Organic Chemistry Assignments Chapter 4/5: Week 8 (10/10-13)
Work Due by: Tuesday, October 18
Learning Goal: To be able to identify the types of isomerism in organic compounds, to identify and classify chiral centers, and explain the physical and chemical
consequences of chirality.
Topic
Benchmarks
Listen or Read and take Notes
Practice Problems
HydroborationOxidation
Be able to write the
mechanism for
reactions of alkenes.
1). Listen to the first 25 minutes of lecture
#16 dated 10/12
Bruice: Page 183, #29 and Page
191, #40 all but f.
Notes
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Problems _______
Bruice: Page 185, #30, 33, 34.
Page 191, 40 f, 47, 50 , and 52.
Notes ________
Problems_______
Alkenes form 1o alcohols
Other
Grade
2). Read Section 4.11
Be able to predict the
products of these
reactions.
Catalytic hydrogonation
1). Listen to the final 15 minutes of lecture
#16 dated 10/12
Alkenes form alkanes
2). Read sections 4.12 and 4.13
End of Chapter 4
Stereochemistry:
Chirality and
Asymmetric Carbons
1). Listen to the first 30 minutes of lecture
#17 dated 10/14 (through Assymetric)
Bruice: Page 196, 1-3 and 5.
These virtual models will be
helpful when he is lecturing on
Assymetric carbons.
Notes
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Problems _______
2). Read sections 5.1 – 5.3
Chapter 5
Assymetric vs.
Stereocenters and
Fischer Projections.
1). Listen to the final 20 minutes of lecture
#17 dated 10/14.
Bruice: Page 199, #7
Notes
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Problems ______
MSU: Chiral Molecules
2). Read sections 5.4 and 5.5
Help? Topic and
Question
Question #1
Question #2
Virtual models/chiral: http://www2.chemistry.msu.edu/faculty/reusch/VirtTxtJml/assmc.htm
RS notes: http://www2.chemistry.msu.edu/faculty/reusch/VirtTxtJml/sterism3.htm#isom13
Stereochemistry on Educator.com: http://www.educator.com/chemistry/organic-chemistry/starkey/stereochemistry.php?ss=0
Stereochemistry on You Tube Video 1: http://youtu.be/NxIOrK6wF70
Question #3