Chem 143: Organic Chemistry

Lectures
Mon/Wed/Fri 11:45 - 12:35 am Rowell 102
Lectures begin and end according to the lecture room clock.

Laboratory Schedule
Tues or Thurs 1:00 - 3:45 pm Cook A339

Recitation
Wed 7:00 - 8:30 pm Angell B203
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
You can stop by my office any time. If you want to guarantee that I'll be there, please make an appointment.

Email
Email is the best way to get a quick answer to a question. You'll usually get a response within the same day. If your question is relevant to other students, I'll forward it to the class with your name omitted. Let me know if you don't want to share your email.

Required Text and Course Materials
Organic Chemistry 9th Ed by Solomons and Fryhle. ISBN: 978-0-471-68496-1
The 8th Edition is also OK, but there might be inconsistencies in the page numbers and suggested problems.
Bound lab notebook with numbered pages (available in the UVM Bookstore)
Safety glasses (available in the UVM Bookstore)

Recommended Course Materials
Check Amazon for used copies.
Study Guide for Organic Chemistry 9th Ed. ISBN: 978-0-470-05098-9
Organic Chemistry as a Second Language Volume I by Klein. ISBN: 978-0-471-27235-9
The Organic Chem Lab Survival Manual, A Student's Guide to Techniques by Zubrick. ISBN: 978-0-470-12932-6
HGS Molecular Model Set

Grading

Exams	3 x 250 points	75 %
Laboratory	250 points	25%

		100%

The course grade is based on 3 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 1-3 will be 2½ hours in Lafayette L207. Exam 4 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 22	7:00 - 9:30 pm
Exam 2	Wednesday October 20	7:00 - 9:30 pm
Exam 3	Wednesday November 17	7:00 - 9:30 pm
Final Exam	Tuesday December 14 Lafayette L210	7:30 - 10:15 am

Outline of Lectures

Chapter 1	Bonding and Molecular Structure in Organic Chemistry
Chapter 2	Functional Groups and Intermolecular Forces
Chapter 3	Introduction to Organic Reactions - Acids and Bases
Chapter 4	Conformations, Stereochemistry and Nomenclature of Alkanes and Cycloalkanes
Chapter 5	Stereochemistry and Chirality
Chapter 6	Substitution and Elimination Reactions of Alkyl Halides
Chapter 7	Introduction to Alkenes and Alkynes
Chapter 8	Alkenes and Alkynes - Addition Reactions
Chapter 10	Radical Reactions