Chemistry 232
CHE 232 – Organic Chemistry II (3 credit hours), Summer 2008
Course Description: A continuation of CHE 230
Prerequisite: CHE 230
Course Information:
Instructor: Jeff Harris
Office: CP305/Email: Jeffrey.Harris@uky.edu
Office Hours: MWF 9:30-10:30am
Meeting Time: Class meets MTWTF from 8-8:50am in CP139
Course Materials:
Required Text: Organic Chemistry by J.G. Smith, second edition
Recommended Study Aids:
- the Solutions Manual to the text
- a set of molecular models
Homework: Required homework assignments at
http://aceorganic.pearsoncmg.com/lite/login.jsp. Course name is CHE232-2S. Course
ID is 2034. Instructions can be found at
http://www.chem.uky.edu/courses/che232/ACEinstructions.html.
Tentative Lecture Schedule:
June 5-6:
Chapter 13 – Mass Spectrometry and Infrared Spectroscopy
Chapter 14 – Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy
June 9-13:
Chapter 14 – Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy
Chapter 15 – Radical reactions
Chapter 16 – Conjugation, Resonance and Dienes
June 16 – Review for Exam 1
June 17 – Exam 1
June 18-20:
Chapter 17 – Benzene and Aromatic Compounds
Chapter 18 – Electrophillic Aromatic Substitution
June 23-27:
Chapter 18 – Electrophillic Aromatic Substitution
Chapter 19 – Carboxylic Acids and the Activity of the O-H Bond
Chapter 20 – Introduction to Carbonyl Chemistry, Organometallic Reagents, Oxidation
and Reduction
June 30 – Review
July 1 – Exam 2
July 2-3:
Chapter 20 – Introduction to Carbonyl Chemistry, Organometallic Reagents, Oxidation
and Reduction
Chapter 21 – Aldehydes and Ketones
July 4- Academic Holiday
July 7-11:
Chapter 21 – Aldehydes and Ketones
Chapter 22 – Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives
July 14 – Review for Exam 3
July 15 – Exam 3
July 16-18, 21:
Chapter 23 – Substitution Reactions of Carbonyl Compounds
Chapter 24 – Carbonyl Condensation Reactions
July 22-23 – Final Exam Review
July 24 – Final Exam Part 1
July 25 – Final Exam Part 2
Final Exam: Thursday and Friday, July 24-25, 8-8:50am
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 and CHE 230. 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. 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:
The course is the second part of a two-part introduction to the principles of
organic chemistry, the chemistry of the compounds of carbon. You will already have
learned the nomenclature and simple reactivity of organic compounds. Throughout this
course we will expand upon this knowledge by incorporating much more complicated
reactions and systems. 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.