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CHM2210.0002: Organic Chemistry I

Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences

3 Credit Hours

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Instructor Information 

  • Instructor: Yu Yuan, Ph.D.
  • Office Location: PSB 245
  • Phone: 407-823-6367
  • Digital Contact: yu.yuan@ucf.edu

Course Information

  • Term: Fall 2021 (23-Aug-2021 to 11-Dec-2021)
  • Course Number & Section: CHM2210.0002
  • Course Name: Organic Chemistry I
  • Credit Hours: 3 Credit Hours 
  • Class Meeting Time: TuTh 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm
  • Class Room: CB2 O207
  • Office Hour: Online Zoom Session, TuTh 12:30 to 2:30 pm except for 9/16, 10/21 and 11/18. These 3 meetings are rescheduled on Wednesdays 9/15, 10/20 and 11/17 from 12:30 to 2:30 pm respectively using the same Zoom link. During the office hour session, you are added to waiting room list in the order you arrive, and then your instructor will admit you to the meeting room one by one. If you can not make any of these office hours, you can email me three 15-min time slots, so I can choose one to set up a meeting. Here is the Zoom information.
  • Course Modality: P (Face-to-Face)

Enrollment Requirements 

Course Prerequisites: A ""C"" (2.0) or better in CHM 2046.

Course Description

Theory and applications of organic chemistry: structure, bonding, kinetics, thermodynamics, reaction mechanisms, synthesis, and stereochemistry. Structure elucidation via spectrometric techniques with honors content.

Course Materials and Resources

Required Materials/Resources

  • WileyPLUS.  WileyPLUS includes a complete online version of the required textbook, videos, and hundreds of practice questions. If an e-textbook is a suitable choice for you, you don't need to buy a separate paper book. Detailed information can be found here and in the First Day Announcement. Your homework assignments are also on WileyPLUS.

Optional Materials/Resources

  • Molecular model kit.

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Prerequisite Concepts

The instructor assumes you have good understanding of the following concepts from the prerequisite courses. It is a red flag if you are unclear about any of the concepts, and it is your responsibility to remove the warning flag before the class begins.   

  • Atom (nucleus, electron, neutron, etc.)
  • Octet rule
  • Hund’s rule
  • Electron configuration
  • Pauli exclusion principle
  • Draw and interpret Lewis dot structures
  • Understand covalent and ionic bonding
  • Predict relative electronegativity based on position within the periodic table
  • Predict hybridization, geometry (shape), and approximate bond angles
  • Predict bond dipoles and molecular dipoles and know the difference
  • Indicate the location, sign, and magnitude of any non-zero formal charges
  • Recognize sigma versus pi bonds. Draw and/or interpret atomic orbital or hybrid atomic orbital overlap pictures representing each
  • Understand the acid/base definitions of Brønsted or Lewis. Recognize specific examples of each. Identify conjugate pairs.
  • Acid base equilibrium determination, and the definition of pH
  • Basic thermodynamics and kinetics of chemical reactions

Student Learning Outcomes

The basic learning outcomes are listed below. This represents the minimum requirements for this course. The organic teaching committee suggests 15 hr/week to study organic chemistry besides the lecture and assignment time.

Chapter 1. A Review of General Chemistry: Electrons, Bonds, and Molecular Properties

  • understand and be able to draw and identify constitutional isomers
  • draw and interpret Lewis dot structures
  • indicate the location, sign, and magnitude of any non-zero formal charges
  • understand covalent and ionic bonding
  • predict bond dipoles and molecular dipoles and know the difference
  • understand basic quantum mechanics
    • wave functions
    • atomic orbitals, nodes, electron density
    • Aufbau principle
    • Pauli exclusion principle
    • Hund’s rule
    • degeneration orbitals
  • understand valence bond theory
  • understand the basics of molecular orbital theory
    • Bonding MO versus antibonding MO
    • Highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO)
    • Lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO)
  • Recognize sigma versus pi bonds. Draw and/or interpret atomic orbital or hybrid atomic orbital overlap pictures representing each
  • Predict hybridization, molecular geometry (shape), and approximate bond angles

 

Chapter 2. Molecular Representations

  • draw and interpret bond-line structures
    • understand what can and cannot be implicit in a bond-line structure
    • identify implicit lone pairs in bond-line structures
  • identify, label, and draw organic functional groups
    • recognize and draw examples of the functional groups listed in Table 2.1 (at least)
  • draw resonance structures of a molecule and curved arrows to relate them
    • draw curved arrows to show the relationship between resonance structures
    • understand what constitutes an allowed resonance curved arrow
    • recognize common structural patterns in resonance-stabilized molecules
  • compare and utilize resonance structures to accurately depict molecules
    • rank resonance structures by their importance/contribution to the resonance hybrid
    • draw and analyze the electron density of resonance hybrids
    • identify areas of higher vs. lower electron density in a molecule
  • identify lone pairs as either localized or delocalized
    • explain the concept of (de)localization
    • identify the hybridization/geometry of an atom using resonance (when applicable) to justify your identification

 

Chapter 3. Acids and Bases

  • electron-pushing arrows – use curved-arrow notation to show the movement of electrons in reactions
    • identify Brønsted acids/bases and their conjugate acids/bases
      • understand the significance of amphoteric molecules
    • describe the underlying conceptual basis of how a pKa value represents acidity
    • understand the relationship between conjugate pair acidity/basicity and pKa values
    • understand how the following chemical/structural properties affect the acidity of a molecule:
      • atomic size/radius
      • electronegativity
      • induction
      • sterics
      • resonance
      • orbital hybridization
      • charge
    • rank molecules according to their relative acidities and explain your ranking
    • decide, within a molecule, which proton is most acidic and explain your decision
    • predict the position of an equilibrium (whether it favors reactants or products)
    • choose suitable acids or bases to design reactions that are product-favored at equilibrium
    • compare, contrast, and identify Brønsted vs. Lewis acids/bases

 

Chapter 4. Alkanes and Cycloalkanes

  • classify molecules as constitutional isomers or identical but different conformations
  • interconvert between (dash-and-wedge) bond-line structures and Newman projections
  • use Newman projections to visualize alkane conformers
    • draw staggered and eclipsed conformers of a molecule
      • identify the highest energy and lowest energy conformers
      • compare the relative stabilities of conformers
      • identify torsional strain and its effect on stability
      • identify steric interactions and their effect on stability
      • identify any “gauche” or “anti” relationships between substituents
    • plot conformers of a molecule by their energy (E) vs. dihedral angle
      • use the terms above to explain the concept of an energy barrier to rotation
    • understand the relationship between the stability of a conformer and its likelihood of existence
    • explain why smaller cycloalkane rings adopt puckered conformations
    • draw both chair conformations of 6-membered (usually cyclohexane) rings
      • identify/draw all axial and equatorial bonds on every ring carbon
      • identify which bonds are “up” and which are “down”
    • interconvert between different depictions of substituted cyclohexane rings
      • draw a planar (bone-line) cyclohexane in chair conformation
      • draw a chair conformation as a planar (bond-line) cyclohexane
      • perform conformational ring-flips between the chair conformations of a substituted cyclohexane
        • compare the relative stabilities of chair conformations and justify your assessment
      • draw the most stable chair conformation of a substituted cyclohexane (if one is more stable)
        • explain the concept of “steric bulk” and its effects on stability
        • identify 1,3-diaxial interactions and their effects on stability
        • justify your assessment(s) of stability
      • understand how cis-/trans- prefixes indicate relative substituent orientations in disubstituted cyclohexanes

 

Chapter 5. Stereoisomerism

  • relate and distinguish the following terms to/from one another:
    • stereoisomers
    • constitutional isomers
    • chiral
    • achiral
    • asymmetric carbon
    • chiral center
    • plane of symmetry or internal mirror plane
    • enantiomers
    • absolute configuration
    • racemate or racemic mixture
    • diastereomers
    • meso compound
  • understand how cis-/trans-stereoisomerism fits into the larger context of stereochemistry
  • identify chiral centers (typically, but not always, asymmetric carbons) in a larger molecule
  • identify whether a molecule is chiral or achiral and explain the source of (a)chirality
  • draw the enantiomer of a chiral molecule
  • identify the configuration of chiral centers as (R) or (S)
  • determine the relationship between two molecules (i.e.: enantiomers, diastereomers, constitutional isomers, identical, none of the above)
  • identify and use planes of symmetry to determine (a)chirality
  • draw/calculate all possible stereoisomers of a structure with a given constitution (connectivity)
  • assign double bond configurations in alkenes as E, Z, or neither

 

Chapter 6. Chemical Reactivity and Mechanisms

  • use potential energy diagrams to analyze reactions
    • recognize/label the following components: reactants, intermediates, products, activation energy (Ea or ΔG‡), transition state (‡), thermodynamics of reaction (ΔG or ΔH)
    • identify the components that represent the kinetics (rate) vs. the thermodynamics (extent) of a reaction
    • assess the relationships between the stability, energy, and reactivity
  • define nucleophiles (Lewis bases) and electrophiles (Lewis acids)
    • classify molecules as nucleophiles or electrophiles
    • identify the nucleophilic and electrophilic centers in nucleophiles and electrophiles, respectively
    • give examples of nucleophiles and electrophiles
    • understand HOW/WHY nucleophiles interact with electrophiles (the basis of all organic chemistry)
  • draw and identify electron-pushing arrows in mechanistic patterns, including:
    • proton transfers
    • nucleophilic attack
    • expulsion of a leaving group
    • carbocation rearrangements via shifts
  • rank the stabilities of primary, secondary, and tertiary carbocation intermediates
    • identify the electron-poor reactive center of a carbocation
    • use relevant orbital sketches of hyperconjugation to justify your ranking

 

Chapter 7. Alkyl Halides: Nucleophilic Substitution and Elimination Reactions

  • understand the overall molecular transformation involved in a substitution reaction
  • understand the overall molecular transformation involved in an elimination reaction
  • rank the stabilities of differently substituted alkenes
  • in a particular context, identify whether a species will act as a nucleophile or as a (Brønsted) base
  • identify between two nucleophiles which is more nucleophilic and justify your choice
  • identify between two bases which is more basic and justify your choice
  • explain how the following reaction components affect the rate of a substitution or elimination reaction:
    • structure (and therefore reactivity) of the electrophile
    • structure (and therefore reactivity) of the nucleophile or base
    • identity of the leaving group
    • solvent and/or temperature (reaction conditions)
  • compare the relative rates of substitution or elimination reactions when one of the four criteria (above) is changed
  • identify which substitution and elimination pathways compete with each other
    • use your knowledge of relative rates to identify which pathway will yield the major product
  • draw the complete mechanism for any substitution or elimination reaction
  • draw the transition state for a substitution or elimination reaction
  • use these concepts/approaches and your knowledge to complete or classify substitution and elimination reactions, including relevant regiochemical and stereochemical information
    • given starting materials and reagents, predict the major product(s)
    • assess whether a given reaction will occur (or if no reaction will happen)
    • given the starting materials and products, identify any reagent(s) required
    • given the reagents and products, identify the potential starting materials
    • classify reactions as proceeding through an SN1, SN2, E1 or E2 mechanism
  • utilize substitution or elimination reaction pathways to synthesize target molecules

 

Chapter 8. Addition Reactions of Alkenes

  • understand how and why alkenes act as nucleophiles
    • identify the electron-rich nucleophilic center of an alkene
  • compare and contrast the mechanisms and/or intermediates of various alkene addition reactions
  • understand the general reaction and mechanism for electrophilic addition to alkenes
    • identify bonds that form and break during electrophilic addition to an alkene
    • write the complete electron-pushing arrow mechanism of an alkene addition reaction
  • use carbocation stability to explain the outcome of an alkene addition reaction
    • explain why/how carbocation stability affects the regioselectivity of addition reactions
  • draw the full stepwise mechanisms for the following transformations:
    • hydrogen halide addition (H-X)
    • acid-catalyzed hydration
      • explain the relationship between hydration and dehydration; manipulate reaction conditions to induce one or the other
    • halogenation (X2)
    • halohydrin synthesis (X2 and OH)
    • oxymercuration (but not the reduction in step 2)
    • hydroboration (but not the oxidation in step 2)
  • understand the overall molecular transformation, but not the full mechanism, for:
    • the reduction step after an oxymercuration
    • the oxidation step after a hydroboration
    • ozonolysis followed by oxidizing vs. reducing conditions
    • catalytic hydrogenation
    • hydrogen halide addition with peroxides
  • identify any regioselectivity and/or stereospecificity observed in the reactions listed above
    • rationalize any observed regioselectivity and/or stereospecificity using the mechanism or intermediate/transition-state structures (depending on what category they fall under in the above points)
  • use these concepts/approaches to complete alkene addition reactions (including stereochemistry):
    • given starting materials and reactants, predict the product(s)
    • given the starting materials and products, identify what reagent(s) is/are required
    • given the reagents and products, identify the potential starting materials
  • utilize alkene addition reactions to synthesize target molecules

 

Chapter 9. Alkynes

  • compare and contrast alkyne vs. alkene addition reactions
  • determine whether a base is sufficiently strong to deprotonate an alkyne
  • understand the overall molecular transformation and propose reasonable mechanisms (when applicable/discussed in lecture) of various alkyne hydration reactions, including:
    • alkyne synthesis via elimination
    • simple catalytic reduction from alkyne to alkane
    • H-X addition (single or multiple) to an alkyne
    • acid-catalyzed/oxymercuration hydration
    • hydroboration-oxidation with dialkylboranes
    • halogenation
  • recognize keto-enol tautomers and draw the complete mechanism of their tautomerization under acidic or basic conditions
  • use these concepts/approaches and your knowledge to complete alkyne reactions
    • given starting materials and reagents, predict the major product(s)
    • given the starting materials and products, identify any reagent(s) required
    • given the reagents and products, identify the potential starting materials
  • utilize alkyne chemistry to synthesize target molecules

 

Chapter 10. Radical Reactions

  • define heterolytic vs. homolytic bond cleavage
  • understand the difference between single-headed (fishhook) vs. double-headed resonance and mechanism arrows
  • draw resonance structures for radicals
  • rank the stabilities of methyl, primary, secondary, and tertiary radicals
    • understand how radical stability is related to bond dissociation energy (BDE) and bond strength
  • use fishhook arrows to depict common patterns in radical mechanisms
  • identify and describe the three general phases of reactions involving radicals
  • draw the complete mechanism of...
    • a free-radical halogenation
    • an allylic bromination with NBS
    • radical addition of HBr to an alkene
      • explain, using a mechanistic rationale, how the presence of peroxides alters the regioselectivity of HBr addition to alkenes
    • use these concepts/approaches to complete radical reactions (including stereochemistry):
      • given starting materials and reactants, predict the product(s)
      • given the starting materials and products, identify what reagent(s) is/are required
      • given the reagents and products, identify the potential starting materials
    • utilize radical reactions to synthesize target molecules

 

Chapter 11. Synthesis (a comprehensive review)

 

Chapter 12. Alcohols and Phenols

  • recognize the diversity of roles that alcohols can play in substitution and elimination reactions
  • understand the overall molecular transformation involved in an acid-catalyzed dehydration
    • draw the complete mechanism of a dehydration
  • utilize acids/bases to alter the reactivity of an alcohol functional group
    • recognize that (Brønsted) acid/base reactions are faster than any others we’ve learned
    • protonate or deprotonate alcohols to create leaving groups or nucleophiles/bases, respectively
  • draw the complete mechanism for a substitution or elimination involving an alcohol group
  • classify whether molecules are reduced or oxidized in a reaction
  • calculate oxidation numbers for carbon
  • recognize cat. hydrogenation and hydride reagents as common reducing agents
  • recognize the value of organolithium and Grignard reagents
    • understand how these reagents are synthesized from appropriate alkyl halides
    • understand how these reagents react with protic molecules
    • explain why these types of reagents are carbon nucleophiles
  • understand when an alcohol protecting group (PG) is used in synthesis
  • understand how primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols react (or do not react) with oxidizing agents containing chromium
    • explain the significance of water being present or absent in these types of reactions
  • explain why NAD+ is an oxidizing agent and NADH is a reducing agent
  • draw the complete mechanisms for reactions including:
    • hydride reductions of carbonyls
    • organolithium/Grignard reagents with carbonyls
    • oxidation with a chromium reagent (starting from a chromate ester)
    • alcohol oxidation or carbonyl reduction by NAD+ and NADH, respectively
  • use these concepts/approaches and your knowledge to complete reactions involving organolithium reagents, Grignard reagents, and oxidations/reductions, including relevant stereochemical information
    • given starting materials and reagents, predict the major product(s)
    • given the starting materials and products, identify any reagent(s) required
    • given the reagents and products, identify the potential starting materials
  • utilize reduction/oxidation chemistry to synthesize target molecules
  • utilize organolithium and Grignard reagents to synthesize target molecules

 

Chapter 13. Ethers and Epoxides; Thiols and Sulfides

  • recognize ring strain in reactivity – particularly in ring-opening reactions
  • show how epoxides can be synthesized through an intramolecular SN2 reaction
  • understand the regiochemical difference between epoxide opening under basic vs. acidic conditions
  • draw the full mechanism of any epoxide forming (by intramolecular SN2) or epoxide opening reaction
  • use these concepts/approaches and your knowledge to complete alcohol and epoxide reactions, including relevant stereochemical information
    • given starting materials and reagents, predict the major product(s)
    • assess whether a given reaction will occur (or if no reaction will happen)
    • given the starting materials and products, identify any reagent(s) required
    • given the reagents and products, identify the potential starting materials
  • utilize substitution or elimination involving alcohols to synthesize target molecules
  • utilize epoxide chemistry to synthesize target molecules

LEARNING OUTCOMES WILL BE EVALUATED THROUGH GRADED QUIZZES, EXAMS AND FINAL EXAM.

Course Purpose

The purpose of CHM2210 is to give you a solid background in the basics of organic chemistry with a view to future application in other courses (e.g.  biochemistry) and as a strong preparation for examinations such as the MCAT. We want you to be able to apply the knowledge in the future.

Much of the pre-requisite status of organic chemistry derives from the acquisition of information that is relevant to higher courses in chemistry itself or cell biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, physiology, medical science, geochemistry, toxicology and so on. Organic molecules have the same structure and behavior, whatever the context in which you are studying them.

Course Activities

  • During the semester, you will have 13 graded warm up practice, 13 graded homework, 13 graded quizzes (20 min, 10 questions), and 1 graded syllabus quiz. The quizzes are comprised of multiple choice questions. Quizzes are close book tests except the syllabus quiz which is open book. You have 2 attempts for each quiz and the better score will be kept. The questions for the two attempts may be different.  The due time is specified in the  Course Schedule.
  • Exams: There will be 4 regular exams (50 min) on the lecture day and a final exam (170 min) for this course. All the exams will be a combination of multiple choice and written response questions. All exams are close book tests.  The exam schedules can be found at  Course Schedule  section. The answers to the multiple choice questions should be recorded on a Scantron and the answers to the written response questions should be recorded to the exam paper. The Scantron sample is here.
  • Extra Credit: There is NO means to get any extra credit for this course. .

Activity Submissions

  • All assignments should be submitted online in Webcourses through WileyPLUS, you should finish each assignment before the specified deadline. You have every right to complete the assignments till the last second, but I recommend that you start and finish at least 24 hours before the deadline. In this way, if you come across any technical issues, you still have time to address them. You instructor has no expertise to solve such technical issues, you need to reach out to proper parties to solve the technical issues.
  • Students should take their exams and final exam at the specified time according to Course Schedule.  

Attendance/Participation

You must go to class to take the exams. The modality of this course is face-to-face. However, I do provide a synchronous Zoom link for lectures in case you feel sick or not comfortable in the classroom.

Make-up Exams and Assignments

Per university policy, you are allowed to submit make-up quizzes and homework for authorized university-sponsored activities, religious observances, or legal obligations (such as jury duty). If this participation conflicts with your course assignments, I will offer a reasonable opportunity for you to complete missed quizzes and homework. The make-up assignment and grading scale will be equivalent to the missed assignment and its grading scale. In the case of an authorized university activity, it is your responsibility to show me a signed copy of the Program Verification Form for which you will be absent, prior to the class in which the absence occurs. In any of these cases, please contact me ahead of time to notify me of upcoming needs.

There will be no make-up exams except for those who are affected by COVID-19 and/or quarantined. You must inform UCF COVID Line at 407-823-2509 if you receive a positive COVID-19 test result or diagnosis. Then UCF will inform your instructor about your status. The make-up exam time will be determined by your instructor and the exam will be in similar difficulty as the corresponding in-class exam. If you miss one exam for any other reasons, this exam is your lowest score and you can replace it with the final exam score (percentage), no document is asked for proof.

Assessment and Grading Procedures

The table shows the weight distribution for each assignment.

Assignment

Percentage of Grade

Warm Up Practice

6.5% (0.5% for each practice)

Quizzes

7% (0.5% for each quiz)

Homework

6.5% (0.5% for each homework)

Exams

60% (15% for each exam)

Final Exam

20%

Total

100%

The grade may be curved depending on the overall performance of the class. You can replace the lowest exam score with your final score (percentage), if the final is higher.

 

The table shows the range for each letter grade and uses an A,B,C,D,F grading system.

Letter Grade

Points

A

LaTeX: 90\le Grade

B+

LaTeX: 85\le Grade< 90

B

LaTeX: 80\le Grade< 85

C+

LaTeX: 75\le Grade< 80

C

LaTeX: 65\le Grade< 75

D

LaTeX: 50\le Grade< 65

F

LaTeX: Grade< 50

Your final score will be ceilinged to the nearest integer, e.g. 89.5 round to 90 and 79.1 round to 80.

 

Course Schedule

Please note that we have classes on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Due to the holiday and game schedule, we have no class on 9/2, 11/11 and 11/25. We also have 4 exams during the lecture time. This means we have 24 lectures to cover 13 chapters material, which makes the pace of the course very fast. Do the math yourself to see how fast we have to go. A preview of the lecture is necessary to keep you in place. The organic teaching committee also suggests that you should spend at least 15 hr/week besides lecture and assignment time to study this course in order to maintain a satisfactory grade. The modality of this course is face-to-face. However, I also provide a synchronous Zoom link in case you feel sick. 

Week

Mode

Topic (modification according to progress)

Exam Time and Due Dates for Assignments (EST)

Week 1

 Synchronous Zoom Meetings on 8/24, 8/26 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm
  • Course Orientation
  • Chapter 1: A Review of General Chemistry
  • Syllabus Quiz due 8/27 at 11:59 pm 
  • Chapter 1 Warm Up due 8/27 at 11:59 pm 

Week 2

 Synchronous Zoom Meetings on 8/31 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm
  • Chapter 2: Molecular Representations
  • Chapter 2 Warm Up due 8/31 at 12 pm
  • Chapter 1 Quiz and Homework due 9/4 at 11:59 pm 

Week 3

 Synchronous Zoom Meetings on 9/7, 9/9 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm
  • Chapter 3: Acids and Bases
  • Chapter 4: Alkanes and Cycloalkanes
  • Chapter 3 Warm Up due 9/7 at 12 pm 
  • Chapter 2 Quiz and Homework due 9/11 at 11:59 pm 

Week 4

 Synchronous Zoom Meetings on 9/14, 9/16 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm
  • Chapter 4: Alkanes and Cycloalkanes
  • Exam 1 (ch 1-3) on 9/14 during the lecture time
  • Chapter 4 Warm Up due 9/14 at 12 pm
  • Chapter 3 Quiz and Homework due 9/18 at 11:59 pm 

Week 5

 Synchronous Zoom Meetings on 9/21, 9/23 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm
  • Chapter 5: Stereoisomerism
  • Chapter 5 Warm Up due 9/21 at 12 pm
  • Chapter 4 Quiz and Homework due 9/25 at 11:59 pm 

Week 6

 Synchronous Zoom Meetings on 9/28, 9/30 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm
  • Chapter 6: Chemical Reactivity and Mechanisms
  • Chapter 6 Warm Up due 9/28 at 12 pm
  • Chapter 5 Quiz and Homework due 10/2 at 11:59 pm 

Week 7

 Synchronous Zoom Meetings on 10/5, 10/7 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm
  • Chapter 7: Alkyl Halides: Nucleophilic Substitution and Elimination Reactions
  • Exam 2 (ch 4-6) on 10/7 during the lecture time
  • Chapter 7 Warm Up due 10/5 at 12 pm
  • Chapter 6 Quiz and Homework due 10/9 at 11:59 pm 

Week 8

 Synchronous Zoom Meetings on 10/12, 10/14 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm
  • Chapter 8: Addition Reactions of Alkenes
  • Chapter 8 Warm Up due 10/12 at 12 pm
  • Chapter 7 Quiz and Homework due 10/16 at 11:59 pm 

Week 9

 Synchronous Zoom Meetings on 10/19, 10/21 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm
  • Chapter 9: Alkynes
  • Chapter 9 Warm Up due 10/19 at 12 pm
  • Chapter 8 Quiz and Homework due 10/23 at 11:59 pm 

Week 10

 Synchronous Zoom Meetings on 10/26, 10/28 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm
  • Chapter 10: Radical Reactions
  • Chapter 10 Warm Up due 10/26 at 12 pm
  • Chapter 9 Quiz and Homework due 10/30 at 11:59 pm 

Week 11

 Synchronous Zoom Meetings on 11/2, 11/4 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm
  • Chapter 11: Synthesis
  • Exam 3 (ch 7-9) on 11/2 during the lecture time
  • Chapter 11 Warm Up due 11/2 at 12 pm
  • Chapter 10 Quiz and Homework due 11/6 at 11:59 pm 

Week 12

 Synchronous Zoom Meetings on 11/9 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm
  • Chapter 12: Alcohols and Phenols
  • Chapter 12 Warm Up due 11/9 at 12 pm
  • Chapter 11 Quiz and Homework due 11/13 at 11:59 pm 

Week 13

 Synchronous Zoom Meetings on 11/16, 11/18 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm
  • Chapter 13: Ethers and Epoxides; Thiols and Sulfides
  • Chapter 13 Warm Up due 11/16 at 12 pm
  • Chapter 12 Quiz and Homework due 11/20 at 11:59 pm 

Week 14

 Synchronous Zoom Meetings on 11/23 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm

 

Week 15

 Synchronous Zoom Meetings on 11/30, 12/2 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm
  • Exam 4 (ch 10-12) on 12/2 during the lecture
  • Chapter 13 Quiz and Homework due 12/4 at 11:59 pm 

Week 16
  • Final Exam on 12/9 1:00 pm to 3:50 pm, ch 1-13

 

 

The instructor reserves the right to modify the schedule, the testing procedure, and the grading basis if, in the professional judgment of instructor, such modification is in the best interest of fulfilling the course objectives and assuring the academic integrity of the course and the institution.

You are responsible for announcements made during lectures and discussion sessions and/or through electronic communication (i.e. Webcourses@UCF, email)

 

 

 

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