Chem 332

Spring 2008
Lecture MWF, 10:10-11 AM in 207 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.


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.


Exam Schedule:
Exam 1 on Wed March 12th
Exam 2 on Wed April 16th
Exam 3 on Wed May 14th
FINAL exam TBA

FOR THOSE ALSO ENROLLED IN CHEM 334:
Chem 334 Lab Exam 1 Monday March 17
Lab Exam 2 during week of Monday April 28


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

for more problems: Chem  332 from Spring 2003

extra synthesis problems:  1 
extra synthesis problem answers: 1  

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

2007 Exams:  1  2  3  4
2007 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 13.  Instructions for indepedent study (of chem 334).   Chp.21 - Amines

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

Week 3: (Monday Febuary 25).  Ring-forming Reactions: Chp. 19, 20, 23 Carboxylic Acids, Dicarbonyl Compounds.
 

Week 4:  (Monday March 3)   Ring-forming Reactions continued: Intramolecular aldol condensation, Robinson annulation, Dieckmann Review for exam 1. 
 
 

Week 5: (Monday March 10th). Exam 1 on Wed March 12.  Sigmatropic (electrocyclic) Rearrangements, 
 

<>Week 6: (Monday March 17th)   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 on Monday March 17

 

Week 7: (Monday March 24th) Chp. 15, 16 Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution
Diazonium Salts  Aromaticity continued. 
 
SPRING BREAK

Week 8: (Monday April 7)  Chemistry of Benzene derivatives, Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution
 

Week 9: (Monday April 14)    Synthesis applications   Exam 2 on Wed April 16th
   

Week 10: (Monday April 21th)  arrow-pushing mechanisms, organic polymers

Week 11: (Monday April 28)  Chp. 12, Chp. 26 Amino Acids, Peptides  Lab Exam 2 on Monday April 28
 

Week 12: (Monday, May 5)  Chp. 24 Sugars, Chp. 25 Heterocycles,  

Week 13: (Monday May 12th)  Chp. 26 DNA, RNA Exam 3 on Wed May 14

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

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

FINAL EXAM: TBA