Key
EA = Elemental Analysis
MS = Mass Spectrometry
IR = Infrared Spectroscopy
NMR = Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Required Text
McMurry, John. Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry. 6th ed. Pacific Grove, CA: Thomson-Brooks/Cole, 2006. ISBN: 9780495012030.
Additional Texts
McMurry, Susan. Study Guide and Student Solutions Manual for John McMurry's Organic Chemistry. 6th ed. Belmont, CA: Thomson-Brooks/Cole, 2003. ISBN: 9780534409340.
Wade, L. G., Jr. Organic Chemistry. 5th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002. ISBN: 9780130338327.
Clayden, J., et al. Organic Chemistry. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN: 9780198503460.
SES # | TOPICS | READINGS |
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L1 | Molecular Formula and Index of Hydrogen Deficiency [EA] |
McMurry. Chapter 12, pp. 393-423, and Chapter 13, pp. 424-463. |
L2 | Molecular Formula and Index of Hydrogen Deficiency [MS] | |
L3 | Functional Groups [IR] | |
L4 | Functional Groups: Fragmentation [MS] | |
L5 | Functional Groups [13C NMR] | |
L6 | Connectivity [1H NMR] | |
L7 | Connectivity [1H NMR] (cont.) | |
L8 | Organic Structure Elucidation | |
L9 | Organic Structure Elucidation (cont.) | |
Exam 1 | ||
L10 | Ethers, Epoxides, and Sulfides |
McMurry. Chapter 18, pp. 639-671. |
L11 | Ethers, Epoxides, and Sulfides (cont.) | |
L12 | Conjugated Systems and Molecular Orbital Theory | |
L13 | Conjugated Systems and Molecular Orbital Theory (cont.) | |
L14 | Pericyclic Reactions - Introduction |
McMurry. Chapter 14, pp. 464-497. (Also review McMurry. Chapter 15, pp. 498-527.) |
L15 | Pericyclic Reactions - Electrocyclic Processes | |
L16 | Pericyclic Reactions - Cycloadditions | |
L17 | Pericyclic Reactions - Cycloadditions, Sigmatropic Rearrangements | |
L18 | Pericyclic Reactions - Sigmatropic Rearrangements | |
Exam 2 | ||
L19 | Amines |
Suggested ReadingMcMurry. Chapter 24. |
L20 | Amines (cont.) | |
L21 | Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives |
Suggested ReadingMcMurry. Sections 19.2-19.8, 19.11, 20.1-20.9, and 21.1-21.7. |
L22 | Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives (cont.) | |
L23 | Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives (cont.) | |
L24 | Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives (cont.) | |
L25 | Enols and Enolates | |
Exam 3 | ||
L26 | Enols and Enolates (cont.) | |
L27 | Enols and Enolates (cont.) | |
L28 | Enols and Enolates (cont.) | |
L29 | Carbocations | |
L30 | Carbocations (cont.) | |
L31 | Carbocations (cont.) | |
L32 | Carbocations (cont.) | |
Exam 4 | ||
L33 | Radicals | |
L34 | Radicals (cont.) | |
L35 | Photochemistry |