North Seattle Community
College Spring
2006
Chemistry 236: Organic Chemistry
Course meeting times
and place: W,
6:00 – 9:50 p.m. (AS 1623)
Purpose: This is the final quarter of a three-quarter
organic chemistry series. This quarter, we will work on oxygen and
nitrogen-containing organic compounds, both reactions and characterization. In
addition, we will also lay the framework for various classes of biologically
interesting compounds. This translates to chapters 17 through 27 of the
textbook. Due to the once/week meeting schedule, all exams will be take-home,
due at the next class meeting.
Prerequisites: CHE 235 (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 (4th 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:
9 at 10 points each, best 8 80
Midterm
exams: 2 at 50 points each* 100
Homework: 5 at 10 points each 50
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 #17, omit 17.17,
17.18, 17.19, 17.21
Chapter #18, omit 18.8,
18.9. 18.10, 18.12, 18.13, 18.14, 18.15
Chapter #19, omit 19.4,
19.5, 19.19, 19.20, 19.21
Chapter #20, omit 20.4,
20.5, 20.7, 20.8, 20.10, 20.12
Chapter #21, omit 21.2,
21.5, 21.6, 21.7, 21.8
Chapter #22, omit 22.4,
22.6, 22.7, 22.8, 22.9, 22.12, 22.14, 22.16, 22.19, 22.20, 22.21
Chapter #23, omit 23.5,
23.6, 23.8, 23.9, 23.10, 23.12, 23.15
Chapter #26, omit 26.4,
26.5, 26.6, 26.8, 26.10, 26.11
Chapter #27, omit 27.3,
27.5, 27.6, 27.10, 27.11, 27.12, 27.13, 27.14, 27.15, 27.16, 27.18
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 ÒStudy Guide and Solutions ManualÓ (which will be on reserve in the
library).
Chapter #17: 4,
6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 21, 23, 24, 28, 29, 40, 41, 48, 49, 52, 55 a-e
Chapter #18 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 24, 25, 41 a,d,f,g, 42, 45, 50,
51, 60 a
Chapter #19 3,
5, 12, 17, 18, 21, 23, 24, 25, 34, 35, 48, 53
Chapter #20 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 18, 29, 34, 35 a,f,e, 43, 53, 54
Chapter #21 4, 5, 15, 18, 20, 24, 26, 29 a-e, 38
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.
Special Project: You and a group of your study mates in the class
will lead a discussion about the mechanism and significance of a reaction in a
published paper you will read. Since the other members of the class have read
the paper too, your role will be to guide the discussion such that all
participants will have a good idea of the mechanism and significance of the
reaction in the paper due to the outside research you have done on the topic.
Please see the handout for details, and the
instructor will provide the various papers.
Make-ups: 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 ÒoffÓ 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 drop course May
19
Last
day of instruction June
7
Final
due June
14, 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.
April 5: Brief review of
chapter 16; chapter 17, exercise 1 handed out
April 12: Chapter 17
conclusion, chapter 18, exercise 2 handed out
April 19: Chapter 18
conclusion, exercise 3 handed out
April 26: Chapter 19, midterm
1 handed out
May 3: Midterm 1 due,
Chapter 20, exercise 4 handed out
May 10: Chapter 20 conclusion,
chapter 21, exercise 5 handed out
May 17: Chapter 21
conclusion, exercise 7 handed out, midterm 2 handed out
May 24: Midterm 2 due,
chapter 22, exercise 8 handed out
May 31: Chapter 23,
exercise 9 handed out, literature review project
discussion
June 7: chapter 23
conclusion, course review, final exam handed out
June 14: Final exam due
by 8 p.m. in the classroom (you may turn it in earlier)