15, 16 Chp. 22 Aromaticity; Benzene Substitution.  Lab Exam 1 during week of Monday March 12

 

Week 7: (Monday March 19th) Chp. 15, 16 Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution
Diazonium Salts  Aromaticity continued. 
 
SPRING BREAK

Week 8: (Monday April 2)  Chemistry of Benzene derivatives, Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution
 

Week 9: (Monday April 9)    Synthesis applications   Exam 2 on Wed April 11th
   

Week 10: (Monday April 16th)  arrow-pushing mechanisms, organic polymers

Week 11: (Monday April 23)  Chp. 12, Chp. 26 Amino Acids, Peptides  Lab Exam 2 during week of Monday April 23
 

Week 12: (Monday, April 30)  Chp. 24 Sugars, Chp. 25 Heterocycles,   Exam 3 on Friday May 4

Week 13: (Monday May 7th)  Chp. 26 DNA, RNA 

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

Bring your questions to the last class Wed. May 16th
 

FINAL EXAM: TBA