Fall 2000

Instructor:  Dr. Abby Parrill

Syllabus

Writing Assignment Description

Test Solutions

Class Summaries

• Class 1 (8/29/2000), Topic:  Nomenclature
• Class 2 (8/31/2000), Topic:  Physical Properties (includes completion of topic from 9/5/2000)
• Class 3 (9/5/2000), Topic:  Acidity and Basicity (includes completion of topic from 9/7/2000)
• Class 4 (9/7/2000), Topic:  Spectroscopy
• Class 5 (9/12/2000), Topic:  Preparation examination - note, rework your entire exam and visit me prior to the second examination.  After we discuss your reworked exam, if you can answer a question like one you missed you will receive some points back.
• Class 6 (9/14/2000), Topic:  Preparations of alcohols (includes completion of topic from 9/19/2000)
• Class 7 (9/19/2000), Topic:  Reactions of alcohols (includes completion of topic from 9/21/2000)
• Class 8 (9/21/2000), Topic:  Ethers, preparation and reactions
• Class 9 (9/26/2000), Topic:  Preparation of carbonyl compounds (includes completion of topic from 10/12/2000)
• Class 10 (9/28/2000), Examination 1
• Class 11 (10/3/2000), Topic:  Addition to carbonyl compounds (Dr. Burkey)
• Class 12 (10/5/2000), Topic:  Acidity of the carbonyl alpha-hydrogens (Dr. Burkey)
• Class 14 (10/12/2000), Topic:  Completion from 9/26/2000
• Class 15 (10/17/2000), Topic:  Alkylations alpha to carbonyl groups (with alkyl halides) (includes continuation from 10/19/2000)
• Class 16 (10/19/2000), Topic:  Alkylations alpha to carbonyl groups (with other carbonyl groups) (started on 10/17/2000)
• Class 17 (10/24/2000), Topic:  Alkylations alpha to carbonyl groups (with other carbonyl compounds)
• Class 18 (10/26/2000), Topic:  Reactions of carboxylic acid derivatives.
• Topic:  Structure, Bonding and Basicity of Amines.
• Topic:  Preparation and Reactions of Amines.
• Topic:  Spectroscopy of Amines

Homework Assignments

• Homework 1:  NOTE - due date has been changed to 9/14/2000, also note that pKa values for the carboxylic acid (~5) and the amine groups (~9 for the conjugate acid) are necessary to complete problem 3 on the homework.
• Homework 2:  NOTE - due date has been changed to 9/26/2000.
• Homework 3:  NOTE - due date has been changed to 10/17/2000.
• Homework 4
• Homework 5
• Homework 6:  NOTE - both homework 6 and 7 are optional, but will replace lower homework grades.
• Homework 7

Helpful Web Resources

• The Organic Reaction Roadmap - This should serve as an overview of most reactions covered in first semester organic chemistry.  It is arranged as a map of functional group interconversions to give you some perspective on which interconversions are possible.  Individual reactions can be clicked to get more detailed information about regioselectivity, stereoselectivity, and mechanism.
• The Animated Infra-Red Spectroscopy Library
• A searchable database of Materials Safety Data Sheets (MSDS's)
• The Protein Databank
• GenBank

Last modified 9/17/2001

Abby Parrill
Department of Chemistry
University of Memphis

These pages may be downloaded and linked from other pages freely for academic and educational purposes. Questions, problems, and errors should be sent to aparrill@memphis.edu.