Organic Chemistry II for Non-Chemistry Majors
Text:
www.ochem4free.info by Richard F. Daley & Sally J. Daley
Molecular models (either from the bookstore or from
http://www.indigo.com) are allowed during
exams but are not required.
Free organic chemistry drawing programs:
ChemSketch Freeware,
A list of
IUPAC nomenclature rules
A very nice NMR
& IR site
Terms of Use: You may not keep, redistribute, edit or link to the videos on
this site.
I cannot guarantee video or
audio for every lecture so please come to lecture!
Exam 1: Chapters 12-14
Exam 2: Chapters 16-18
Exam 3: Chapters 19-21
Exam 4: Chapters 23-25
Your grade for this course will consist of:
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the three best out of four regular 1 hour exams, 3 x 100 points.
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one final exam, 100 points, an
ACS
standardized exam, 120 minutes.
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exercises, 100 points
for a total of 500 points, A > 89.5 %, B > 79.5 %, C > 69.5 %, D
> 59.5 % of these points.
Exams:
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Clean un-mutilated scan-tron forms, #2 pencils and your UTEP ID
are required for each exam.
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The scan-tron form will be your final in-class
exam grade.
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Exam dates are tentative and subject to change!
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No makeup exams because everyone has the opportunity to drop
one regular exam (not the final)!
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If you miss more than one exam you have greater concerns
than this course and you should drop the course before you earn an "F".
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If I suspect that you are cheating on an exam, I will
recommend to the Dean of Students that the particular exam in question be
dropped from your average. The Dean of Students may suggest additional
rehabilitation measures.
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No cell phones, audio equipment or caps during exams.
Exam Homework:
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Exams 1-4 may be assigned as homework if the class average
is below 75 % on a particular in-class exam.
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The in-class exam and exam homework will be averaged to come
up with your grade for a particular exam.
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Students are encouraged to work together on this homework
but shall not consult with anyone else outside this class including the
lecturer.
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Your exam grade will not go down if your exam homework is
lower than your in-class exam grade.
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Always write your answers on your exam sheets so that you
can do the homework and check your answers against the key.
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The Exams as homework will be submitted through
http://organic.utep.edu/quiz on
time, no excuses since the process is automated.
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The Exam key will be provided through
http://organic.utep.edu/quiz
after the Exam as homework due date and time.
Extra Credit:
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Extra credit will be used if the class average is below 75%.
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The extra credit will consist of answering lecture
questions via a laptop.
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Please do not use your laptops to get distracted doing other
things in class, e.g., videos, email, etc.
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Help for setting up wireless on a laptop can be found at
http://wireless.utep.edu.
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Twice as much credit will be given for correct over
incorrect answers.
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Survey questions will not be graded and thus will receive
only half credit.
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The extra-credit feedback will always be behind one graded
answer.
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The extra credit will not raise the class average above 75
%.
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The extra credit will be scaled to make the class average 75
%.
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Because of the numerous opportunities to do well in this
course and the extra credit, the grading scale will not change.
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If by random attendance you are found not to be answering
extra-credit questions yourself, your extra credit account will be
turned-off.
Timing:
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It is your responsibility to attend every lecture (I reserve
the right to use attendance as part of your grade!) and do as many problems
possible from the chapters we cover.
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No excuses for missing exams or not completing exercises on
time! This course is your full-time job!
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This semester's automatic "W" drop deadline is ?
Because of the policy on the number of drops a students can have, please
talk directly to the College of Science about dropping this course after
this deadline.
Please look at the
undergraduate
catalog for policies pertaining to everything else.
Study Suggestions:
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Read before lecture but do not reread to the point of
frustration. Read to familiarize yourself with the location of
subjects in each chapter. Keep in mind that science textbooks are
technical manuals not "easy reading".
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Do problems. In fact do a section of problems without
looking at the key and grade yourself honestly. If after you
peek at the key you say "I could have gotten that", this is not a good
indication that you will do well on an exam. Look back only at those
sections of the text that pertain to a problem to optimize your study time.
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It is not a bad idea or cheating to look at your textbook,
notes, work with a friend, or ask your instructor for help on the exercises.
In fact I have no control how students do the exercises. The exercises
are really tutorials and not quizzes. If after you get your 100 % you do
not go back and do a particular exercise on your own, you are cheating
yourself of the opportunity to evaluate yourself honestly. Remember
that you can repeat an exercise as many times as you like for the highest
score before its due date and time. Try to do the exercise days and
not minutes before it is due so you can ask for some help. Remember
that it is the time you finish the lesson and the server's time that counts!
(All lessons due on the midnight (SMT) of the date given).
The L# are part of your base grade. S# are extra credit.
| L# |
Title |
Video |
"Rosetta Stone"
Suggested Reading
Pages (Sections) |
Due Date |
| L1 |
SN1 and SN2 Reactions of
Epoxides |
√ |
621-622, 635-636 (12.10, 12.13),
Anchemeric
Assistance 636 (12.14) |
September 4 |
| L2 |
Dehydration of Alcohols to Alkenes |
√ |
684-687 (13.9) |
September 6 |
| L3 |
SN1, SN2, E1 and E2
Reactions of Alkyl Halides |
√ |
Chapters 12 & 13 |
September 9 |
| L4 |
Oxidation of Alcohols |
√ |
696-700 (13.12) |
September 11 |
| L5 |
Most and Least Stable Alkenes |
√ |
664-671 (13.3) |
September 13 |
| L6 |
Alkynes and Alkenynes |
√ |
100-109 (2.9-2.10) |
September 16 |
| L7 |
Alkene Addition Reactions |
√ |
(14) |
September 18 |
| L8 |
Alkyne Addition Reactions |
√ |
(14) |
September 20 |
| S1 |
Synthesis: Leaf Alcohol |
Ö |
|
September 23 |
| S2 |
Synthesis: Cascarillic
Acid |
|
|
September 23 |
| L9 |
Cumulenes |
√ |
|
September 27 |
| L10 |
Conjugated and Isolated
Alkadienes |
√ |
(16) |
September 30 |
| L11 |
Cyclo Additions-Diels Alder |
Ö |
(16) |
October 2 |
| L12 |
Electrocyclic Reactions |
Ö |
|
October 4 |
| L13 |
Benzene Derivatives |
Ö |
(18) |
October 7 |
| L14 |
Benzenoid Aromatics |
Ö |
(17) |
October 9 |
| L15 |
Non-Benzenoid Aromatics |
Ö |
(17) |
October 11 |
| L16 |
Anti and Non-Aromatic
Hydrocarbons |
Ö |
(17) |
October 14 |
| L17 |
Aromatic Heterocycles |
Ö |
(17) |
October 16 |
| L18 |
Synthesis of Benzene
Derivatives |
Ö |
(18) |
October 18 |
| S3 |
Synthesis: A Limonene Isomer |
|
|
October 21 |
| S4 |
Synthesis: A Norbornane Derivative |
|
|
October 23 |
| S5 |
Synthesis: Acetaminophen |
|
|
October 25 |
| S6 |
Synthesis: Ibuprofen |
|
|
October 30 |
| S7 |
Synthesis: A Hormone
Herbicide |
|
|
November 1 |
| S8 |
Synthesis: A Synthetic
Musk |
|
|
November 1 |
| L19 |
Enol, Enolate Reactions |
Ö |
(19) |
November 4 |
| L20 |
Aldol Reactions |
Ö |
(20) |
November 6 |
| L21 |
Claisen Condensation Reactions |
Ö |
(20) |
November 8 |
| L22 |
Additions to alpha,beta-Unsatured Carbonyl Compounds |
|
(20) |
November 11 |
| L23 |
Free Radical Halogenation of Alkanes |
|
(21) |
November 13 |
| S9 |
Synthesis: Steroid Rings |
|
|
November 15 |
| L24 |
Carbohydrates |
|
(24) |
December 2 |
| L25 |
alpha-Ammonium Carboxylates
(Amino Acids) |
|
(23) |
December 4 |
| L26 |
Dipeptides with Essential Alpha-Amino Acids |
|
(23) |
December 6 |
| S10 |
Synthesis: Two Artificial Sweeteners |
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|
December 6 |