Chem 3371: Organic Chemistry Summer I 2015, M–F 3:30 p.m.–5:20 p.m. Fondren Sci Bldg 153 Instructor: Professor Alexander R. Lippert, PhD Office: 141 FOSC Email: alippert@smu.edu (please include “CHEM 3371” in the subject line) Telephone: 214-768-2482 Office hours: TTh 5:20–6:20 p.m. TA: Zahra Bassampour and Rajesh Kumar TA Office Hours: FOSC 231, MW 5:20-6:20pm Website: http://faculty.smu.edu/alippert/CHEM3371.html Textbook: Organic Chemistry, 4th Edition, by Janice Gorzynski Smith Organic chemistry focuses on the composition, properties, and behavior of compounds that contain the element carbon, spanning from biological molecules to drugs to materials. This course is the first in a two-semester series to introduce students to the principles, concepts, and practice of organic chemistry. Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to identify and draw complex organic molecules. Students will be able to predict the reactivity of basic organic molecules. Students will be able to formulate basic synthetic schemes. Students will be able to solve basic organic structures from spectral data. Assignments and Grades: Homework 10% Exam I 30% Exam II 30% Final 40% Connect Homework Assignments: Homework assignments will be online and graded for completion. Please register on Connect by following the link provided on the last page of this syllabus. There should be an access code provided with any of the textbook options from the SMU bookstore. The homework on Connect is designed to give you ample feedback on your progress. Assignments should be completed and submitted online before 11:59 pm on the due date. Hard copies of the homework will be available upon request. Exams and Finals: Exams and finals will be given during class and will be cumulative. Office Hours: Office hours will be held after class and will involve extra practice problems as well as answering one-on-one questions. It is highly recommended that you attend as many of these sessions as possible. Class Schedule: Mon June 1 Chap 1 Tues June 2 Wed June 3 Thurs June 4 Fri June 5 Chap 2 Chap 3 Chap 4 Chap 5, Part 1 Mon June 8 Chap 5, Part 2 Tues June 9 Wed June 10 Exam I Chap 6, Part 1 Thurs June 11 Fri June 12 Mon June 15 Tues June 16 Wed June 17 Thurs June 18 Fri June 19 Mon June 22 Tues June 23 Wed June 24 Thurs June 25 Fri June 26 Mon June 29 Tues June 30 Chap 7, Part 1 Chap 7, Part 2 Chap 8, Part 1 Chap 8, Part 2 Chap 9, Part 1 Chap 9, Part 2 Exam II Chap 10, Part 1 Chap 10, Part 2 Chap 11, Part 1 Chap 11, Part 2 Chap 12, Part 1 Chap 12, Part 2 Final Gen Chem Review, Drawing Organic Structures Acids and Bases Functional Groups Alkanes Stereochemistry: Enantiomers Stereochemistry: Diastereomers Introduction to Organic Reactions Alkyl Halides SN1, SN2 Elimination Reactions Elimination Reactions Alcohols, Ethers, Epoxides Alcohols, Ethers, Epoxides Alkenes Alkenes Alkynes Alkynes, Synthesis Reduction Oxidation *Schedule is tentative and subject to change at the instructor’s discretion. Disability Accommodations: Students needing academic accommodations for a disability must first be registered with Disability Accommodations & Success Strategies (DASS) to verify the disability and to establish eligibility for accommodations. Students may call 214-768-1470 or visit http://www.smu.edu/alec/dass.asp to begin the process. Once registered, students should then schedule an appointment with the professor to make appropriate arrangements. (University Policy No. 2.4.) Excused Medical Absences: Verification of medical illness and request for an excused absence from class will be handled in one of two ways. A physician or staff member from health/counseling and testing will provide either (1) a hand written note on a Health Center prescription form or 2) a signed letter written on Health Center stationery. Excused medical absences shall have specific dates of time periods indicated. Encounter Forms and Walk-Out Statements verify a student's visit to the Health Center BUT DO NOT INDICATE AN EXCUSED MEDICAL ABSENCE. Religious Observance: Religiously observant students wishing to be absent on holidays that require missing class should notify their professors in writing at the beginning of the semester, and should discuss with them, in advance, acceptable ways of making up any work missed because of the absence. (University Policy No. 1.9.) Excused Absences for University Extracurricular Activities: Students participating in an officially sanctioned, scheduled University extracurricular activity should be given the opportunity to make up class assignments or other graded assignments missed as a result of their participation. It is the responsibility of the student to make arrangements with the instructor prior to any missed scheduled examination or other missed assignment for making up the work. (University Undergraduate Catalogue)
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