Course Syllabus

CHEM321 Fall 2013

Koh/Hietbrink

Week of: Chapter/Reading/Assigned Problems

August 26Introduction and Chapter 1.  (Atomic and Molecules Orbitals and Bonding)

Read Ch. 1: 1.1-1.7

Do problems Ch. 1: 32-39, 41-46, 48, 58.

September 2Chapter 2 (alkanes)

Read Ch. 2: 2.1-2.13; 2.15

Do problems Ch. 2: 41, 43, 45-54, 57, 59 (challenge), 60-62, 64-67.

September 9Chapter 3 (Alkenes/Alkynes)

Read Ch. 3: 3.1-3.20

Do problems Ch. 3: 36-48; 50; 52-57

September 16Chapter 4 (Stereochemistry)

Read Ch. 4: 4.1-4.14; also pages 1127-1128 (Fischer projections)

Do problems Ch. 4: 32-33, 36-37, 42-57.

September 23Chapter 5 (Rings)

Read Ch. 5: 5.1-5.6; skim 5.7

Do Problems Ch. 5: 32 (challenging!), 35-45, 52, 55.

Exam 1 Saturday September 28

September 30 Chapter 6 (Alkyl halides, Alcohols, Amines, Ethers…)

Read Ch. 6: 6.1-6.8

Do problems Ch. 6: 20a-k, 21, 26-27, 29, 30.

October 7Chapter 7 (Substitution/Elimination Reactions)

Read Ch. 7: all. Peek ahead at 9.4, 9.5, and 9.9.

Do problems Ch. 7: 40-42, 44, 45, 47-50, 52-53, 55-60, 65-74.

October 14continuation of Chapter 7

October 21Chapter 8 (Equilibria; Sections 8.1-8.8)

Read Ch. 8 (all). 

Do problems Ch. 8: 11, 12, 19, 21, 22, 24.

Exam 2 Saturday October 26

October 28Chapter 9 (Addition to Alkenes I)

Read Ch. 9: all but 9.8.

Do problems Ch. 9: 27, 30-32, 34, 35, 37-51, 53-55.

November 4Chapter 10 (Addition to Alkenes II and Alkynes)

Read Ch. 10: 10.1-10.11

Do problems Ch. 10: 38-56, 64, 65.

November 11 Chapter 11 (Radical Reactions)

Read Ch. 11: 11.4, 11.7, 11.8.

Do problems Ch. 11: 41abce, 45, 47-49

Exam 3 Saturday November

November 18Chapter 12 (conjugated systems)

Read Chapter 12.

Do problems: 12.1, 12.2, 12.4-12.6,12.9-12.12.

November 25continue Chapter 12 + Thanksgiving Break (no W/R lecture)

December 3rd last class (T/W) review