Simmons College

Chemistry 114: Organic Chemistry I

Spring 2005 Tentative Syllabus and Lecture Outline

 

UNIT III:  Substitution and Elimination Chemistry

Office Hours: Mon. & Wed.  12:30-2:00

Study Groups: Mon. 7-9 in Evans Hall Basement

           Tues. 5:30-7:30 PM in Study Area on 4th floor Science Bldg outside of chemistry stockroom.

 

 

 

Date

 

Lecture number

 

Topic

Reading Assignments
(McMurry Chapters)

Homework Assignments:

 

3/21/05

(Mon.)

 

21

Introduction to alkyl halides

Substitution reaction

Mechanism of substitution reaction

10.1-10.3

11.2-11.4

11.6-11.8

10.17, 10.18,

11.4, 11.31a-e,

11.1-11.3, 11.8, 11.27, 11.37

3/25/05

(Fri.)

 

22

Factors in SN1 versus SN2 mechanism Summary of SN1 and SN2

11.5, 11.9

 

 

11.5-11.7, 11.11, 11.12, 11.14b

11.25, 11.26, 11.30, 11.32, 11.35, 11.36ab

3/28/05

( Mon.)

23

Elimination reactions and
E1, E2 mechanisms

11.10-11.14

 

 

11.15, 11.17, 11.19, 11.45

3/30/05

( Wed.)

QUIZ 7

(Lec 21-23)

24

Summary of substitution and elimination reactions

Synthesis

11.15-11.16

 

 

11.50, 11.20, 11.29, 11.40, 11.34ab

4/1/05

( Fri.)

 

25

Introduction to alcohols

Preparation of alcohols

Acid/Base reaction

 

17.1-17.4

 

17.1, 17.2, 17.26, 17.27, 17.6, 17.34

4/4/05

( Mon.)

 

26

Grignard reaction

 

 

 Dehydration

17.6,

10.8-10.9

 

17.7

10.9, 17.9, 17.10, 17.33, 17.37

4/6/05

( Wed.)

QUIZ 8

(Lec 24-26)

 

27

Conversion to alkyl halides

 

Oxidation/Reduction in organic chemistry

17.7, 17.9

 

10.10

17.12, 17.39, 17.51, 17.30ab, 17.41abc

10.13, 10.14

4/8/05

(Fri.)

28

Oxidation/reduction of alcohols

Chemistry of ethers

17.5, 17.8

18.1-18.3, 18.5

17.7, 17.8, 17.14, 17.15, 17.30cd, 17.46, 18.1, 18.3, 18.7

4/11/05

( Mon.)

 

29

Chemistry of epoxides

 

Synthesis

18.7, 18.8

 

18.13, 18.15, 18.34, 18.35

17.13, 17.31, 17.32, 17.57

Extra Study Group: Thursday, 4/14/05, 8:30-10:30PM in

Review Session for Exam 3: 4/13/05, Wed, 3:30-5:30 in E305              4/15/05 (Fri.)- Exam III