Chemistry 332: Organic Chemistry, Second Semester
Spring 2014, University of Delaware
Syllabus
Lecture: M,W,F 10:10-11 AM, Brown Lab (BRL) 101
Instructor:
Professor Donald A. Watson
204 Lammot duPont
dawatson@udel.edu
Office hour: Friday 11a-12p, Lammont DuPont Lab (LDL) 208, or by appointment (please email).
Recitator:
Vijayarajan Devannah
vijaydev@UDel.Edu
Discussion Section: Thursday, 7-9pm, BRL 207.
Office hours: Monday 9-10a and Tuesday 1-2p, Lammont DuPont Lab (LDL) 208.
Website:
http://www.udel.edu/chem/dawatson/classes/Chem332_S14/Chem332_S14-home.html
Required Text: Organic Chemistry, Structure and Function, Peter Vollhardt and Neil Schore
Molecular Models Required: Darling Models
Grading:
TM
(www.darlingmodels.com) or similar
Quizzes (3)
5% each (15% total)
Midterm Exams (2)
25% each (50% total)
Final Exam
35%
Note: Up to 2% extra credit for Video Throw Down – See handout for details.
Approximate Class Outline (exact dates of topics may vary with class progress):
Week (Dates)
1 (2/10 – 2/14)
2 (2/17 – 2/21)
Monday 2/24
3 (2/24 – 2/28)
4 (3/03 – 3/07)
5 (3/10 – 3/14)
Monday 3/17
6 (3/17 – 3/21)
7 (3/24 – 3/28)
Friday 3/28
(3/31 – 4/04)
8 (4/07 – 4/11)
9 (4/14 – 4/18)
10 (4/21 – 4/25)
Monday 4/28
11 (4/28 – 5/02)
12 (5/05 – 5/09)
Monday, 5/12
13 (5/12 – 5/16)
14 (5/19)
TBA
Topic
Reactions of Polyenes
Reactions of Polyenes
Quiz 1
Aromaticity
Aromatic Substitution and Reactivity
Aromatic Substitution and Reactivity, Heterocycles
Quiz 2
Carbonyl Chemistry
Carbonyl Chemistry
Midterm 1
Spring Break
Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives
Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives
Amines
Quiz 3
Synthetic Polymers
Carbohydrates
Midterm 2
Amino Acids, Peptides, DNA
Amino Acids, Peptides, DNA
Final Exam
Reading
Ch. 14
Ch. 14
Ch. 15
Ch. 16, 22
Ch. 16, 22, 25
Ch. 17, 18
Ch. 17, 18
Ch. 19, 20, 23
Ch. 19, 20, 23
Ch. 21
handout
Ch. 24
Ch. 26
Ch. 26
Problem Sets:
There will be problem sets posted on the website approximately every two weeks during the semester. These will
not be graded, and are simply to aid in understanding and study of the material. A key will be posted on the course
website after you have been given time to work on the problems. You are responsible for making sure that you
understand the correct answers once the key is posted. You are free to work in study groups when working on the
problem sets.
Exams:
Exams will held in class and will be closed book, closed note. Exams will cover lecture material, problem sets, and
assigned reading. Make-up exams will be handled according to university policy.
Regrades:
All requests for regrades must be submitted in writing within 24 hours of the material being returned. Please note,
the entire quiz or exam will be regraded – if grading errors are found the final grades may be higher or lower than
original score. Also note, photocopies may be made prior to returning exams. If answers are altered, it will be
obvious and provable (see below).
Academic Dishonesty:
Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. Not only is such behavior unethical, but also cheating in this class will
result in you not learning material that will be critical to your chosen career path. Please review the University of
Delaware’s Academic Dishonestly Policy, which can be found at http://www.udel.edu/stuguide/0910/code.html#honesty.
Plagiarism is as using someone else’s words or ideas without acknowledgment and most often results uncited
quoting or paraphrasing. Plagiarism is a serious form of academic dishonesty. For more information, please see:
http://www.english.udel.edu/wc/student/handouts/plagiarism.html
Learning Goals:
Students should gain a mastery of the introductory theory of following topics: reactions of polyenes; aromaticity
aromatic substitution and reactivity; heterocycles; carbonyl chemistry; carboxylic acids and derivatives;
amines; synthetic polymers; carbohydrates; amino acids; peptides; nucleic acids.