Organic Chemistry II c3444y       Professor James Leighton

M, W, F  9:00-9:50 AM  Office: 666B Chandler Hall

309 Havemeyer Hall      Office Hours: Tue. 3-4, Fri. 4-5, and by Appointment

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Text: Organic Chemistry, McMurry, 5th Edition

 

Week                        Chapter                        Topic

Jan. 23                           15                           Introduction, Review of Conjugation, Aromaticity

Jan. 28                        15, 16                        Aromaticity, Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

Feb. 4                        16                        Electrophilic and Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution

Feb. 13 (Wednesday)                        Hour Exam I 

Feb. 18                        17, 19                        Alcohols, Aldehydes and Ketones

Feb. 25                        19                        Aldehydes and Ketones

Mar. 4                        22-23                        Aldehydes and Ketones

Mar. 8 (Friday)                        Hour Exam II

Mar. 11                        20-21                        Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives

Mar. 18                        Spring                        Break

Mar. 25                        23                        b-Dicarbonyls

Apr. 1                        24                        Amines

Apr. 8 (Monday)                        Hour Exam III                  

Apr. 10                        25                        Carbohydrates

Apr. 15                        25, 26                        Carbohydrates/Amino Acids and Proteins

Apr. 22                        26                        Amino Acids and Proteins

Apr. 29 (Monday)                        Hour Exam IV                   

May 1                        -                        Bioorganic Chemistry

May 6                        -                        Last day of classes - Review

 

Your grade will be based on your recitation grade (problem sets), your hour exam scores, and a final examination according to the following scheme:

 

10% - Problem Sets

45% - Hour Examinations

45% - Final Examination

 

Your lowest normalized hour exam score will be dropped. No make-up examinations will be given, NO exceptions. If you miss an exam, that will be the one dropped from the calculation.

 

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