North Seattle Community
College Spring
2008
Chemistry 236: Organic Chemistry
Course meeting times
and place: TTh,
6:00 – 7:50 p.m. (AS 1627)
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. The first part is covered in chapters 16 through 21 of
the textbook; the second part will be readings to be assigned
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 (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, 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. or by appointment
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: 5 at 10 points each 50
Special project: Critical analysis of a paper 50
Final (ACS organic chemistry standardized exam) 100
Total 400
*If (midterm 2 score
> midterm 1 score), then midterm 1 score = midterm 2 score
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.
Chapter 16: omit 16.4, 16.18-16.20
Chapter 17: omit 17.7,
17.11-17.15
Chapter 18: omit
18.5-18.7, 18.10, 18.21, 18.22
Chapter 19: omit 19.4,
19.6, 19.8, 19.9
Chapter 20: omit
20.4-20.7
Chapter 21 and beyond:
readings will be assigned at a later date
Homework:
These problems are due at the same time as the midterm exam 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 #16: 4,
6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 20, 21, 24 (note similarity to biodiesel synthesis), 27, 31,
32,, 41, 42, 49, 52, 55 a-d
Chapter #17: 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 13, 14, 20, 24 a-c, 27 ab, 29, 32,
42 a-d, 44 a-d, 46 a-d, 50, 51, 60 ab, 66, 84 ab
Chapter #18: 3, 5 a-c, 8 a-c, 9, 17 ab, 18, 19, 21 a-d, 23, 24
bc, 25 ab, 28 ab, 30 ab, 34, 37 ab, 38, 40 a-c, 42 a-c, 53, 54, 72 (of CSI
interest)
Chapter #19: 1 a-f,2 a-d, 4 a-f, 6 a-d, 9, 10 a-f, 14 ab, 30
a-g, 35 a-c, 38, 43, 53, 54
Chapter #20: 3 a-c, 4 a-d, 13, 14, 17, 19 ab, 27 a-f, 33
Exams: Exams are open notes, handouts, exercises and
homeworks, but closed book with no collaboration. The midterm exams are fifty
minutes long and cover the material since the last exam; the final is two hours
long and is comprehensive. The
final is the American Chemical SocietyÕs standardized organic chemistry exam,
which is multiple choice.
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: This is a group exercise in which each group takes the lead in a
critical discussion of a published organic chemistry paper. The abstracts of
all the papers will be available, so you will be responsible for asking the
group whose paper is being discussed good questions. A short written critique
of the paper is required of each group.
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
23
Last
day of instruction June
10
Final
due June
12, 6 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.
|
March 31 |
April 1 Chapter 16 |
2 |
3 Chapter 16 |
4 |
|
7 |
8 Chapter 16 |
9 |
10 Chapter 16 |
11 |
|
14 |
15 Chapter 17 |
16 |
17 Chapter 17 |
18 |
|
21 |
22 Chapter 17 |
23 |
24 Midterm 1 (chapters
16-17) Chapter 18 |
25 |
|
28 |
29 Chapter 18 |
30 |
May 1 Chapter 18 |
2 |
|
5 |
6 Chapter 18 |
7 |
8 Chapter 19 |
9 |
|
12 |
13 Chapter 19 |
14 |
15 Chapter 19 |
16 |
|
19 |
20 Chapter 20 |
21 |
22 Midterm 2 (chapters
18-20) |
23 |
|
26 |
27 Sugars |
28 |
29 Sugars |
30 |
|
June 2 |
3 |
4 |
5 Biological molecules Review |
6 |
|
9 |
10 Final (ACS exam) |
11 |
12 Pickup of graded papers |
13 |
