North Seattle Community
College Fall
2007
Chemistry 231: Organic Chemistry
Course meeting times
and place: TTh,
6:00 – 7:50 p.m. (AS 1627)
Purpose: This is the first quarter of a three-quarter
organic chemistry series. This quarter, we will concentrate on nomenclature,
polarity, chirality and basic reaction mechanisms of aliphatic compounds. This
translates to the first seven chapters of the textbook.
Outcomes: You should, at the end of the course, be able to
name, draw various representations of, and state the chemical and physical
properties of simple organic compounds, including their stereochemistry. In
addition, you should be able to state the role that polarity, resonance and
molecular orbital theory plays in determining the stability of organic
compounds and ions. Finally, you should be able to elucidate some simple
mechanisms of aliphatic compound reactions.
Prerequisites: General chemistry with a GPA of 2.0 or greater;
at North, the general chemistry series is CHE 140/150/160. Due to the
complexity of the reading, English 101 (or equivalent) is strongly recommended.
Textbook: Organic Chemistry by Paula Bruice (5th edition)
Other required materials:
An e-mail address you will check a couple times per week
I will post most of the
handouts from class on the course website in pdf form.
Instructor: Tracy
Furutani Office:
IB 2328B
Phone: 528-4509 Office
hours: TTh, 1:30 – 2:20 and before class
e-mail:
tfurutani@sccd.ctc.edu
website:
http://faculty.northseattle.edu/tfurutani/
Grading:
Exercises:
11 at 10 points each, best 10 100
Midterm
exams: 2 at 50 points each 100
Homework: 7 at 10 points each, best 6 60
Pair project on stereochemistry 40
Final (comprehensive – December 11, 6:00 p.m.)* 100
Total 400
*If your final score
exceeds the sum of the midterm scores, then the final score will be counted for
the sum of your midterm scores as well.
Grades will be assigned
as follows:
Your total points: 380 - 400 Your
grade: 4.0
360
- 379 3.7
340
- 359 3.3
320
- 339 3.0
300
- 319 2.7
280
- 299 2.3
260
- 279 2.0
240
- 259 1.7
220
- 239 1.3
200
- 219 1.0
<
200 0.0
Text reading: (see calendar for appropriate times to be reading
these)
Chapter #1 all
sections except sections 1.10 and 1.25
Chapter #2 all sections
except section 2.5
Chapter #3 all sections
except sections 3.1 and 3.5
Chapter #4 all sections
except sections 4.8 and 4.9
Chapter #5 all sections
except sections 5.9, 5.10, 5.14, 5.15, 5.16, 5.17 and 5.20
Chapter #6 all sections
except sections 6.7, 6.8, 6.11 and 6.12
Chapter #7 all sections
Homework:
These problems are due at the same time as the miterm exam (or final)
that you are being tested on. For instance, the chapter 1 and 2 problems will
be due at the first midterm. It is highly recommended that you do them order to
prepare for the exams. These problems will be indicative of the type of
questions on the exams. The answers to some of these questions are at the end
of the text starting on page A-24. If the answer is not in this section then it
will be in the ÒStudy Guide and Solutions ManualÓ (which will be on reserve in
the library), so , in theory,
you should be getting full points for all the homework assignments.
Chapter #1: 4, 5
abc, 6, 9 aceg, 11, 14, 16, 18, 20, 25, 28, 29, 31, 32 ac, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40,
42 ac, 43, 44, 46, 48 ac, 49, 58 abcd, 60, 61, 66
Chapter #2: 2, 3, 5 ace, 6 ace, 7 ace, 9 ace, 11, 14 ace, 15
ac, 19 ace, 22 ace, 23 ace, 28, 30, 33, 35, 37, 38, 41
Chapter #3: 4
ac, 5 ace, 7, 9, 15, 16, 18 ac, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30, 33
Chapter #4: 2, 3, 5 ace, 7, 10 ac, 11 a, 12 ace, 13, 15 ace,
16, 20, 21, 28, 29, 31, 35, 36 ace
Chapter #5: 4, 5, 8, 9, 10 ac, 11 ac, 13, 15, 21, 24, 25, 27,
29, 30 ace, 34, 44 ac, 45, 50 ace, 52, 53 ace
Chapter #6: 1
ace, 5 ac, 6 ace, 8 ace, 10 ace, 17 ac, 19, 21
Chapter #7: 3 ,4, 5 ce, 7, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16 ac, 17 ac, 20,
21, 22 ac, 25 ac, 28 ac, 30, 32 ac, 35, 36, 39 ace
Exams: The midterm exams are fifty minutes long and
cover the material since the last exam; the final is two hours long and is comprehensive. These items represent individual learning, so no collaboration or use of the
textbook is allowed. However,
since they represent learning (and not memorization), they will be (unless
otherwise specified) open notes,
handouts, lab notebook, exercises and calculator.
Exercises: There will be weekly exercises designed to
illustrate the topics we are covering in class. The exercises are due at the
next midterm. You may work alone or in groups on these, though each person in
the group should keep her or his own copy for use during exams.
Stereochemistry pair project: You and a partner will choose a pair of
biologically interesting stereoisomers, research those substances and present a
short illustrated oral presentation to the class, as well as turn in a written
report. There will be a further handout on this assignment.
Make-ups: Missed exams cannot be made up. Let me know in advance if the exam
schedule poses a problem for you. Your lowest homework and exercise score are
dropped.
Cheating: Don't. I will use the policy outlined in the
Student Conduct section of the Student Handbook. Remember, a group project is
the result of a roughly equal sharing of ideas from each member of the group.
Collaboration is absolutely essential. A lab report or exam, however, is an
evaluation of what each individual understands.
Attendance: I will not take attendance during the quarter,
but, since we meet only forty-two times during the quarter, it is imperative
that you come to each meeting. Please call me (528-4509) or, better, e-mail me
(tfurutani@sccd.ctc.edu) if you are going to miss class, so that we can
discuss what you have missed.
Dates to remember: Last
day to drop course November
16
Last
day of course instruction December
6
Tentative calendar: the chapter numbers refer to chapters in the
Bruice textbook. This is a provisional calendar and topics/dates are subject to change. The lab topics/ sequence
is also subject to change. Check the website for the most up-to-date calendar.
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Sept. 24 |
25 Introduction, Chapter 1 |
26 |
27 Chapter 1 |
28 |
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Oct. 1 |
2 Chapter 1 |
3 |
4 Chapter 2 |
5 |
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8 |
9 Chapter 2 |
10 |
11 Chapter 2 |
12 |
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15 |
16 Chapter 3 |
17 |
18 Chapter 3 Exam 1 (Ch. 1 & 2) |
19 |
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22 |
23 Chapter 3 |
24 |
25 Chapter 4 |
26 |
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29 |
30 Chapter 4 |
31 |
November 1 Chapter 4 |
2 |
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5 |
6 Chapter 5 |
7 |
8 Chapter 5 |
9 |
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12 VeteranÕs Day |
13 Chapter 5 Stereochem. talk |
14 |
15 Chapter 6 Exercise 7 |
16 |
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19 |
20 Chapter 6 Exam 2 (Ch. 3 - 5) |
21 |
22 Thanksgiving |
23 |
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26 |
27 Chapter 6 Stereochem. talk |
28 |
29 Chapter 7 Stereochem. talk |
30 |
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3 |
4 Chapter 7 Stereochem. talk |
5 |
6 Chapter 7 Stereochem. talk |
7 |
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10 |
11 Final, 6 p.m. |
12 |
13 |
14 |