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ORGANIC CHEMISRTY I (CHE 253-254) Syllabus (Fall 2008) Instructor: Dr Omar E. Christian Email: omar.christian@uvi.edu Office: 340-693-1383 Cell: 340-642-6011 Lecture Time: Mon, Tue, Wed and Fri. (8:00 am – 8:50 am) Lab Time: Tue (Stream A 9:00 am – 12:00 pm) (Stream B 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm) Fri (Stream C 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm) Office Hrs: 9:00 am-11:00 am Mon, Wed, Thur and Fri Required Text: L. G Wade Jr. “Organic Chemistry”, 6th Edition, Prentice Hall 2006. Course Objectives: Organic Chemistry I. This course will provide students with knowledge of the fundamental concepts and principles in organic chemistry. Upon completion of this course students should have a basic understanding of the principles outlined below: Course Content Lectures Date* Chapter Wk 1 Mon Aug. 18 1 Review/Introduction/Atomic Structure Tue 1 Atomic Structure Wed 2 Structure and Property of Organic Molecules Fri Aug 22 2 Structure and Property of Organic Molecules Wk 2 Mon Aug 25 2 Structure and Stereochemistry of Alkanes Tue 2 Structure and Stereochemistry of Alkanes Wed 3 Structure and Stereochemistry of Alkanes Fri* Aug 29 3 Structure and Stereochemistry of Alkanes Wk 3 Mon Sept 1 Labor Day Tue Sept 2 4 The Study of Chemical Reactions Wed 4 The Study of Chemical Reactions Fri Sept 5 Tutorial 1 Wk 4 Mon Sept 8 4 The Study of Chemical Reactions Tue In Course Exam 1 (Chap 1-4) Wed 5 Stereochemistry Fri Sept 12 Stereochemistry Wk 5 Mon Sept 15 5 Stereochemistry Tue 5 Stereochemistry Wed 6 Alkyl Halides: Substitution, Elimination Fri* Sept 19 Alkyl Halides: Substitution Wk 6 Mon Sept 22 6 Alkyl Halides: Substitution Tue 6 Alkyl Halides: Substitution Lectures Date Chapter Wed 7 Structure and Synthesis of Alkenes Fri Sept 26 Tutorial 2 Wk 7 Mon Sept 29 7 Structure and Synthesis of Alkenes Tue Sept 30 In Course 2 Exam 2 (Chap 5-7) Wed Oct 1 8 Reaction of Alkenes Fri Oct 3 Reaction of Alkenes Wk 8 Mon Oct 6 8 Reaction of Alkenes Tue 8 Reaction of Alkenes Wed 9 Alkynes Fri* Oct 10 Alkynes Wk 9 Mon Oct 13 9 Alkynes Tue 9 Alkynes Wed 15 Conjugated systems: Dienes, Dienophiles Fri Oct 17 Tutorial 3 Wk 10 Mon Oct 20 15 Conjugated systems: Dienes, Dienophiles Tue 15 Conjugated systems: Dienes, Dienophiles Wed 16 Aromatic Compounds Fri Oct 24 Wk 11 Mon Oct 27 16 Tue 17 Reactions of Aromatic Compounds Wed Fri Oct 31 Wk 12 Mon Nov 3 17 Liberty Day Tue 17 Wed Mid-Semester 2 Fri Nov 10 Infrared and Mass spectrometry Intro Wk 13 Mon Nov 12 Veterans day Tue Wed Fri Nov 16 Wk 14 Mon Nov 19 Review Session Tue Review Session Wed 21 Fri Nov 23 Thanksgiving Day Presentations Finals *The dates listed are tentative and may change to meet the needs of the class. Second semester will continue in the same book. 3 Mid-Semester Examinations 30% 300 points Laboratory 20% 200 points Final Examination 50% 500 points Total 1000 points Grades* 85-100% A ≥ 65 and < 84% B ≤50 and <64% C ………………………………….. ≥40 and <49% D < 39 F Note 1) Examinations: There will be 2 in-course/mid-semester exams and a final examination. 2) Homework: It is your responsibility to complete assignments given in your text; the answers will periodically be discussed in the Friday tutorial class. 3) Tutorial classes are compulsory and require full participation, in addition to preset tutorial question sets, this period will be used as a general discussion section. 4) Laboratory projects: You will be required to complete 5 laboratory projects (5% or 50 points each). These projects will be turned in as a report written in ACS style. You are expected to keep a proper lab notebook and observe safe lab practices at all times (goggles, waste disposal, etc.) 5) Attendance: You are expected to attend all lectures, pay attention, and take good notes in class. Class starts at 8:00 a.m. you are expected to be on time for class. If you do come into class late, please do so in a manner that is not disruptive to the class. 6) Cell Phones and other mobile devices: Please turn off all mobile communication devices while in class. It is disrespectful to answer or use a mobile phone while in class and it will not be tolerated. Getting up and leaving class to answer a phone and will not be tolerated. Use voicemail since that is what it was designed for. Any incidence of using text messaging during an exam will be considered an act of academic dishonesty and will be dealt with according to published UVI procedures.