CHEM 231
Required Materials: Textbook is the latest edition of Organic Chemistry, by John McMurry. Also required are the study guide and solutions manual to accompany this text. All items are available in the University bookstore, and elsewhere.
Supplementary Course Materials: The Chemistry Computer Lab in RI-365 is available for student use. Twelve PC's are available with a wide variety of software specialized for use by chemists, including Spartan, Gaussian, HyperChem, ChemSite, JUMP, ChemDraw, and many others.
Course Requirements:
- three or four X 100 point exams
- one X 100 or 200 point cumulative final exam
- Various graded homework assignments may be added
Course Content:
In McMurry's latest edition, complete coverage of the following chapters: (Numbers refer to chapters)
14. Conjugated Dienes and UV Absorption Spectroscopy
15. Benzene and Aromaticity
16. Chemistry of Benzene
17. Alcohols and Thiols
18. Ethers, Epoxides, and Sulfides
19. Aldehydes and Ketones: Nucleophilic Addition Reactions
20. Carboxylic Acids
21. Carboxylic Acid Derivatives and Nuceophilic Acyl Substitution
22. Carbonyl Alpha Substitution Reactions
23. Carbonyl Condensation Reactions
24. Amines and Phenols
25. Carbohydrates
26. Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
Policy on missed exams: Missing an exam will result in a grade of zero for that exam. At the instructor's discretion, students may be allowed to take a make-up exam, but only in the case of a serious, and documented emergency.
