Chemistry 124 —Organic Chemistry Lecture II

Fall 2011, T/R 7:30-8:45 SQU 456

Instructor: Dr. Cynthia Kellen-Yuen phone: 278-3528 e-mail: ckyuen@csus.edu

Office: SQU 424A Office hours: or by appointment

Faculty website: http://www.csus.edu/indiv/k/kellen-yuenc SacCT site: https://online.csus.edu __________________________________________________________________________________

Required Text: Organic Chemistry, 10^th edition, by T. W. Graham Solomons and Craig B. Fryhle

WileyPlus Website: Visit the following site to learn more about the on-line help you can get via the publisher’s textbook website: https://edugen.wiley.com/edugen/secure/index.uni There is an extra charge for access to this site, but it has extensive tutorials and practice problems which may be helpful to you.

Highly Recommended Study Aid: Any organic chemistry modeling kit

Recommended Text (if you’re having trouble): Org. Chemistry as a Second Language II, by David Klein

Reserve Books: Organic Nomenclature by Traynham and Pushing Electrons by Weeks (mechanism help)

Dr. Kellen-Yuen’s lecture notes are available on the SacCT website

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Course Description: Continuation of the introduction of basic principles of organic chemistry, including nomenclature, properties, and reactions of various classes of organic compounds. The ability to recognize classes of organic molecules, to predict reaction products, to suggest synthetic approaches, and to understand reaction mechanisms will be emphasized.

Course prerequisites: Successful completion of Chemistry 1A, 1B, and 24 (with a C or higher it 1A and a C- or higher in 1B, 24).

Learning Objectives: Students will be able to recognize and name compounds from various classes of organic compounds, and to understand the unique properties, reactions, and methods of identifying these compounds. Students will be expected to predict the products of various reactions, suggest reactants to accomplish various chemical transformations and to understand and draw the mechanism by which reactions take place. Instrumental methods for identifying chemical structure will also be emphasized.

Attendance: Attendance in the lecture is not mandatory, but is absolutely, positively, completely, wholeheartedly, emphatically recommended!!! Remember, if you could teach yourself organic chemistry, you wouldn’t be here.

Grading:

Quizzes	80	Letter grades are assigned based on a range of:
Exams (125 pts each)	500	A to A- = 88.0 % and above
Final	200	B+ to B- = 87.9-78.0 %,
		C+ to C- = 77.9-66.0 %
Total	780	D = 65.9-55.0 %
		F = Below 55.0 %

(YES, this is the “curved” grading, NO a 77.9 is not a B)

Quizzes will be small, 10-point problem sets which are given IN THE FIRST 5 MINUTES OF CLASS. There will be approximately 10-12 given throughout the semester (expect one per week when we are not taking an exam), the best 8 will count towards your grade. Quizzes are a method of encouraging attendance and daily study of the material covered in class. There are more given than are needed for full credit, therefore they cannot be made up if you are absent for any reason.

Exams are given based on the general schedule listed below. (Dates may alter depending upon the pace of the class) No make-up exams will be given—see instructor to discuss replacing a missing grade.

The final will be a cumulative, multiple-choice, standardized exam based on the American Chemical Society (ACS) Organic Chemistry exam. It will cover material from both semesters of lecture. Study guides for this exam can be purchased through the ACS. Bring Scantron form 882-E.

Grading Policy: Grades of “I” (incomplete) are only given to students who are one exam short of completing all required material for the class AND are currently passing the course with a C- or better on existing material. An incomplete is not a way for students to get a second chance at the course material. Grades of “WU” are only given to students who have completed less than half of the course such that a grade cannot be properly assigned based on work completed (i.e. to students who have no grades recorded after Exam 2, which is approximately half way through the course). A WU grade must be requested in person to be given.

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Tentative Lecture Schedule: The material covered this semester cannot be understood well enough to get a passing grade by simply attending lecture. You must read the chapters in advance of the lectures and do practice problems outside of class or you will quickly fall behind. This schedule reflects the expected pace of the course, but is subject to change based upon the needs of the class.

Week of:		Tuesday	Thursday
8/30		Intro/Chap 11, 21.5, 21.7 – ROH, ROR, PhOH
9/6	x		Chap 12– ROH from C=O
9/13			Chap 13 – Conjugation
9/20		Exam 1-Chap 11,12, 21(5&7)	Chap 14 – Aromatics
9/27			Chap 9 – MS, NMR
10/4
10/11		Chap 15, 20.7, 21.1-4 – Rxns of Aromatics	Exam 2-Chap 13,14, 9
10/18
10/25		Chap 16 – Aldehydes/Ketones
11/1		Chap 17 – Carbox. Acids & Derivatives
11/8		Exam 3-Chap 15,20.7, 21(1-4), 16
11/15		Chap 18 – a-Substitution
11/22		Chap 19 – Condensation/Conj. Addn	Thanksgiving Break
11/29			Exam 4-Chap 17,18, 19
12/6		Chap 20 –Amines
12/13			Cumulative Final, 8-10 am

Help: Since everything in organic chemistry builds up from the same foundation, not understanding the basics will mean not understanding anything based upon it. GET YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED IMMEDIATELY or you will very quickly get lost. With a reasonable amount of notice I can schedule help sessions at any time.

Study Tips: Always read the chapters and your lecture notes, and then do homework problems. Doing the homework without allowing yourself to check the book for help is very much like taking a pre-test. Many students have found flash cards to be helpful. I recommend study groups. The homework sets are a good gauge of how well you understand the material, but only if you DO NOT USE YOUR BOOK when doing them. You should expect to spend at least 3 hours of study time outside of class for every hour of class time.

VARK: It is a very good idea to understand your learning style. For this reason, I suggest you take the VARK questionnaire which will give you feedback with tips on how to improve your study habits. This questionnaire can be found at http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnaire.

Cheating: Cheating in any form is not tolerated in this class. A student caught cheating will receive a zero on that quiz/exam and it will count towards the student's final grade. If a student is caught a second time, the student will fail this course and will be sent before the University for disciplinary action. Cheating includes copying from another student's paper, using extra materials during testing, programming data into a calculator, having other people take tests for you, altering exams after they have been graded, etc. Please refer to the University Policies on Academic Honesty if you have any questions.

Electronic Devices: As a matter of courtesy to your instructor and to your fellow students, you are asked to turn off all mp3 players, cell phones, etc. during class. Students who disrupt class will be asked to leave. The use of calculators, cell phones, mp3 players, and other electronic devises are expressly forbidden in the classroom during examinations.

SacCT: This course will include some SacCT content, which will require all registered students to have a Saclink account with the University. This will give students access to a website for Chem 20 that will serve the students in several ways:

• Instant access to current class grades.
• Sample homework sets will be posted on the site for you to use as practice problems.
• Answers to exams and homework will be posted on the site.
• Changes to the schedule will be posted on the SacCT calendar.
• Extra notes and/or handouts for class will be posted on the website.
• E-mail section will allow you to contact the instructor or your fellow classmates easily.
• Discussion section allows students to post questions about class work, homework, or exam study questions and get feedback from their fellow classmates. Note: Anyone found posting inappropriate messages will be barred from the website and other appropriate action may be taken.

Accommodations: Students with disabilities requiring special help or accommodations should see the instructor as soon as possible. Students should bring documentation from the Services to Students with Disabilities office here on campus (Lassen Hall 1008, 278-6955).