Chem 141: Organic Chemistry

Lectures
Section A: Mon/Wed/Fri 10:10 - 11:00 am Angell B106
Section B: Mon/Wed 5:05 - 6:20 pm Angell B106
Lectures begin and end according to the lecture room clock

Recitation
Section A: Wed 7:00 - 9:00 pm Rowell 103
Section B: Wed 7:00 - 9:00 pm Votey 105
Suggested problems will be posted on this site every Friday for discussion at the following Wednesday review session. This is an opportunity to consolidate your understanding of new concepts in a less formal, more conversational atmosphere

Office Hours
Dr. Wurthman: Mon 11:00 - 12:00 pm Wed 11:00 - 12:00 pm Fri 11:00 - 12:00 pm
Dr. Case: Mon 9:00 - 11:00 am Wed 12:00 - 2:00 pm Fri 5:00 - 7:00 pm
TA Office hours are arranged according to lab section
If you need to see the instructors or TAs outside office hours, please make an appointment.
Email is the best way to get a quick answer to a question. You'll usually get a response within the same day

Required Text and Course Materials
Organic Chemistry 7th Ed by McMurray. ISBN-10: 0495118370; ISBN-13: 978-0495118374
Chem141 Laboratory Manual (available from 1st floor stockroom, Cook A143)

Bound lab notebook with numbered pages (available in the UVM Bookstore)
Safety glasses (available in the UVM Bookstore)

Recommended Course Materials
Organic Chemistry 7th Ed Study Guide. ISBN-10: 0495112682; ISBN-13: 978-0495112686
HGS Molecular Structure Model Set

Laboratory Schedule

Laboratory Section A - Cook A338	Laboratory Section B - Cook A339
A01 Mon 1:25 - 4:15 pm	B01 Tue 8:00 - 10:45 am
A02 Tue 8:00 - 10:45 am	B02 Tue 5:30 - 8:15 pm
A03 Tue 2:00 - 4:45 pm	B03 Wed 1:25 - 4:15 pm
A04 Tue 5:30 - 8:15 pm	B04 Thu 8:00 - 10:45 am
A05 Wed 1:25 - 4:15 pm	B05 Thu 5:30 - 8:15 pm
A06 Thu 8:00 - 10:45 am	B06 Mon 1:25 - 4:15 pm
A07 Thu 2:00 - 4:45 pm
A08 Thu 5:30 - 8:15 pm

Grading

Exams	4 x 200 points	80 %
Laboratory	200 points	20%

		100%

The course grade is based on 4 mid-semester exams, a compulsory cumulative final exam, and a series of laboratory explorations. The lowest mid-semester exam grade will be dropped. Neither the final exam grade nor the laboratory grade will be dropped. Exams are not curved

Exams 1-4 will be 2½ hours in the room where your section has Wednesday recitation. Exam 5 is a comprehensive Final Exam. Absence from an exam requires prior approval from the instructor. Any conflicts with an exam date or time must be resolved at least a week in advance. Exams are closed-book. No class materials may be used and no outside help may be used. Use of iPods, cellphones or CD players is not permitted in the exam room

Exam 1 (answers)	Wednesday September 12	7:00 - 9:30 pm
Exam 2 (answers)	Wednesday October 3	7:00 - 9:30 pm
Exam 3 (answers)	Wednesday October 24	7:00 - 9:30 pm
Exam 4 (answers)	Wednesday November 14	7:00 - 9:30 pm
Final Exam A	Friday December 7 Angell B106	8:00 - 11:00 am
Final Exam B	Monday December 10 Angell B106	11:45 - 2:45 pm

Outline of Lectures

Chapter 1	Carbon Compounds and Chemical Bonds
Chapter 2	Polar Covalent Bonds - Acids and Bases
Chapter 3	Organic Compounds - Alkanes and Cycloalkanes
Chapter 4	Stereochemistry of Alkanes and Cycloalkanes
Chapter 5	Overview of Organic Reactions
Chapter 6	Alkenes - Structure and Reactivity
Chapter 7	Alkenes - Reactions and Synthesis
Chapter 8	Alkynes - Introduction to Organic Synthesis
Chapter 9	Stereochemistry
Chapter 10	Organohalides
Chapter 11	Nucleophilic Substitution and Elimination
Chapter 14	Conjugated Compounds