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 - 8:30 pm Fleming 101
Section B: Wed 7:00 - 8:30 pm Billings LH
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 11:00 - 12:00 pm     Wed 11:00 - 12:00 pm     Fri 11:00 - 12:00 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 Cook A338 Laboratory Cook A339 L01   Mon 1:25 - 4:10 pm L02   Mon 1:25 - 4:10 pm L03   Mon 5:30 - 8:15 pm L04   Mon 5:30 - 8:15 pm L05   Tue 8:00 - 10:45 am L08   Tue 6:30 - 9:15 pm L06   Tue 2:00 - 4:45 pm L12   Thu 2:00 - 4:45 pm L07   Tue 6:30 - 9:15 pm L14   Thu 5:30 - 8:15 pm L09   Wed 1:25 - 4:10 pm L11   Thu 8:00 - 10:45 am L13   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 Wednesday September 24 7:00 - 9:30 pm Exam 2 Wednesday October 15 7:00 - 9:30 pm Exam 3 Wednesday November 5 7:00 - 9:30 pm Exam 4 Wednesday December 3 7:00 - 9:30 pm Final Exam A Friday December 12 Angell B106 8:00 - 11:00 am Final Exam B Monday December 15 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

Laboratory Page and Review Problems

Laboratory Problem Set 1 (answers) Problem Set 2 (answers) Problem Set 3 (answers) Problem Set 4 (answers) Problem Set 5 (answers) Problem Set 6 (answers) Problem Set 7 (answers) Problem Set 8 (answers) Problem Set 9 (answers) Problem Set 10 (answers) Problem Set 11 (answers) Chapter Quizzes from the McMurray 6th Ed. Website Past Exams and Problem Sets