ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 307
Lecturer:
SPRING 2011
Prof. John W. Taylor
E-mail: taylor@rutchem.rutgers.edu (you must use "307" in the subject heading)
Office: Wright-Rieman Chemistry Bldg (WR), room 278, Busch Campus.
Office Hours: Mondays, 10:45 – 11:45 am, HCK-115, and by e-mail appointment.
Recitation Instructor: Prof. Emmanuel Hove
E-mail: ehove12@rci.rutgers.edu (you must use "307" in the subject heading)
Office: Doolittle, room 108, Busch Campus.
Office Hours: Fridays, 2:00 – 4:30 pm, Loree LRC, Douglass, and by e-mail appointment.
General:
Text Book: L.G. Wade, Jr., "Organic Chemistry ", 7th edition (required), Study Guide
(optional, but recommended) and molecular models (optional, but recommended).
Note: The package sold under ISBN 055874799X by the Rutgers bookstores (Barnes & Noble
and New Jersey Books) is recommended. It has an excellent price that is difficult to beat.
Lectures: Mondays, HCK-138, and Fridays, HCK-101, 9:15 am – 10:35 am (period 1)
Recitations: Thursdays, HCK-138, 9:30 – 10:25 (period 1*)
Exams:
General: All exams and quizzes are closed book, and students are not allowed to share
information in any way. The use of calculators and cell phones is not allowed at any time
during exams and quizzes. Molecular models may be used but not shared. Photo IDs are
required for all exams and will be checked individually in every exam.
Midterm exams: Midterm exams will be given in Hck-138 on Thursdays, February 17,
March 10 and April 14, during the normal 80 min. period, period 1, starting promptly at
9:15 am. These exams will be 70 min. in duration, and will consist of 8 multiple-choice
questions and 12 questions requiring short written answers, possibly including chemical
structure drawings, reaction mechanisms and other diagrams, short written explanations,
nomenclature or short calculations. These exams will each be worth a maximum of 50 points,
with each question worth 2-3 points, as indicated on the exam. Partial credit may be given for
some responses.
Final Exam: The Final exam will be given at the time and place officially indicated for exam
code C. This exam will be in two parts, each of 70 min. duration. Part A will consist of 20
multiple-choice questions worth 2 points each; part B will consist of 20 written-answer
questions worth 3 points each. The maximum score is 100 points.
Quizzes: Short quizzes (5-10 min. each) worth a total of 50 points will be given during the
scheduled lecture and recitation periods, without prior announcement. These quizzes will
consist of 1-2 questions worth 2-4 points each that will test the most recently covered topics
and skills.
Grades: The final grade will be determined directly from the total points accumulated from all
exams and quizzes out of a maximum of 300 points. Students who obtain at least 240 points
(80%) are guaranteed to receive an A grade; at least 195 points (65%) guarantees a B grade;
and at least 150 (50%) points guarantees a C grade.
Grading Questions: All questions regarding the grading of your midterm and Final exams
should be addressed to Professor Taylor. All questions regarding the grading of quizzes should
be addressed to the person who gave the quiz (Professor Taylor or Professor Hove).
Missed Exams: All exams must be taken at the scheduled times and places. If you fail to take an exam or
quiz at the scheduled time and place for any valid reason (illness, accident, or death in the
family), you must immediately notify Professor Taylor by e-mail, and then provide a letter of
excuse with supporting documents as soon as possible afterwards, or you will receive a score of
zero (0) for that exam or quiz. Students who miss a midterm exam for an accepted reason will
be allowed to take a make-up exam of equivalent duration covering all topics. This will be
scheduled at the end of the semester. Quizzes that are missed for accepted reasons will be
replaced by a prorated score that is based on the student's score in the Final exam.
Conflict Exams: All midterm exams are given during the class time. Therefore, there are no conflict exam
times for the midterm exams. If you believe you have another Final exam that conflicts with
your final exam, you must notify Professor Taylor and detail the conflicting exam at least two
weeks in advance of the date of the Final exam.
Special Needs:
Any student requiring extra time and/or other unusual testing accommodations must provide
documentation supporting their circumstances and needs directly to Professor Taylor during the
first week of classes, or immediately after these needs have been documented.
Homework:
This is a very demanding course! You must keep up with the material that is being covered.
It is recommended that you read the text before the material is covered in lecture, then review
your notes and the book and do the assigned problems immediately afterwards on the same
day. Some exam questions will be derived from the homework problems directly. Forming
small study groups (3-4 students) is recommended, and reading the material in a different
textbook is helpful. For review purposes and practice, old exams and answer keys will be made
available on the web site for this course (see below).
Postings:
Photocopies of graded exams will be returned expediently, as soon as they are available.
Answer keys will be posted promptly on the Chemistry Department web site for this course,
using these numbers. To find this site, go to <http://rutchem.rutgers.edu>, select
“Undergraduate Study”, then "Spring 2011 Courses", then "Chem 307". Other course
information will also be posted at this site.
Lecture notes:
Lecture notes will be posted on the Chemistry Department web site for this course (see above)
on a daily basis, usually in the same afternoon following each lecture.
Chemistry 307 Spring 2011
Course Schedule
SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIC CHEMISTRY: BONDING, MOLECULAR SHAPE,
REACTION MECHANISMS, KINETICS AND THERMODYNAMICS
Date
Chapter and Sections, Exams
1/20
1.4, 1.5, 1.7 (First recitation)
1/21
1.1–1.10 (First lecture)
1: 20a-o, 22-31, 34-38, 40, 41
1/24
chpt 1 + 2.1 – 2.8
2: 23, 27-33, 35-40, 42
1/28
2.9 – 2.14, 3.1 – 3.5
3: 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 39-44, 46, 47 (try 48)
1/31
3.7 – 3.10
2/4
3.11 – 3.16
2/7
3.6 + 4.1 – 4.7
2/11
4.8 – 4.16
2/14
Chapter 4 continued
2/17
EXAM I: Section 1, chapters 1 – 4, omitting 1.11 – 1.14
2/18
5.1 – 5.10
2/21
5.11 – 5.16
SECTION 2
Suggested End-of Chapter Problems by Chapter
(Daily assignments will be given in lecture)
4: 34-39, 40a-c, 41-47
5: 25-34, 36, 38
SUBSTITUTION AND ELIMINATION REACTIONS:
REACTIONS OF ALKYL HALIDES AND ALKENE SYNTHESIS
2/25
1.12 – 1.14 + 6.1 – 6.8
2/28
6.8 – 6.15
3/4
6.16 –6.21
3/7
7.1 – 7.10 + 8.10
3/10
EXAM II: Sections 1, 2, chapters 1 – 7 + 8.10
SECTION 3
1: 42-51, 54; 6: 41-46a-e, 47-54, 56, 60, 61, 63-66, 69, 71, 72, 74ad
7: 30-34, 38-43, 45, 46, 55
REACTIONS OF ALKENES AND ALKYNES
3/11
8.1 – 8.7 (Not 8.3B)
3/21
8.8, 8.9, 8.11 – 8.14
(see also 14.11 – 14.15)
3/25
8.3B, 8.16
3/28
9.1 – 9.9
8: 46-49, 51-53, 56, 59, 64, 66, 69
9: 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 33-36
SECTION 4
SYNTHESIS AND REACTIONS OF ALCOHOLS AND ETHERS
4/1
10.1 – 10.10
10: 30-33, 37-43, 48
4/4
10.11 – 10.12 + 11.1, 11.2
4/8
11.3 – 11.9
4/11
11.10 – 11.14
4/14
EXAM III: Sections 1 – 4, chapters 1 – 11 + 14
4/15
14.1 – 14.8
(see also 14.11 – 14.15)
11: 39-44, 47-49, 51, 53, 54, 58, 60
14: 29, 30, 32a-f, 33, 34, 37, 38, 42, 43
SECTION 5 ANALYTICAL METHODS IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY: NMR, IR AND MS
4/18
12.1 – 12.11
4/22
12.12 – 12.15
4/25
13.1 – 13.8
4/29
13.9 – 13.13
5/2
Review (if time allows)
12: 12-16, 18, 20, 23ab, 25
13: 33-40, 45; 14: 46
FINAL EXAM: COMPREHENSIVE
(Time and date according to Exam Code C schedule)