Readings are from the required textbook:
McMurry, John. Organic Chemistry. 6th ed. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole, 2004. ISBN: 9780534420055.
| WEEK # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Introduction Review Resonance Acidity and Basicity |
Chapters 1 and 2 |
2 |
Alkanes and Cycloalkanes Conformational Analysis of Alkanes and Cycloalkanes |
Chapters 3 and 4 |
3 |
Stereochemistry Overview of Chemical Reactions |
Sections 9.1-9.11, 6.6, and 9.15-9.17. |
4 |
Thermodynamics Kinetics Reaction Coordinate Diagrams Exam 1 Alkenes |
Chapters 5 and 6 |
5 |
Addition of HX to an Alkene (Regiospecificity, Carbocation Stability, Hammond Postulate, Stereochemistry) |
Chapters 6 and 7 Sections 9.12-9.14 |
6 |
Reactions of Alkenes |
Chapters 6 and 7 Sections 9.12-9.14 |
7 |
Alkynes Exam 2 Reactions of Alkynes |
Chapter 8 |
8 |
Alkyl Halides Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions |
Chapters 10 and 11 |
9 |
Alkyl Halides: Elimination Reactions Aromaticity |
Chapters 11 and 15 |
10 |
Aromaticity Exam 3 Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution |
Chapters 15 and 16 |
11 |
Electrophilic and Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution |
Chapter 16 |
12 |
Alcohols and Phenols Introduction to Carbonyls |
Chapters 17 and 19 |
13 |
Carbonyl Chemistry Exam 4 |
Chapter 19 |
14 |
Multistep Synthesis |
All |