Chemistry 2301

Organic Chemistry I

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Lecture and Workshop Schedule

All Lecture Notes, downloadable in one file: All Lecture Notes.pdf (5.78 MB, 147 pages)
All Workshops, downloadable in one file: All Workshops.pdf (361 kB, 51 pages)
All In-Class Exercises, downloadable in one file: All In-Class Exercises.pdf (629 kB, 19 pages)

Or, alternately, download items individually from the calendar below. Solutions to Workshops and In-Class Exercises will be posted after the material has been covered in class (usually by the afternoon of the scheduled date).

Date Lecture Topic Readings
(Chapters from Wade)
Problems (from Wade)
Wed, Jan 23 Course Introduction - -
Fri, Jan 25 Valence Electrons, Bonds, and Drawing Organic Molecules Chap. 1.1-1.9 Chap. 1:
1-10, 14-19, 21, 23-32, 34-47
Special: 8 AM, Mon, Jan 28 Workshop 1: Drawing Organic Molecules

Workshop 2: Valency and Formal Charges

Workshop 1 Solutions

Workshop 2 Solutions

 
Mon, Jan 28 Resonance Structures; Lewis Acids and Bases Chap. 1.10-1.14  
Wed, Jan 30 Relative Acidity and Basicity

In-Class Exercise: Organic Acids and Bases

 

In-Class Solutions

 
8 AM,
Fri, Feb 1
Workshop 3: Charge and Resonance

Workshop 4: Mechanisms of Lewis Acids and Bases

Workshop 5: Ranking Acids and Bases

Workshop 3 Solutions

Workshop 4 Solutions

Workshop 5 Solutions

 
Fri, Feb 1 Molecular Orbital Mixing Chap. 2.1-2.3 Chap. 2:
1-11, 14-16, 19-22, 26-37, 40, 42-44
Mon, Feb 4 Hybridization and the Shapes of Molecules

In-Class Exercise: Wedge/Dash-Bond Drawings

Chap. 2.4-2.8

In-Class Solutions

ChemDraw and Chem3D

 
Wed, Feb 6 Isomers; Polarity and Intermolecular Forces Chap. 2.9-2.14  
8 AM,
Fri, Feb 8
Workshop 6: Hybridization and Molecular Shape

Workshop 7: Molecular Orbitals

Workshop 6 Solutions

Workshop 7 Solutions

 
Fri, Feb 8 Linear Alkanes: Structures and Conformations

In-Class Exercise: Newman Projections

Chap. 3.1-3.8

In-Class Solutions

Chap. 3:
11-13, 16, 18-29, 31, 33, 42-46
Mon, Feb 11 Cycloalkanes Chap. 3.9-3.16  
Wed, Feb 13 Substituents on Cycloalkanes

In-Class Exercise: Disubstituted Cyclohexane Conformers

 

In-Class Solutions

 
8 AM,
Fri, Feb 15
Workshop 8: Cyclohexane Conformers, and Sweetness

Workshop 9: Fused Rings in Steroids

Workshop 8 Solutions

Workshop 9 Solutions

 
Fri, Feb 15 Chirality and Chiral Centers Chap. 5.1-5.3 Chap. 5:
1-24, 26-31, 35-39
Mon, Feb 18 Exam 1 (Covers Chapters 1-3)
Last Name A-M: SciCB 125
Last Name N-Z: Anderson 310
   
Wed, Feb 20 Cahn-Ingold-Prelog Nomenclature, Diastereomers, Meso Compounds

In-Class Exercise: Cahn-Ingold-Prelog Assignments

Chap. 5.4-5.11

In-Class Solutions

 
8 AM,
Fri, Feb 22

Workshop 10: Assigning (R) and (S) Stereochemistry

Workshop 11: Enantiomers, Diastereomers, and Meth

Workshop 10 Solutions

Workshop 11 Solutions

 
Fri, Feb 22 Racemates, Optical Activity, Separating Enantiomers and Diastereomers Chap. 5.12-5.16  
Mon, Feb 25 2nd-Order Nucleophilic Substitution (SN2): Mechanism, Transition States, Energetics

In-Class Exercise: SN2 Mechanisms

Chap. 6.1-6.12

In-Class Solutions

Chap. 6:
11-40, 44-62, 69, 72-75(b-d)
Wed, Feb 27 2nd-Order Nucleophilic Substitution (SN2): Ranking Nucleophiles and Leaving Groups, Hammond's Postulate    
8 AM,
Fri, Feb 29
Workshop 12: Chemotherapeutic Alkylating Agents

Workshop 13: Multistep Reaction Mechanisms

Workshop 12 Solutions

Workshop 13 Solutions

 
Fri, Feb 29 1st-Order Nucleophilic Substitution (SN1); Multistep Mechanisms and Rate-Limiting Steps

In-Class Exercise: Proton-Mediated SN1 Mechanisms

Chap. 6.13-6.16

In-Class Solutions

 
Mon, Mar 3 1st- and 2nd-Order Elimination (E1 & E2)

In-Class Exercise: Stereoselectivity of E2

Chap. 6.17-6.21

In-Class Solutions

 
Wed, Mar 5 Alkene Stability, Preference in E1/E2

In-Class Exercise: E2 Reactions with Multiple Products

Comparison of SN1, SN2, E1, and E2 Reactivities

Chap. 7.1-7.11

In-Class Solutions

Chap. 7:
9-10, 13-19, 24-25, 28-29, 33, 38, 40b, 40c, 41-48, 53-56
8 AM,
Fri, Mar 7
Workshop 14: Predicting Reaction Outcomes

Workshop 15: Drawing Potential Energy Diagrams

Workshop 14 Solutions

Workshop 15 Solutions

 
Fri, Mar 7 Finishing Off Substitution and Elimination    
Mon, Mar 10 Exam 2 (Covers Chapters 5-7)
Last Name A-M: SciCB 125
Last Name N-Z: Anderson 310
   
Wed, Mar 12 Radical Halogenation: Mechanism, Energetics

 

Chap. 4.1-4.16 Chap. 4:
1-4, 9-10, 14-21, 23-32, 35-37, 39-50, 53-55
8 AM,
Fri, Mar 14

Workshop 16: Unpaired Electron Pushing

Workshop 16 Solutions

 
Fri, Mar 14 Radical Halogenation: Selectivity

In-Class Exercise: Planning Multistep Organic Syntheses 

In-Class Solutions

 
Mon, Mar 17 Holiday.    
Wed, Mar 19 Holiday.    
Fri, Mar 21 Holiday.    
Mon, Mar 24 Electrophilic Addition to Alkenes: Hydrohalogenation and Hydration (Adding HX and H2O) Chap. 8.1-8.7 Chap. 8:
1-43, 47-68, 70
Wed, Mar 26 Electrophilic Addition to Alkenes: Halogenation, Halohydrins and Epoxides Chap. 8.8-8.11  
8 AM,
Fri, Mar 28
Workshop 17: More Multistep Organic Synthesis

Workshop 18: Diastereoselectivity in Organic Synthesis

Workshop 19: Diverted Alkene Addition Mechanisms

Workshop 17 Solutions

Workshop 18 Solutions

Workshop 19 Solutions

 
Fri, Mar 28 Alkene Hydrogenation, Hydroxylation, and Cleavage, and a Tale of Fat

In-Class Exercise: Choosing Between Multiple Synthetic Routes

Chap. 8.12-8.15

In-Class Solutions

 
Mon, Mar 31 Alkynes: Acidity, Synthesis via Acetylides Chap. 9.1-9.7 Chap. 9:
1, 5-7, 13-24, 25c, 30, 32-34, 36-40, 42
Wed, Apr 2 Alkynes: Reactions

In-Class Exercise: Alkynes in Synthesis

Chap. 9.9-9.10

In-Class Solutions

 
8 AM,
Fri, Apr 4
Workshop 20: Interfering Functional Groups

Workshop 21: Retrosynthetic Analysis

Workshop 20 Solutions

Workshop 21 Solutions

 
Fri, Apr 4 Alcohols: Properties and Acidity Chap. 10.1-10.6 Chap. 10:
7-27, 35, 37-49, 51
Mon, Apr 7 Exam 3 (Covers Chapters 4,8,9)
Last Name A-M: SciCB 125
Last Name N-Z: Anderson 310
   
Wed, Apr 9 Alcohols: Synthesis by Organometallic Carbonyl Addition Chap. 10.7-10.10  
8 AM,
Fri, Apr 11
Workshop 22: Alcohols from Alkylmetal Reagents Workshop 22 Solutions  
Fri, Apr 11 Oxidation and Reduction: Reduction of Carbonyls with Hydride Reagents

In-Class Exercise: Multistep Synthesis with Organometallic Additions to Carbonyls

Chap. 10.11-10.12

In-Class Solutions

 
Mon, Apr 14 Oxidation and Reduction: Oxidation of Alcohols

In-Class Exercise: Oxidizing and Reducing Agent Worksheet

Chap. 11.1-11.4

In-Class Solutions

Chap. 11:
1-3, 5-6, 9-13, 15-29, 31-38, 40-49, 51-58, 60-63
Wed, Apr 16 Tosylates as Good Leaving Groups; Conversion of Alcohols Chap. 11.5-11.14  
8 AM,
Fri, Apr 18
Workshop 23: Diagnostic Tests Based on Oxidation and Reduction

Workshop 24: Mechanisms with Nucleophilic Attack on Carbonyls

Workshop 23 Solutions

Workshop 24 Solutions

 
Fri, Apr 18 Principles of NMR Spectroscopy Chap. 13.1-13.4 Chap. 13:
1-27, 34-40, 43-45
Mon, Apr 21 Principles of NMR, Continued    
Wed, Apr 23 NMR Spectroscopy: Chemical Shift; Integrals

In-Class Exercise: Using NMR to Analyze a Typical Chemical Reaction

Chap. 13.5-13.7

In-Class Solutions

 
8 AM,
Fri, Apr 25
Workshop 25: Functional Group Interconversion with Tosylates

Workshop 26: Equivalent and Inequivalent Nuclei

Workshop 25 Solutions

Workshop 26 Solutions

 
Fri, Apr 25 NMR Spectroscopy: Splitting Patterns

In-Class Exercise: Splitting Patterns in NMR

Chap. 13.8-13.10

In-Class Solutions

 
Mon, Apr 28 13C NMR; Magnetic Resonance Imaging Chap. 13.12-13.14  
Wed, Apr 30 Infrared Spectroscopy Chap. 12.1-12.12 Chap. 12:
2-7, 14-16, 19-21, 25
8 AM,
Fri, May 2
Workshop 27: Complex Splitting Patterns in NMR

Workshop 28: Structure Determination with NMR

Workshop 27 Solutions

Workshop 28 Solutions

 
Fri, May 2 Mass Spectrometry: Principle, Exact Mass Determination Chap. 12.13-12.16  
Mon, May 5 Exam 4 (Covers Chapters 10,11,13)
Last Name A-M: SciCB 125
Last Name N-Z: Anderson 310
   
Wed, May 7 Mass Spectrometry: Fragmentation, Applications    
8 AM,
Fri, May 9
Workshop 29: Using IR, MS and NMR Data for Structure Elucidation Workshop 29 Solutions  
Fri, May 9      
Fri, May 16
(1:30 - 3:30 pm)
Final Exam (all-inclusive)
Last Name A-M: SciCB 125
Last Name N-Z: SciCB 175