COURSE SYLLABUS

CATALOG DESCRIPTION:

This course is the first in a sequence of courses that includes nomenclature, structure and properties, and reaction mechanisms of basic organic chemistry.

Prerequisites:  CHM 110 and 111

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Topics covered this semester include:  carbon compounds and bonding; representative compounds; properties synthesis and reactions of alkanes and cycloalkanes, alkyl halides, alkenes, alkynes, alcohols and ethers; and stereochemistry.

TEXTBOOKS AND OTHER REQUIRED MATERIALS:

TEXT : Wade, Jr., L. G.  Organic Chemistry, 6th ed.  Prentice Hall, 2006.

LAB MANUAL : CHM 211 Laboratory Manual, TTC Physical Sciences Department.

LAB NOTEBOOK :  As required by instructor

SOLUTIONS MANUAL :  Simek, J.W..  Solutions Manual  to Accompany Organic Chemistry, 6th ed.  Prentice Hall, 2006.

RECOMMENDED MATERIALS (optional) :

WORKBOOKS: (available online, or the LRC or the LAS)

       Banks, J.A.  Naming Organic Compounds, 2nd ed.  Saunders, 1976.

Weeks, D.P.  Pushing Electrons, 3rd ed. Thomson Learning.1998.

                      **** Klein, D.R.  Organic Chemistry as a Second Language, Wiley, 2004.

Vallombroso, T.  Organic Chemistry Perals of Wisdom, Boson Medical Publishing, 2001.

MOLECULAR MODEL SET : Prentice Hall or equivalent.

PERSONAL SUPPLIES :

SAFETY GLASSES : According to State Law, safety glasses with side shields are to be worn at all times in the laboratory and other areas where hazardous chemicals or conditions exist.  The student must wear safety glasses with shields at the first laboratory session and all subsequent sessions.  The lenses, glass or plastic, must be shatterproof.  Ordinary glass lenses are unsuitable.  If in doubt, check with your optician or purchase plastic safety glasses with shields from the Trident Bookstore or a hardware store.

RUBBER GLOVES and a protective APRON or a laboratory JACKET are recommended.  Inexpensive plastic lab aprons are available in the Trident Bookstore; lab jackets may be obtained from medical supply houses or from retail stores.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:

1.    describe the bonding of carbon compounds and calculate formal charge for all atoms of an organic molecule.

2.    write structural formulas for organic molecules and identify constitutional isomers.

3.    predict shapes of organic compounds and recognize molecular dipole moments.

4.    describe chemical bonding of organic molecules by the Lewis, the molecular orbital, and the orbital hybridization models.

5.    identify and classify the functional groups of organic compounds.

6.    write structural formulas for alkyl compounds and name the compounds by the IUPAC system of nomenclature.

7.    draw conformations of organic molecules.  Predict energy relationships in organic molecules associated with (E-Z) isomers, conformations of molecules, and ring strain.

8.    describe chemical reactivity and functional group transformations of alkanes, alkenes and alcohols into alkyl halides.  Use the IUPAC system to name reactants and products.

9.    describe reaction mechanisms including reactive intermediates such as carbocations, carbanions and free radicals.  Predict the relative stabilities of these reactive intermediates.

10.  describe electrophiles and nucleophiles in the context of reaction mechanisms.

11.  name alkenes by the IUPAC system and predict mechanisms of dehydration and dehydrohalogenation reactions used to synthesize alkenes.

12.  predict the mechanisms, stereochemistry, and products of addition reactions to alkenes.

13.  recognize chiral atoms (stereogenic centers).  Apply molecular symmetry to stereochemical analysis of chiral compounds.  Predict the course of chemical reactions that produce stereoisomers and use (E, Z) and (R, S) nomenclature for reactants and products.

14.  predict mechanisms, kinetics, and stereochemistry of nucleophilic substitution reactions.  Recognize the factors that control the competition between substitution and elimination reactions.

15. explain carbon-metal bonds in organometallic compounds and use organometallic  nomenclature.

16.  predict the mechanisms, stereochemistry, and products of organometallic compounds.  Utilize organometallic compounds in the synthesis of organic compounds.

17.  explain the preparation of alcohols by reduction of carbonyl compounds.

18.  predict products of alcohol reactions:  the conversion of alcohols to ethers, esterification, oxidation of alcohols, and the oxidative cleavage of vicinal diols.

19.  write structural formulas for ethers and epoxides.  Name by IUPAC nomenclature.

20. recognize the preparation of epoxides from alcohols and alkenes.

21.  describe the physical properties, synthesis and reactions of epoxides.

22.  describe the physical properties, synthesis and reactions of ethers.

23.  describe the physical properties and predict reactions of alkynes.

24.  describe the properties, reactions, and mechanisms of allylic and conjugated alkadiene systems.

25. describe and predict the products of the Diels Alder reaction.[optional]

GRADING SYSTEM AND POLICY:

    1.     If a scheduled classroom test is missed, arrangements for a make-up test must be made; failure to do so will result in the grade of zero.  Each instructor will inform you of his/her grading policies regarding scheduled and make-up tests, reports, and the final examination.

2.    The Quiz/Homework grade may be based upon quizzes, homework and/or special assignments.  Quizzes may be given without prior notification.  The Quiz/Homework may be incorporated into the class exam average.  Policies regarding the Quiz/Homework will be explained by the instructor.

3.   Absence on the day of a final exam will result in the grade of "I" (incomplete) or "F", at the discretion of the instructor.  Incomplete grades must be cleared according to the policies of the Registrar as listed in the College Catalog.

4.   A student who wishes to withdraw from the course must follow the appropriate procedures of the  Office of Admissions and Records.

5.        There is NO EXTRA CREDIT.

FOR STUDENTS PLANNING TO ENROLL IN CHM 212:

      Students  planning  to  enroll  in  CHM  212  (Organic Chemistry II) are advised that the final examination in  CHM 212  will  cover material in both CHM 211 and CHM 212.   One reason for this is that organic chemistry is a comprehensive subject.  Therefore, the skills learned in CHM 211 will be needed in CHM 212.  Specifically:

Nomenclature        Acids/Bases      Nucleophiles/Electrophiles

       Addition, Elimination and Substitution Reactions and associated Mechanisms

For your safety, if you are pregnant or have a medical condition that results in seizures, blackouts, etc. (e.g., from epilepsy, diabetes) please inform your instructor.  This information will be kept confidential.  If you wish to seek accommodations due to a disability, please contact Services for Students with Disabilities, Building 410, Room 210.

ACCOMMODATIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS:

The College will make reasonable accommodations for persons with documented disabilities.  Students should notify the Counselor for Students with Disabilities (located in Counseling and Career Development, Building 410, Room 210) and their instructors of any special needs.  Instructors should be notified on the first day of classes.

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICES IN CLASSROOMS:

To minimize classroom disruptions and protect the integrity of test-taking situations, activated electronic communication devices such as pagers and telephones are generally not permitted in classrooms at Trident Technical College.  The only exception to this policy will be for on-call emergency personnel (police, fire, EMS), who will be required to notify their classroom instructor of their need for such devices at the beginning of the term and provide documentation verifying their occupation.  However, on-call emergency personnel may not leave a testing situation, communicate by electronic means and return to complete an examination.  In these cases, instructors should make arrangements for re-testing.

ATTENDANCE POLICY:

Before attending classes, you must meet all prerequisites and officially register for all courses.  Prompt and regular attendance is your responsibility.  You are responsible for all material covered and all assignments made in class.  Any time you are absent from a class, laboratory or other scheduled events, it is your responsibility to make satisfactory arrangements for any make-up work permitted by the instructor.

An absence is defined as nonattendance for any reason, including illness, emergency or official leave.  If you arrive late to class, you may not be allowed into the classroom and may be considered absent for that period.  If you leave before the instructor dismisses class, you may also be considered absent.  All class sessions are important. Any time you miss a class you increase your risk of making a failing grade.

If you quit coming or participating in the course and do not officially withdraw by the withdrawal date for each semester, you will receive a grade of F or U.  Your instructor cannot assign a grade of W.  If you receive financial aid or veterans= aid, your aid may be revised as a result of any changes in your course schedule.

All Veteran students are required to maintain attendance in order to earn VA benefits.  Whenever a veteran student's absences exceed 20 percent of the hours assigned to the course, the VA student may be administratively dropped for excessive absences.  Contact the Veterans Assistance office for additional information.

Students should be aware that equipment and materials for a particular laboratory experiment are only made available for use over a seven-day period and make-up experiments outside that period are not permitted. However, any student who unavoidably misses his/her normal laboratory session does have the option of attending another section=s session during the seven-day period, if space is available and at the session instructor=s discretion. Failure to attend a scheduled chemistry laboratory class during the calendar week assigned to a particular experiment will result in a grade of zero for all aspects of that experiment.

Academic Assistance:

Your instructor is available to you outside of class for academic assistance. Full-time faculty maintain and post regularly scheduled office hours. Part-time faculty are accessible in a variety of ways, which may include conferences before and after class or by appointment, telephone conferences, and E-mail. The phone number for contacting your instructor is provided on your syllabus addendum or cover sheet.

Self study interactive compact disks (CD) are available for use in 700/301 and the Learning Center (LC, 900 Building). Other Organic Chemistry textbooks, along with accompanying solution manuals are available for use at the Reference Desk of the LRC (Library).  Several web pages are available including:

Prentice Hall at www.prenhall.com/wade and

Organic Chemistry Help at www.chemhelper.com .

Representative Exercises: Wade, Jr., L. G.  Organic Chemistry, 6th ed.  Prentice Hall, 2006                                                                              

THE CONTENTS OF THIS SYLLABUS CAN ONLY BE CHANGED WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE DEPARTMENT HEAD