Organic Chemistry, Spring 2006
Professor Jiali Gao
101G Smith Hall
Office Hours: Monday 11:00-1:00, Wednesday 2:30-4:00 pm, or by appointment.
This site is solely maintained by the Instructor himself. You may direct suggestions for improvements to him.
E-mail should always have the subject keyword: "2301", for fast response within 10 hours
Otherwise, it maybe burried without answered, as most of my emails do.
gao@chem.umn.edu
Announcements
Scott Murphy and Charles Seawell are recipients of the
Prentice Hall Book Prize for Student Achievement in Organic Chemistry
Congratulations, Scott and Charles!!
NEW:
Final exam (crib) average = 156 (52%); highest = 295
You can (and should) pick up your final exam in Smith 218
Syllabus
General Information (pdf) (html version)
Course Outline and Tentative Schedule (pdb) (html version)
Lecture Notes
pdf files:
Chapter: 1
Chapt 2(i), 2(ii), 2(iii) - these are smaller, separate files
Chapt 3(i), 3(ii), 3(iii1), 3(iii2)
Chapt 4
Chapt 5(i), 5(ii), 5(iii), all sections in 1 file:5(all)
Chapt 6(1), 6(ii)
Chapt 8
Chapt 9
no notes posted for Ch12
Chapt 13
Chapt 10
Chapt 11
PwoerPoint files:
Chapt 3(i), 3(ii), 3(iii)
Chapt 4
Chapt 5(i), 5(ii), 5(iii), all sections in 1 file5(all)
Chapt 6(i), 6(ii)
Chapt 8
Problem Assignments
Problems
Chapter 1: 25, 33, 34, 36, 37(a-c), 40(a,b,d), 42, 43, 44
Chapter 2: 25, 27(a,d,f,g), 29, 31, 35(a-d,g), 38, 40(a-c), 41(a-c)
Chapter 3: 32, 33(b,c,e), 34, 37(b,c,e,h), 40, 42, 43, 44(a,b)
Chapter 4: 35, 40(b,c), 42, 53
Chapter 5: 26(a,b,c,d,e,k,l,o), 27(a,c,e), 31(a,b,d,h), 32, 33, 34
Chapter 6: 44, 45, 47, 52, 56(d,e,f,g,h), 58, 59, 60, 65, 66,68, 70
Chapter 7: 33, 38, 40, 42, 45, 52, 53
Chapter 8: 47(a-d,g-m), 48((b,f), 49(a-d), 60, 61, 67, 68
Chapter 9: 29(b,d,f), 32, 33, 34(b,e,h), 35, 37(a,b,c,f), 39
Chapter 12: 12,16,19,23(optional), 24, 25(optional), 28
Chapter 13: 34, 36, 38, 40, 44, 46, 47,52
Chapter 10: 36, 37, 38(a,c,d,e,i,j), 39(a,c,f), 40(a,f), 51
Chapter 11: 42(a,c), 44(a), 45, 47, 49, 50, 53, 55c, 56(a,b,f)
More Questions and Answers
There will be no additional questions posted for Chapt 9 and 12-13.
Exams and Homework:
Individual Assignment 1 HTML FILE (due: Friday 3/3/06; to be graded on 3/10/06)
Individual Assignment 2 (HTML FILE); Due, Wed. 4/19/2006.
Tests
First Test (AV: 117 points, 77.6%)
Second Test (AV: 92 points, 61.2%)
Third Test (AV: 90 points, 60%)
Current Grades Assignment and Distribution (pdf) (total points 500)
Fourth Test (AV:101 points, 67%)
Fifth Test (AV:105 points, 70%)
Final Exam (AV:156 points, 52%)
Course Average: 610 (61%)
Previous announcements:
Hour-Exam 1: Friday, 1/27/06, Chapters 1-2
YES, It is this Friday! The Instructor is giving a talk, in Zurich, at the symposium
celebrating Albert Hofmann's 100th Birthday!
The exam only covers chapter 1-2. For Chapter 2, it only
covers up to "Intermolecular Forces".
Statistics of First Exam: Average = 117 points (out of 150); It's great, class, almost an A-performance!
Lowest = 12 pts, Highest = 149 pts.
Answers (and grading policies) for Exam 1.
The FINAL EXAM is scheduled on Wed., May 10, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Exam Seating Asignment:
Last Name beginning
with A-O: Physics Room 131 or 133
Last Name beginning with P-Z: SCB Room 325 (Lecture room).
I will be happy to answer your questions at my office on Thursday, 2/16,
throughout the afternoon, although it's not a regular office hour time.
The Second Exam is on Fri., Feb 17, Chapters 3-5
More questions and answers for studying have been posted.
Hour-Test 3 on Friday, March 10 (Chapter 6 plus some chapter 5)
Location: SCB 325, all students
* I have posted additional Q-A's for Chapter 6; see below.
Answers/Grading Key to 2nd Hour-Exam
The First Homework Asssignment (Due: March 3, Friday)
Hour-Test 4 on Friday, March 31 (Chapters 7 & 8)
Location: SCB 325, all students
What wil be covered in the test:
Chater 7: sections 7-1 through 7-11 will be on the test.
Chater 8: sections 8-1 through 8-13 will be on the test.
What NOT covered in the test:
Sections 8-14 through 8-16 (oxidation by KMnO4 and ozonolysis) will NOT be on the test.
Due to TAs time-conflict, Test 4 will not be graded until Friday, 4/7.
Thus, you will get them back next Monday.
Thanks for your patience; this type of things happens sometimes.
The 5th test is on Friday, April 28.
Ch 8(oxidation), 9, 12, 13
I have scheduled Review sessions on Saturday and Sunday.
Location: Smith 231
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 (or as needed)
Required? No.
Your Grades (roughly alphabetic order)
The FINAL EXAM is scheduled on Wed., May 10, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Past Assignments and Exams:
Individual Assignment 1 (from 2001)
Individual Assignment 2 (from 2001)
Past Exams - Spring 2001, Chemistry 2301
Second Exam