The
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Department of Chemistry
and Physics
Course: CHM 2500-001, "Organic Chemistry I"
Lab: CHM 2500-700, 701 "Organic
Chemistry I Lab"
Term: Spring 2012
Meetings for the course: MWF 12:20 pm – 1:10 pm,
SCI 3256
Meetings for the lab: T 2:00 pm-4:45
pm and R 9:30 am – 12:15 pm, SCI 3115
Office Hours: 2.00
pm-3.00 pm MWRF, 1.00 pm-2.00 pm T or by appointment
Professor: Cornelia Tirla
Literature Resources:
Class
text –F. A. Carey; R. M. Giuliano "Organic Chemistry"
eight edition, Mc Graw Hill
Lab text – K. Williamsom, R.D. Minard, K.M. Masters ÒMacroscale and Microscale Organic ExperimentsÓ, fifth edition.
web literature - some
useful resources are
Objectives: The activities associated
with this course are designed to provide students an understanding of the
fundamental principles of organic chemistry and to foster the ability to solve
problems, to write and speak clearly, and to think critically and creatively.
Description: This
course will be concerned with the knowledge and understanding of the
fundamental theories and practices of organic chemistry sufficient for
subsequent entry into programs/courses requiring an organic chemistry
competency, the workforce, or graduate professional programs of study. Emphasis
will be placed on classification of compounds, names and structures, reactions,
synthesis and mechanism; introductory spectroscopy and bio-organic
topics.
Lab
safety: Students must follow all
written and verbal instructions regarding safe lab procedures. A written copy
of lab safety policies will be provided. Failure to comply with these rules may
result in dismissal from the lab. Eye protection must be worn at all times in
the lab. Personal electronic devices such as cell phones and pagers should not
be brought to the lab with you.
Format: The
conventional lecture format will be the primary teaching method employed in
this course. Because of the importance of the literature data in
chemistry, students should bring the class text book
to each class meeting to allow for participation in group problem-solving
sessions.
Lab will
begin with a briefing in a classroom to be designated by the instructor.
Please read your lab and be prepared with any questions you have regarding the
procedure or the written report. During the lab period please concentrate first
on completing the required experimental procedures, measurements, and
observations. Calculations and questions are a secondary priority if they can
be done outside the lab period. These priorities are essential if labs are to
be completed. Information for each experiment must be recorded in the lab
notebook and initialed by the instructor prior to leaving lab. Reports to turn
in will be written from the information recorded in the lab notebook. The
format for notebooks and written reports will be provided for each experiment.
Because of the importance of the safety in chemistry, students should bring lab coat and appropriate safety
eyewear. All the experiments will be
described in a quad ruler bound notebook (available from the
instructor).
Any
student with a documented learning, physical, chronic health, psychological,
visual or hearing disability needing academic adjustments is requested to speak
directly to Disability Support Services and the instructor, as early in the
semester (preferably within the first week) as possible. All discussions
will remain confidential. Please contact Disability Support Services, DF Lowry Building, Room 103 or call 910-521-6695.
Evaluation/Grading: Graded assignments will be scored on a 100-point scale. Letter grades
for the course will be assigned according to the following scale:
100-95=A, 94-90=A-, 89-87=B+, 86-83=B, 82-80=B-, 79-77=C+, 76-73=C, 72-70=C-,
69-67=D+, 66-63=D, 62-60=D-, 59 and below=F. These letter grades will
then be converted to the 4-point QPA scale by the University Registrar's Office
prior to being recorded on student transcripts (see p. 42 of the UNCP catalog).
Class(75%): Graded
assignments for this course will include four preterm tests (60%) and a
comprehensive final exam (15%).
Pertinent questions and problems will frequently be suggested for work
outside of class, though submission of these assignments is not required.
Lab (25%) : Graded
assignments for this course will include the lab reports (60%), notebook (10%)
a midterm test (15%) and a final exam (15%). All lab reports are due the next week following the
experiment. For each day of delay you lose 10% of the
grade. Now lab report will be do after 10 days. No lab report can be
accepted after the final test in lab.
Attendance: Poor
attendance typically results in poor performance on graded assignments and,
consequently, low course grades. Though attendance per se is not
factored into this course's grading scheme, students will be required to sign
an attendance roster at each class meeting for purely bookkeeping purposes. Attendance at all scheduled lab
sessions is required. There will be no make up labs. If absence is
unavoidable excuses must be written and submitted one week prior to or
following the absence. Additional documentation may be required. Unavoidable
absences are considered for personal or immediate family illness, death in the
immediate family, or business commitments that are verified by your employer in
writing. Missed labs that do not meet the above criteria will result in a grade
of Ò0Ó. No student will receive credit for the lab if he or she misses in
excess of two lab periods. For
religious holiday policy please refer to the following website for details: http://www.uncp.edu/chem_phy/religiousholidaypolicy.pdf.
Honor Code: Students are expected to follow the UNCP Honor Code (see pp.
51-53 of the UNCP catalog); settled cases
involving first-offense violation of the Honor Code will result in a minimum
penalty of course failure. Notes or book are not allowed during the test. Only
material provided by the instructor can be used during the test.
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Dates |
Chapters |
Topics |
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January 9-13 |
Ch 1 |
Structure Determines Properties. |
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January 18-23 |
Ch 2 |
Alkanes and Cycloalkanes: Introduction to Hydrocarbons |
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January 25 |
Review |
Ch 1-2 |
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January 27 |
Test 1 |
Ch 1-2, Discussion |
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January 30- February 3 |
Ch 3 |
Alkanes and Cycloalkanes: Conformations and cis-trnas
Stereoisomers |
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February 6-10 |
Ch 7 |
Stereochemistry |
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February 13 |
Review |
Ch 3 and 7 |
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February 15 |
Test 2 |
Ch 3 and 7, Discussion |
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February 17-22 |
Ch 4 |
Alcohols and Alkyl halides |
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February 24-29 |
Ch 5 |
Structure and Preparation of Alkenes :
Elimination Reactions |
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March 2-14 |
Ch 8 |
Nucleophilic
Substitutions |
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March 16 |
Review |
Ch. 4, 5, 8 |
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March 19 |
Test 3 |
Ch 4, 5, 8 Discussion |
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March 21-26 |
Ch 6 |
Addition Reactions of Alkenes |
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March 28-April 2 |
Ch 9 |
Alkynes |
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April 4 |
Review |
Ch 6 and 9 |
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April 9 |
Test 4 |
Ch 6 and 9, Discussion |
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April 11-16 |
Ch 10 |
Conjugation in Alkadienes and Allylic Systems |
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April 18-23 |
Ch 14 |
Organometallic Compounds |
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April 25-27 |
Review |
All Ch. |
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April 30-May 4 |
Final Test |
All the Ch. |
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Dates for the lab |
Chapters.Topics |
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January 10 |
January 12 |
Lab1. Introduction, Safety, Policies |
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January 17 |
January 19 |
Lab 2. Melting Point |
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January 24 |
January 26 |
Lab 3. Crystallization |
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January 31 |
February 2 |
Lab 4.
Distillation |
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February 7 |
February 9 |
Lab 4. Distillation |
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February 14 |
February 16 |
Lab 5. Sublimation |
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February 21 |
February 23 |
Lab 6. Discussion, Models use experiments |
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February 28 |
March 1 |
Lab 7. Midterm test |
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March 13 |
March 15 |
Lab 8. Extraction |
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March 20 |
March 22 |
Lab 9. Polarimetry |
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March 27 |
March 29 |
Lab 10. TLC Chromatography |
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April 3 |
April 5 |
Lab 11. Synthesis of 1-bromobutane |
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April 10 |
April 12 |
Lab 12. Synthesis of cyclohexene
from cyclohexanol |
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April 17 |
April 19 |
Lab 13 Review, Check Notebooks, Nucleophilic Substitution reactions of Alkyl halides. |
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April 24 |
April 26 |
Lab 14 Final test. |