CHEM 6210
ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Course Syllabus
Spring 2008
8:00-8:55 AM MWF
Room 413
FH
CHEM 6210
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Course Syllabus |
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8:00-8:55 AM MWF |
| Instructor | Office | Phone | |
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| Dr. Crouse | 313 FH | 3515 | dcrouse@tntech.edu |
| Text | Author |
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| Advanced Organic Chemistry | Reinhard Bruckner |
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ISBN 0-12-138110-2 |
2002 |
Most new graduate students took organic chemistry as sophomores but have had
little exposure since. Because of this, they recall organic as a jumbled,
encyclopedic accumulation of facts, too vast to understand or recall
significant details. In other words, students are typically too busy learning
the bark of every 'tree' to step back and see the 'forest', that is the
broad general principles which govern the physical and chemical properties of
organic compounds.
The purpose of this course is to bridge that gap, between the organic the
student should recall and the mainstream material the student will
encounter in the current literature. To accomplish this, we will deviate from
the classical 'functional group' approach and concentrate on the basic
concepts and mechanisms of organic (and really all) chemistry. This is not to
say that we will not study reactions, but that we will strive to simplify and
highlight the fundamentals common throughout organic reactions. At the same
time, we will introduce the student to new material, hopefully in a manner
which will enable them to understand current literature.
| WEEK OF | CHAP. | TOPICS | Notes |
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| JAN 14 | 0 | Introduction, basics of bonding & mechanism | - |
| JAN 21 | HO | Wave Mechanics, Huckel MO model | No Class Monday |
| JAN 28 | HO | LCAO equations, pi energy | - |
| FEB 4 | 1 | Radicals - chain mechanisms | - |
| FEB 11 | 2 | Nucleophilic Substitutions | - |
| FEB 18 | 2, 3 | Substitutions Additions to olefinic systems |
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| FEB 25 | 3, 4 | Additions Eliminations |
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| MAR 3 | -- | Spring Break | |
| MAR 10 | 4 | Elimination processes | Mid-Term Exam |
| MAR 17 | 5 | Aromatic Substitutions | - |
| MAR 24 | 6 | Nucleophilic Acyl Substitutions | - |
| MAR 31 | 7, 8, 9 | Nucleophilic additions, Carbonyl additions Ylide reactions |
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| APR 7 | 10 | Enolate reactions | - |
| APR 14 | 11 | Rearrangements | - |
| APR 21 | 12 | Thermal cycloadditions, Orbital Symmetry | -- |
HO = Selection from "Notes on Molecular Orbital Calculations" by John Roberts, 1961.
FINAL EXAM: Thursday, May 1, 8:00-10:00 AM, Room 413 FH.
| GRADING | |
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| Problems | 30% |
| Literature Project* | 15% |
| Mid-Term Exam | 25% |
| Final Exam (comprehensive) | 30% |
*STUDENT LITERATURE PROJECT DUE APRIL 16, 2008
Each student will be assigned a number of common organic reactions. They
will assemble information on these reactions, including basic equations,
references, mechanisms, and special features. The student will also conduct a
search of the recent literature to locate specific examples of the use of each
reaction. This information will be assembled into a report using the attached FORMAT.
All student reports will be combined and distributed to the class. Students
may be responsible for this material on the final exam.
Students with a disability requiring accommodations should contact the
Office of Disability Services (ODS). An Accommodation Request (AR) should be
completed as soon as possible, preferably by the end of the first week of the
course. The contact is located in the Roaden University Center, Room 112;
phone 372-6119.
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