56:160:508 (ORG MECH NUCS & BASES)
by Alex J. Roche
Spring 2018 FA-240 Thursdays 6 – 8.50 pm
Syllabus/Learning Goals/ Rationale and Objective are here
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This is a unique, personally created course, there is no single required textbook. (Although it borrows heavily from a simple book and a detailed book). |
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This is a graduate Level Organic Chemistry Course.
I expect you to be fully familiar with the understanding and application of the content of my undergraduate Organic I and Organic II Courses.
You may want to view old final exams from my Organic I and Organic II courses to ascertain if you are prepared for this course.
Lecture Material
» Chapter 1 Introduction
» Chapter 2 The Basics of Writing a Correct Mechanism
» Chapter 3 Reactions with Nucleophiles and Bases
# Atom Labeling and Mechanism Problems
Answers: 1-10
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Past Exams with Answers Q1: 2018 ———————————————————— Exams from the previous graduate organic mechanism courses can be found HERE |
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Quizzes (3×20) = 60 pts Total out of 260 pts. |
Every non-examination week at 8pm, the class will engage in activities to develop their molecular structure / logic / NMR skills.
Jan 18 – 1st day
Jan 25 – Sudoku Puzzle
Feb 1 – Isomers Puzzle
Feb 8 – QUIZ 1 (20 pts)
Feb 15 – Isomers Stability Puzzle
Feb 22 – Same or Different / Chem Eq / Isomers
March 1 – QUIZ 2 (20 pts) and post-mortem
March 8 – Mechanism Problems x2
March 15 – SPRING BREAK
March 22 – Group problems
March 29 – MIDTERM (100pts)
April 5 –
April 12 –
April 19 – QUIZ 3 (20pts)
April 26 – Group problems
FINAL EXAM is THURSDAY MAY 3rd