Dr. James E. Hanson | Lecture: MWF 11:00-11:50 Science Amph. |
322 McNulty | M 4:30-5:20 Corrigan 64 |
761-9416 | Laboratory: T or R, 8-1130 AM or 1-4:30 PM |
email: hansonja@lanmail.shu.edu | McNulty 221 or 223 |
homepage: http://www.shu.edu/~hansonja/ | Office Hours: MW 3:00 - 5:00 PM |
or by appointment | |
Organic Chemistry, 6th edition, T.W.G.Solomons
Organic Chemistry Study Guide 6th edition, Solomons & Fernandez
Organic Experiments, 7th
edition, Fieser & Williamson
molecular model kits (recommended, not required)
Students who successfully complete this course
will learn the structures, nomenclature, and the chemical, physical,
and spectroscopic properties of aromatic compounds, carbonyl compounds,
amines, and organic compounds of biological significance. They
will learn the reactivities of these classes of compounds, and
will be able to predict products when given starting materials
and to suggest appropriate routes of synthesis. They will understand
these reactivities using reaction mechanisms and energetics and
simple theories of resonance and electrostatic stabilization.
They will apply this knowledge in the laboratory, where they
will learn the roles of both synthesis and analysis in organic
chemistry. Above all, the successful student will have learned
to think synthetically and analytically about problems in organic
chemistry, and will not rely solely on rote memorization.
Examinations | 3 x 100 = 300 points |
Quizzes | 100 points |
Final Examination | 150 points |
Laboratory | 150 points |
TOTAL | 700 points |
Learning organic chemistry requires consistent
effort. To encourage and promote this effort, an assignment or
quiz will be given about once a week. As the lowest quiz grade
will be dropped, there will be no make up quizzes. Three one
hour exams will be given during the semester. Each will emphasize
the most recent material, but as knowledge gained earlier in the
course (and in prior prerequisite courses) may be necessary for
understanding the problems, all exams can be considered essentially
comprehensive. Exams will be short answer questions and problems,
there will be no multiple choice. Exams will be scored and returned
within one week. Upon return, the exam scores will be open for
discussion for one week. Except for arithmetic mistakes, exams
will only be re-scored in their entirety by the instructor: individual
problems will not be re-scored. The final exam will be comprehensive.
No make up tests will be given. In the event that an exam must
be missed due to a documented medical or other legitimate emergency,
the 100 point value of that exam will be added to the final exam.
Sets of suggested problems from each chapter will be provided
by the instructor. These problems should be worked, but will
not be collected. Answers to these problems can be found in the
study guide.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.
ANY STUDENT FOUND CHEATING ON AN EXAM OR QUIZ OR PLAGIARIZING
OR FALSIFYING A LABORATORY NOTEBOOK WILL BE GIVEN A ZERO FOR THAT
EXAM, QUIZ, OR LAB. A LETTER DESCRIBING THE OFFENSE WILL THEN
BE PLACED IN THAT STUDENTÍS PERMANENT RECORD. A SECOND
INFRACTION WILL RESULT IN DISMISSAL FROM THE COURSE AND A FAILING
GRADE.
Safety: The
laboratory contains many potential hazards and safety must be
taken extremely seriously. Failure to observe safe operating
procedures will result in expulsion from the laboratory for the
day. A second safety violation will result in permanent expulsion
and a zero for the laboratory portion of the grade. Appropriate
attire is required at all times in the laboratory as part of safe
laboratory practices. This begins with safety glasses
and includes long pants or skirts. Shorts, bare feet,
and open-toed sandals are NOT permitted. Lab coats and gloves
are recommended.
Preparation and Notebook Keeping:
Preparation is essential for safety and efficiency in the laboratory.
No one will be permitted to work in the lab who has not documented
their preparation in the laboratory notebook. This pre-lab preparation
will be checked at the beginning of each lab period. As is the
practice in all industrial and research laboratories, the notebook
will be the primary document for the laboratory. (Most students
will have learned how to maintain a laboratory notebook in General
Chemistry. Those who have not should purchase Writing the
Laboratory Notebook by H.M.Kanare, available in the bookstore.)
Notebooks will be collected and graded every third or fourth
week.
Grading:
The grade for the laboratory will be based on the laboratory notebook,
performance in the laboratory, and on a written report over the
multi-step synthesis. The lab grade will be based approximately
40% on the notebook, approximately 40% on laboratory performance,
and about 20% on the written report.
All students who complete all of the quizzes
and assignments without errors and who attend and complete all
laboratory experiments and submit a complete and satisfactory
laboratory notebook, while scoring at least 50% (after renormalization
- see below) of the high grade will be assured a minimum
grade of C. These students may earn a higher grade based on their
performance on the lecture exams, final, and laboratory. All
grades will be assigned based on a renormalization protocol.
The high grade in the class will be assigned a value of 100% and
all other percentages will be calculated from this norm. The
scale will be:
A | > 90% |
B+ | 87.5 - 89.9% |
B | 80.0 - 87.4% |
C+ | 77.5 - 79.9% |
C | 70.0 - 77.4% |
D+ | 67.5 - 69.9% |
D | 60.0 - 67.4% |
F | < 60% |
Note that since the normalization value (the
high score) will not be known until grades for all components
of the course are complete, it is difficult to define a grade
with any accuracy until the end of the course.
Approximate Date | Tentative Topics |
2/17-2/23 | chapters 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 16 |
4/1-4/8 | chapters 16-20 |
5/1-5/6 | chapters 19, 20, 22-25 |
FINAL: May 14, 10:45 AM | CUMULATIVE |
Last day for withdrawal: March 20
Spectroscopy (Chapter 13)
Review of Aromatic Chemistry (Chapters 14 &
15)
Anilines and Phenols (Chapter 20.8, & Chapter
21)
Carbonyl Compounds (Chapters 16, 17)
Carboxyl Compounds (Chapter 18)
Enolate Chemistry (Chapter 19)
Amines (Chapter 20)
Organic Compounds of Biological Interest (Chapter
22, 23, 24, & 25)
(Schedule subject to adjustment with at least one week's notice.)
Laboratory meets in 221 and 223 McNulty
1/20 & 1/22 | No Laboratory |
1/27 & 1/29 | Check in & Spectroscopy (Experiment 21) |
2/3 & 2/5 | Spectroscopy (Experiment 19) |
2/10 & 2/12 | Multi-Step Synthesis (Experiment 25) |
2/17 | No Tuesday Laboratory |
2/19 & 2/24 | Multi-Step Synthesis (Experiment 25) |
2/26 & 3/3 | Multi-Step Synthesis (Experiment 67) |
3/5 & 3/17 | Enzymatic Reduction (Experiment 64) |
3/19 & 3/24 | Qualitative Analysis (Experiment 70) |
3/26 & 3/31 | Qualitative Analysis (Experiment 70) |
4/2 & 4/7 | Qualitative Analysis (Experiment 70) |
4/9 | No Thursday Laboratory |
4/14 & 4/16 | Qualitative Analysis (Experiment 70) |
4/21 & 4/23 | Qualitative Analysis (Experiment 70) |
4/28 & 4/30 | Qualitative Analysis (Experiment 70) |
5/5 & 5/7 | Check Out |