Lecture Notes

LEC # TOPICS
L1 Molecular Formula and Index of Hydrogen Deficiency [EA] (PDF)
L2 Molecular Formula and Index of Hydrogen Deficiency [MS] (cont.)
L3 Functional Groups [IR]
L4 Functional Groups: Fragmentation [MS] (PDF)
L5 Functional Groups [13C NMR] (PDF)
L6 Connectivity [1H NMR] (PDF)
L7 Connectivity (cont.) [1 H NMR] (PDF)
L8

Organic Structure Elucidation (PDF)

Answers (PDF)

L9

Organic Structure Elucidation (cont.) (PDF)

Answers (PDF)

  Exam 1
L10 Ethers, Epoxides, and Sulfides (PDF)
L11 Ethers, Epoxides, and Sulfides (cont.)
L12 Conjugated Systems and Molecular Orbital Theory (PDF)
L13 Conjugated Systems and Molecular Orbital Theory (cont.) (PDF 1) (PDF 2)
L14 Pericyclic Reactions - Introduction
L15 Pericyclic Reactions - Electrocyclic Processes (PDF)
L16 Pericyclic Reactions - Cycloadditions
L17 Pericyclic Reactions - Cycloadditions, Sigmatropic Rearrangements (PDF)
L18 Pericyclic Reactions - Sigmatropic Rearrangements
  Exam 2
L19 Amines (PDF)
L20 Amines (cont.)
L21 Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives (PDF)
L22 Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives (cont.)
L23 Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives (cont.)
L24 Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives (cont.)
L25 Enols and Enolates (PDF)
  Exam 3
L26 Enols and Enolates (cont.)
L27 Enols and Enolates (cont.)
L28 Enols and Enolates (cont.)
L29 Carbocations (PDF)
L30 Carbocations (cont.)
L31 Carbocations (cont.)
L32 Carbocations (cont.)
  Exam 4
L33 Radicals (PDF)
L34 Radicals (cont.)
L35 Photochemistry

Supporting Materials

The reaction overview documents were developed by teaching assistant Jeewoo Lim.

Reaction Overview 1 (PDF)

Reaction Overview 2 (PDF)

pka Values (PDF)