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Mount Saint Mary College
Newburgh, New York 12550
Organic Chemistry [CHM 201]
Fall 2005
Course Text:
Organic Chemistry, 6th Ed., Morrison & Boyd
Prentice-Hall, Inc. , Englewood Cliffs, NJ (1992)
Lab Text:
Intro. To Organic Laboratory Techniques,
Pavia, Lampman, Kriz, & Engel, Harcourt, Inc.,
NY, NY (1998)
Lecture:
Tues. & Thurs. 11:10 - 12:35
Laboratory:
Tues. or Thurs. 12:45 - 3:45
Instructor:
Dr. Lahar - Office: Aquinas 204
Voice: 569-3129
email: [email protected]
Office Hours: Monday & Friday 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
The major outcomes of this course are to develop:
a. a working knowledge of the classification and nomenclature of
organic compounds;
b. an understanding of the mechanisms governing organic reactions;
c. the ability to apply class reactions to specific compounds;
d. familiarity with modern methods of separation and structural
investigation.
Approx. Dates
Topic
Text
Chapter
Aug. 30
Hybridization, molecular orbitals, dipole moments,
bond energies
1
Sept. 1
Empirical and molecular formulae
2
Sept. 6
Methane - free radical halogenation
2
Sept. 8
Alkanes: structure, nomenclature, conformations,
synthesis, reactions
3
-2Sept. 13-20
Mechanism of free radical halogenation, stability
of intermediates
3
Sept. 22
Exam #1
Sept. 27-29
Chirality and optical rotation
4
Oct. 4-11
Alkyl halides, nucleophilic substitution
5
Oct. 13-20
Alkenes: structure, nomenclature
synthesis, reactions
8,9
Oct. 25
Resonance and resonance stabilization
11
Oct. 27
Dienes
11
Nov. 1
Exam #2
Nov. 3
Alkynes: structure, nomenclature,
synthesis, reactions
Nov. 8
Alicyclic compounds & heterocyclic compounds
Nov. 10
Aromatic compounds
14
Nov. 15-17
Electrophilic aromatic substitution
15
Nov. 22
Arenes
16
Nov. 29-Dec. 6
Alcohols
6
Dec. 8
Exam #3
As Scheduled
Final Exam
12
13,30
-3Course Policy
Mid semester grades will be assigned only on the basis of the first lecture exam. Final
grades will be determined from scores on the three lecture exams, quiz average,
laboratory grade, and final exam score with the breakdown as follows.
Three Lecture Exams .. ......... 60%
Laboratory Grade ................... 20%
Quiz Average ........................ 5%
Final Exam ............................ 15%
Based on the numerical average, letter grades will be assigned as follows:
A 90-100
B- 78, 79
D+ 65-67
A- 88, 89
C+ 75-77
D
60-64
B+
C
F
85-87
70-74
< 60
B 80-84
C- 68, 69
Attendance is expected at all lectures. More than three (3) unexcused absences or
excessive tardiness may result in a failing grade for the course. Attendance at scheduled
exams and at laboratories is mandatory. An absence of this sort may be excused only for
a certifiable, extraordinary reason and the missed exam or laboratory must be made-up at
the convenience of the instructor. Students are responsible for obtaining any assignments
or other material missed due to absence.
Students are expected to BE PREPARED for each class. This preparedness should
consist of reviewing from lecture notes material from the previous class, completing
homework and/or reading assignments (with comprehension). Solutions to homework
assignments, where applicable, will be posted on the designated bulletin board. Students
are expected to have compared their results to the posted solutions prior to lecture. At the
start of each lecture there will be the opportunity to ask questions. There will be a
weekly quiz administered during the laboratory session which will cover recent lecture
material.
The laboratory schedule is attached. For each lab you are expected to read any assigned
material, the introductory essay to each experiment (where applicable), and the details of
any "techniques" to which you are referred in the experiment's introduction. Laboratory
safety rules must be observed at all times. The instructor reserves the right to dismiss
from the laboratory with a failing grade any student whose lack of preparation for the
exercise constitutes a safety concern. Also please note that successful completion of all
laboratory exercises is a requirement for achieving a passing grade in this course
Students for whom the laboratory component of the course has been waived are reminded
that the lecture exam average will count for 85% of the course average.