Chem 332

Spring 2009
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.


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
Chem 332 from Spring 2007
Chem 332 from Spring 2008
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, three quizzes and a final exam.  Exams 1-3 will each be worth 20% of the final grade.  Quizes will each be worth 5% of the grade.  The final exam will be worth 25% of the grade.  The quizes will be closed book and closed notes.  All other exams will be open book, open notes.  Molecular models are also allowed during exams.


Exam and Quiz Schedule:
Quiz 1 on Mon March 9th
Exam 1 on Wed March 11th
Exam 2 on Wed April 15th
Quiz 2 on Fri April 17
Quiz 3 on Fri May 8
Exam 3 on Mon May 11th
FINAL exam TBA

FOR THOSE ALSO ENROLLED IN CHEM 334:
Chem 334 Lab Exam 1 Wed March 18 in Sharp 131
Lab Exam 2 Wed April 29 in Sharp 131


in addition to end-of-chapter problems (to be assigned in class)
Problem Sets:  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   
Problem Set Answers:  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   

for more problems: Chem  332 from Spring 2003

extra synthesis problems:  1 
extra synthesis problem answers: 1  

2009 Exams:  1  2  3  4
2009 Exam Answers  1  2  3  4
2009 Quizzes:  1  2  3  4
2009 Quiz Answers  1  2  3  4

2008 Exams:  1  2  3  4
2008 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:    Instructions for indepedent study (of chem 334).   Chp.21 - Amines.  

Week 2:   Chp. 17, 18 - Aldehydes and Ketones
 

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

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

Week 5:  Exam 1 and Quiz 1 this week!  Sigmatropic (electrocyclic) Rearrangements, 
 

<>Week 6:    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.   Chem 334 Lab exam on Wed at 5 pm!

 

Week 7:   Chp. 15, 16 Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution
Diazonium Salts  Aromaticity continued. 
 
SPRING BREAK

Week 8:   Chemistry of Benzene derivatives, Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution
 

Week 9: Synthesis applications   Exam 2 and quiz 2 this week!
   

Week 10:  arrow-pushing mechanisms, organic polymers

Week 11:   Chp. 12, Chp. 26 Amino Acids, Peptides  Lab Exam 2 on Wednesday!
 

Week 12:   Chp. 24 Sugars, Chp. 25 Heterocycles,  Quiz 3 on Friday!

Week 13:   Chp. 26 DNA, RNA Exam 3 on Monday!

 
Week 14:     arrow-pushing mechanisms, synthesis, Review for final

Bring your questions to the last class 
 

FINAL EXAM: TBA