CHEM 332 – Organic Chemistry II
3 CREDIT HOURS
SPRING 2016
Instructor:
Dr. Gerard Rowe
Office:
SBDG 307
Email:
gerardr@usca.edu
Phone:
641-3429
Office Hours:
MW – 2:00-3:00 PM, or by appointment
Lecture:
MWF - 10:00 - 10:50 AM
Required Text:
Organic Chemistry, 3rd Ed. (leaf cover) or 4th Ed (fish cover) - by Janice G. Smith; ISBN: 0077354729
Optional Text:
Preparing for Your ACS Examination in Organic Chemistry; ISBN: 0970804210
Prerequisites
A passing grade in CHEM 331 (but you really, really, really should have a C or better)
SBDG 327
Lectures: Class will meet every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. In the first semester of the course, we will cover chapters 16-27 (or so) in your
textbook.
Homework: Homework is 25% of your total grade. You will have two online homework assignments for every chapter: a LearnSmart module and
a homework problem set. The LearnSmart module must be completed before we start a chapter, and the problem set is due by the next class
meeting after we complete a chapter. Unlike last semester, problem sets may not be repeated for a higher grade. It was clear that many students
were taking advantage of this policy and the fact that the questions were not randomized. The number of attempts per question has been
increased. I understand that the Connect system sometimes has issues with recognizing correct structures. If you encounter this problem, email
me with the details so I can manually grade that question.
Late LearnSmart modules will not be accepted for credit. Late problem sets will be docked 15% per day late. Documentation must be provided
to receive an extension for any homework assignment. “I didn’t know it was due” or “I didn’t know homework counted for so much” are not
valid excuses. Check the Blackboard calendar for an up-to-date class schedule.
Attendance: Attendance is mandatory and will be taken at the beginning of every class. Please make an attempt to attend every lecture and be
on time. It is especially important to show up to the lab on time in order to complete the day’s experiment before the end of the period. In
accordance with department policy, any student who has more than 10% unexcused absences (that’s 5 lectures) will be assessed a one letter
grade penalty off their final course grade. Any student who has been absent (excused and unexcused) more than 25% of all class meetings (11
lectures) will receive a failing grade for the class. Unexcused absences on exam days will result in a grade of 0 for the exam. Exams for people
with excused absences must be made up as soon as possible at a time convenient to the student and the instructor. Excused absences require a
doctor’s note, a note from a family member that includes a telephone number to check, a business note, or a receipt (in the case of car problems).
Please contact me with any questions.
Exams: There will be three midterm exams and a final exam, all given in lecture. Exams will largely deal in material covered since the previous
exam, but due to the nature of the subject, basic concepts tested previously will always appear on later exams. Material covered in lab is also
fair game for exams.
Portable Electronic Devices: The use of any portable electronic devices, including cell phones, pagers, MP3 players, iPods, etc., during class is not
allowed for any reason unless prior approval has been given to a student from the instructor or unless required for the course. If you are planning
to have any of these devices in class, they must be turned off and stowed away for the duration of the class period. If a student is seen touching,
holding, or using any portable electronic device during a test period without the prior consent of the instructor, the instructor will assume
that the student is cheating and the test will be recovered and a 0 will be given to that student for the assignment. A full description of this
policy can be found in the USCA Student Handbook.
Grading: The grading scale may change during the semester, but this will be the guideline used to assign letter grades:
% Score
75-100
70-75
65-70
60-65
55-60
47-55
Less than 47
Letter Grade
A
B+
B
C+
C
D
F
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Tentative Point Distribution:
11 LearnSmart Modules
11 Homework Problem Sets
3 tests @ 100 ea.
Final exam
Total
=
=
=
=
=
80
80
300
150
640
Class Schedule: An up-to-date calendar for lecture and lab can be found on the Blackboard page for this course
Educational Outcome: A student who successfully completes this course should have a grasp of the chemical principles that govern the stability,
structure, reactions, and spectroscopy of organic compounds, as well as the techniques used to determine those facts in a laboratory setting.
Disability Statement: If you have a physical, psychological, and/or learning disability that might affect your performance in this class, please
contact the Office of Disability Services, B&E 134, (803) 643-6816, as soon as possible. The Disability Services Office will determine appropriate
accommodations based on documentation.
471 University Parkway • Aiken, SC 29801
803-648-6851 • 1-888-WOW-USCA
Copyright © 2004 by the Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina.
http://www.usca.edu
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CHEM 332L – Organic Chemistry Lab II
1 CREDIT HOUR
FALL 2015
Course Materials:
Lab notebook with carbonless duplicate copies
CHEM 332L Laboratory Manual – available electronically on Blackboard
Other required items - lab glasses, calculator, Sharpie marker (if you steal your neighbor’s, they are allowed to stab you)
Recommended lab coat
Course Objectives: Students who successfully complete Organic Chemistry Lab II will gain experience in the basic lab techniques use in synthetic
organic chemistry, gain an introduction to several common organic reaction types, and will get experience running instrumentation that is
common in organic chemistry.
Notebook Guidelines and Lab Preparedness: You will not be permitted to use your Organic Chemistry Lab Manual during the lab period. Every
piece of information relevant to your experimental procedure must be transcribed into your lab notebook ahead of time. All lab work must be
recorded in the lab book as you do it. These are filled in as you utilize your notebook. You may use the backside of the white sheets for the
chemistry that will be discussed in the lab. Gas Chromatography, NMR, and IR will be performed to assess the purity of many of your compounds;
hard copies of these should be cut out and taped or pasted into your lab notebook.
You can find detailed instructions on how to lay out your lab notebook in the lab manual. Failure to prepare for labs will result in a penalty to
your lab preparedness grade, and will anger your lab instructor when you make them stay in lab beyond the end of the scheduled class. You
are responsible for more preparation than in the first semester, as no measurable quantities of chemicals will be provided to you. You will
need to carry out stoichiometry calculations on your own for each experiment. Generally, you will also be required to do some other things to
prepare; these will be laid out in a Prelab section of every lab handout.
The end goal of keeping a laboratory notebook is to allow another (competent) chemist to exactly repeat your procedure by reading your
notes. This requires great attention to detail on your part in your description of what you did as well as what your results were.
Lab Write-ups: A post-lab write-up is required for every experiment carried out in the course, and is due at the beginning of class the next time
the lab meets. All calculations, results, and a short conclusion are to be written in your lab notebook and handed in to your instructor. Details
on what to include in your write-up can be found in your lab manual.
Product Quality: In most of the organic labs, you will be carrying out either the synthesis or purification of an organic compound. To assess how
successful you are in carrying out these procedures, you will be submitting samples of each of your final products when you hand in your lab
write-ups. We will carry out tests to determine the purity of your products and grades will be assigned based on the outcomes.
Lab Quizzes: You will have a short quiz in the lab meeting after every completed experiment and demonstration. This quiz will cover topics
relevant to the experiment you just completed. This includes the chemistry background material as well as laboratory techniques.
Formal Lab Report: You will be completing a formal lab report for one experiment this semester, Identification of Unknown Compounds. Details
on what to include in your report, as well as what format the report should be written in, will be posted on Blackboard later in the semester.
Your formal lab report will be uploaded to SafeAssign on Blackboard to assure that all the submitted material is your own, original work. Violations
of the Academic Code of Conduct will be taken seriously, and plagiarism of any kind will not be tolerated.
Natural Product Isolation: The last experiment of the semester is a semi-independent project. You will have three weeks to isolate and
characterize an organic compound found in a food product. You will be responsible for finding a procedure to follow, and will submit a plan to
your instructor before the first week of this experiment.
Lab Final Exam: A comprehensive lab final exam will be given during finals week, and will be held at the same time for all sections of CHEM
332L. The exact day and time will be determined later in the semester. The exam will take about 90 minutes to complete. If you have a conflict
with the assigned time of the exam, or if you will have more than three final exams in one day, see your instructor for alternative arrangements.
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Grading:
Lab Preparedness (20 ea.)
Lab Write-ups (20 ea.)
Purity/Yield (10 ea.)
Lab Quizzes (10 ea.)
Isolation Plan
Formal Report (Nat Prod)
Unknown Identification
Lab Final Exam
Total
= 120
= 100
= 50
= 60
= 50
= 100
= 100
= 200
= 780
Disability Statement: If you have a physical, psychological, and/or learning disability that might affect your performance in this class, please
contact the Office of Disability Services, B&E 134, (803) 643-6816, as soon as possible. The Disability Services Office will determine appropriate
accommodations based on documentation.
471 University Parkway • Aiken, SC 29801
803-648-6851 • 1-888-WOW-USCA
Copyright © 2004 by the Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina.
http://www.usca.edu
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