CH241  Organic Chemistry

Fall Quarter, 2009  CRN 40408, 40409

Carol Higginbotham, Ph.D.

  201 Ochoco                       383-7552              chigginbotham@cocc.edu

Office Hours:  8:45-10:15 am Monday, 12:45-1:45 pm Wednesday,

11:45-12:45 and 2:35-4:05 pm Thursday

Organic Chemistry I Explores bonding, structure, nomenclature, properties, syntheses and reactions of the major classes of organic molecules. Includes isomerism, chemistry of alkanes, SN1, 2, E1 and 2 mechanisms. Supporting laboratory work is included. Prerequisite: CH 106 or CH 223, or equivalent.

When and where this course meets: 

Lecture in Ochoco 200

            Tuesday and Thursday 12:45 – 2:35 pm

Laboratory sections meet in Ochoco 225 on Friday

            Morning section            8:00 -11:00 am 
            Afternoon section          12:45 – 3:45 pm

Course Outcomes

1. describe the bonding and geometry of organic molecules

2. identify and describe the stereochemical aspects of the structures of
   organic molecules

3. apply the principles of resonance to the structures and energies of
    organic molecules

4. apply the principles of equilibrium and kinetics to organic reactions

5. apply the principles of inductive and steric effects to the
    reactivities of organic molecules

6. apply the principles of acid-base chemistry to organic reactions

7. for the common classes (hydrocarbons, halides, alcohols, ethers,
   amines, aldehydes, ketones, acids, esters, acid halides, anhydrides,
   amides, including aromatic compounds of these classes) of organic
   molecules
    A. describe the characteristic structure
    B. relate molecular structure to physical properties
    C. correlate molecular structures with names
    D. describe characteristic reaction mechanisms
    E. state specific reactions

8. apply knowledge of specific reactions to synthesis problems

9. in the laboratory,
    A. describe, and safely and properly conduct, the techniques of melting
        and boiling point determination, refluxing, distillation,
        recrystallization, sublimation, extraction, infrared spectroscopy, and gas
        chromatography
    B. apply the just mentioned techniques to the preparation and/or
        characterization of a variety of organic compounds
    C. use standard chemical references to find information about organic
        compounds
    D. report experimental work in the format of standard scientific
        publications

Required Materials:

Text:  Organic Chemistry:  A Guided Inquiry, Andre Straumanis, Houghton Mifflin Co., 2009, ISBN 9 780618 974122.  A new 2^nd edition is REQUIRED.

Organic Chemistry, L.G. Wade, Prentice Hall, 7^th or earlier edition.  Your book should not have a publishing date earlier than 2001

            Laboratory Safety Glasses or goggles

            Scientific calculator

Class Policies and Grading:

Attendance:  is expected and essential to your learning.  Deadlines are not negotiable.  I will not accept late quizzes, laboratory reports, or assignments, and will not schedule make-up sessions.   If an emergency keeps you from an exam, you must contact me ahead of time if you want to make up the exam.

If you are ill, do not come to campus if you will risk infecting others.  Call or email me so that we can discuss your absence.

Class time:  will be spent mainly on group activities, but also may include mini-lectures, demonstrations, and large-group problem solving sessions.  I cultivate a classroom atmosphere that is respectful and supportive, but academic.  More advice on how to succeed in learning Organic Chemistry can be found on the course web pages.

Unless you make special arrangements with me, I expect your cell phone or PDA will be off during class. 

Cheating:  I may seem nice, but I do not tolerate cheats.  If you have questions about what does and does not constitute cheating, talk to me before you turn in any questionable work.  Plagiarism, which is representing another person’s ideas as your own, is cheating.  If you encounter a situation that feels unclear to you, talk to me or play it safe and cite the source.  My responses to cheating are in line with College policy, and may include reporting incidents to the Administration.

Contacting me:  Feel free to phone, email, or stop by my office or the lab anytime.  If you come at a time that is inconvenient for me, I may ask you to set up an appointment but I will be glad you asked!  My class schedule is available on my faculty web page.  Other appointments and committee work will also take me away from my office.

If you are having trouble:  Your grade record will be available to you through a password-protected site on the web throughout the course.  Instructions for accessing this resource will be given in class.

Students with Disabilities:  If you have documented disabilities and may need accommodations, if you have any emergency medical information the instructor should know of, or if you need special arrangements in the event of evacuation, you should make an appointment with the instructor as early as is possible, no later than the first week of the term. Students may also wish to contact the COCC Disability Services Office in the Boyle Education Center, (541) 383-7583.

Grading:  Grades are calculated based on a percent of possible points, fit to a scale of 94-100% earned = A, 90-93% = A-, 87 - 89 = B+, 84 - 88 = B, etc.

Grades are calculated according to this scheme:

            Exams:  2 unit exams                            40%

            InClass Activities/Quizzes                    20%     

            Lab                                                      20%

            Final Exam                                           20%

TOTAL                                                             100%

Course Content:  subject to revision, dates are approximate

Fall Quarter, 2009

Carol Higginbotham, Ph.D.

  201 Ochoco                       383-7552              chigginbotham@cocc.edu

Required materials:

            Laboratory Safety Glasses or goggles

            Scientific calculator

Lab activities will come from several sources, including:

Williamson’s Macroscale and Microscale Organic Experiments, 4^th edition, a resource available to you in the lab and library.  You may opt to purchase your own.

GEMs database:  Greener Education Materials for Chemists, available at

http://greenchem.uoregon.edu/gems.html

General Guidelines for Working in the Laboratory: 

Lab is scheduled for a 3-hour period once per week.  You will be expected to be available to spend this time in the lab, although it is possible you will be dismissed early.  Do not make appointments which conflict with your scheduled lab period.

Bring your safety goggles, a bound, dedicated laboratory notebook, a pen and calculator to class. 

Important instructions and adjustments to procedures may be discussed at the beginning of the lab hour, so be on time.  If you arrive late you are responsible for getting any missed information from a peer.

You will write a prelab summary/introduction and a post-laboratory report for each activity you carry out in lab.  These materials will be used to determine your lab grade.  20 points will be possible for each activity. 

Labs are like kitchens, in that they can be unsafe places if you are careless.  We will discuss safety in some detail during the first lab session.  You will be required to read, understand, and sign a lab safety sheet on the first day.  Unsafe behavior could result in your dismissal from the lab, at my discretion.

Tentative Schedule of Activities:  subject to modification--