North Seattle Community College Winter 2006

Chemistry 235: Organic Chemistry

Course meeting times and place: W, 6:00 – 9:50 p.m. (AS 1627)

Purpose: This is the second quarter of a three-quarter organic chemistry series. This quarter, we will concentrate on spectroscopy (mass, infrared and NMR), substitution and elimination mechanisms and reactions, and the chemistry of aromatic compounds. This translates to chapters 9 – 16 of the textbook. Due to the once/week meeting schedule, all exams will be take-home, due at the next class meeting.

Prerequisites: CHE 231 (or first quarter organic chemistry) with a GPA of 2.0 or greater. Due to the complexity of the reading, English 101 (or equivalent) is strongly recommended.

Textbook: Organic Chemistry by Paula Bruice (4^th 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: W, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. or by appointment

e-mail: tfurutani@sccd.ctc.edu

website: http://faculty.northseattle.edu/tfurutani/

Grading:

Exercises: 10 at 10 points each, best 9 90

Midterm exams: 2 at 50 points each* 100

Homework: 8 at 10 points each, best 7 70

JACS Communication 40

Final (comprehensive)* 100

Total 400

*The greater of the final score or the sum of the two midterm exams will count towards both grades.

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: You will be responsible for all sections not specifically omitted from the chapters. Note that we are doing some of the chapters (13 and 14) out of sequence; what follows is the chronological order in which we will cover the chapters.

Chapter #14, omit 14.14, 14.17, 14.19, 14.20, 14.21

Chapter #13, all of it

Chapter #9, omit 9.8 and 9.9

Chapter #10, omit 10.4 and 10.11

Chapter #11, omit 11.7, 11.9, 11.10, 11.11, 11.12

Chapter #12, omit 12.4, 12.6, 12.8, 12.9, 12.10, 12.12

Chapter #15, omit 15.6, 15.12 and 15.15

Chapter #16, omit 16.7, 16.8, 16.9, 16.13, 16.14, 16.15, 16.16

Homework: These problems are due at the same time as the mid-quarter exam (or final) that you are being tested on. 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 “Study Guide and Solutions Manual” (which will be on reserve in the library).

Chapter #14: 2, 3 a-c, 4, 7, 10, 12 ,16, 17, 19, 24, 25 a-c, 28, 32, 35, 38, 39

Chapter #13: 1, 5, 8, 9, 14, 16, 17, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 33, 35, 41, 43, 46, 50

Chapter #9: 1, 4, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14 , 15 a,c,e, 19, 20 a-e, 23

Chapter #10: 2, 5, 7, 13, 15, 16, 19, 22 a,c,e, 23 a,c,e, 25 b,c,d, 27, 28 a,c,e, 32 a,c,e, 36 a,c,e, 50, 51, 52

Chapter #11: 1, 3 a,c,e, 4, 6, 7, 8 a,c,e, 10, 12, 14 a,c,e, 18, 20 29 a,c,e, 30 a,c,e, 33, 34 a,c,e, 37 a,c,e, 45, 50

Chapter #12: 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 11, 18 a,c, 28, 31, 38 b,d,g, 39 a,c,e, 40, 53, 63 a,c

Chapter #15: 1, 2 b,d,f,h, 5, 8, 10, 15 16, 21, 22, 27, 31, 32, 36, 38

Chapter #16: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 15 b,d,f,h, 21, 24, 27, 39, 40 a,c,e, 46 a,c,e, 47, 65

Exams: Due to the setup of this course, all exams will be take-home, due a week later in class. I will have you sign a statement to the effect that you will abide by the conditions given on the exam. Typically, this means that no collaboration or use of the textbook is allowed. but your notes, class handouts, your lab notebook, your exercises and calculator are fine to use. The midterm exams are fifty minutes long and cover the material since the last exam; the final is two hours long and is comprehensive.

Exercises: There will be weekly exercises designed to illustrate the topics we are covering in class. The exercises are due with the following 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.

JACS Communication: The Journal of the American Chemical Society is one of the more prestigious publications for chemical research. Work published in that journal is deemed to represent a significant contribution to chemistry. The shortest type of publication in that journal is the “communication” which is roughly two double-spaced word-processed pages long. You will write a Communications-style report of an experiment you will perform in Chemistry 238 (or one you have done earlier in general chemistry), including citations and references and figures. There will be a further handout on this assignment.

Make-ups: Missed exams cannot be made up. Missed exercises can be made up, but should be turned in at the earliest opportunity.

Cheating: Don't. I will use the policy outlined in the Student Conduct section of the Student Handbook. Remember, a group project (and the homework and exercises fall under this category) is the result of a roughly equal sharing of ideas from each member of the group. Collaboration is absolutely essential. An exam, however, is an evaluation of what each individual understands.

Attendance: Since we meet only 11 times this 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. The course website will contain all of the handouts from class.

Cell phones and pagers: Please turn these devices either “off” or into silent mode, both during lecture and lab.

Chemical sensitivities: Due to the increasing numbers of individuals developing chemical sensitivities and the increasing awareness of such conditions, everyone who attends this class is asked to refrain from wearing any fragrance or perfume. The greatest feasible efforts will also be taken to ensure a fresh air environment free of not only the above-mentioned fragrances but also potentially harmful substances such as carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, carpet odor, organic solvents, etc., given the context of a chemistry laboratory. Individuals who are unsure of the importance of this policy should see the Dean of Math, Sciences, and Social Sciences for additional information.

Dates to remember:

Last day to withdraw without a W January 17

Last day to drop course February 24

Last day of instruction March 15

Final due March 22, 8 p.m.

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.

January 4: Brief review of chapter 8; chapter 14, exercise 1 handed out

January 11: Chapter 14 conclusion, chapter 13, exercise 2 handed out

Practice exam 1 handed out

January 18: Chapter 13 conclusion, exercise 3 handed out, midterm 1 handed out

January 25: Midterm 1 due, Chapter 9, exercise 4 handed out

February 1: Chapter 10, exercise 5 handed out

February 8: Chapter 10 conclusion, chapter 11, exercise 6 handed out

February 15: Chapter 11 conclusion, exercise 7 handed out

February 22:, Chapter 12, exercise 8 handed out, midterm 2 handed out

March 1: Midterm 2 due, Chapter 15, exercise 9 handed out

March 8: JACS Communication due, chapter 15 conclusion, chapter 16, exercise 10 handed out

March 15: Chapter 16, course review, final exam handed out

March 22: Final exam due at 8 p.m. in the classroom (of course, you may turn it in much earlier)