Organic Chemistry I

CHE 230-001 (3 credit hours) Fall 2008

Course Description: Fundamental principles and theories of organic chemistry.

Course Information

Instructor: Jeff Harris

Office: CP148E/Email:

Office Hours: MWF 9:30-10:30am

Meeting Time: Class meets MWF from 8-8:50am in CP139

Course Materials:

Required Text: Organic Chemistry by J.G. Smith, second edition

Recommended Study Aids:

- Solutions Manual to the text

Homework

Required homework assignments at http://aceorganic.pearsoncmg.com/lite/login.jsp. Course name is CHE230. Course ID is 2103. Instructions available at: http://www.chem.uky.edu/courses/che232/ACEinstructions.html.

Tentative Lecture Schedule:

August 27-29 / Chapter 1 – Structure and Bonding
September 1 / Academic Holiday
September 3-5 / Chapter 2 – Acids and Bases
September 8-10 / Chapter 3 – Introduction to Organic Molecules and Functional Groups
September 12-15 / Chapter 4– Alkanes
September 17 / Review for Exam 1
September 19 / Exam 1
September 22-26 / Chapter 5 – Stereochemistry
September 29 – October 3 / Chapter 6 – Understanding Organic Reactions
October 6-10 / Chapter 7 – Alkyl Halides and Nucleophilic Substitution
October 13-15 / Chapter 8 – Alkyl Halides and Elimination Reactions
October 17 / Review for Exam 2
October 20 / Exam 2
October 22-27 / Chapter 9 – Alcohols, Ethers and Epoxides
October 29 – November 3 / Chapter 10 - Alkenes
November 4 / Academic Holiday
November 5-10 / Chapter 11 – Alkynes
November 12-17 / Chapter 12 – Oxidation and Reduction
November 19 / Review for Exam 3
November 21 / Exam 3
November 24 - December 1 / Chapter 13 – Mass Spectrometry and Infrared Spectroscopy
November 26-28 / Academic Holiday
December 3-8 / Chapter 14 – Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
December 10-12 / Review for Final Exam

Final Exam: Wednesday, December 17th from 8:30-10:30p.m. Location TBA.

Examinations:

There will be 3 50-minute exams (100 points each), and one 2-hour exam (100 points). All exams are cumulative, in that you are expected to know all material covered on earlier exams. Missed Exams: A student who has legitimately missed an exam because of a documented, excused absence that conforms to the University Senate Rules will simply have 300 total points, rather than 400 points possible points from exams. Students who have two such absences will have their final exam count 200 points instead of 100. Students who miss three or more exams or the final exam for any reason will receive an “E” unless the dean of their college allows them to withdraw. Students who miss an exam without an excuse will receive a zero for that exam.

Grading:

A total of 500 points are awarded in this course: 100 for each of the three fifty minute exams, and 100 for the required final exam. An additional 100 points will be awarded for the required online homework assignments. The assignment of grades will be based on the following percentages: A = 100-80; B = 79-70; C = 69-60; D= 59-50. Typically the class average is in the 60% range.

Academic Integrity:

Cheating and plagiarism will no be tolerated, and the minimum penalty will be the student receiving an “E”.

Course Objectives:

This course is the first part of a two-part introduction to the principles of organic chemistry, the chemistry of the compounds of carbon. The content can be classified as structure, reactivity, and synthesis. You will learn how atoms are joined together in organic compounds, how their structure affects their bulk properties, how we can gain information about the structure of unknown organic compounds, and how organic compounds are transformed into other organic compounds. Keeping up in this class is essential. Come to class. Take notes. Do the homework. At the least, read over the material we are covering before you come to class. Keeping up is the only way to make it through.