Chemistry 210 - General, Organic, & Biochemistry
Fall Semester 2024, Winona State University, Dr. Tom Nalli

Tentative Lecture Schedule and Chapters from Smith GOB 6e

Lecture
Date Chapter

Topics

1
8/26
1.1-1.6
Significant Figures, Metric Prefixes, Scientific Notation
2
8/27
1.7-1.10, 2.1A-B
Unit Conversions, Temperature, Density. Elements.
3
8/28
2.1-2.6
The Periodic Table - Atomic Structure, Isotopes,
Electronic Configurations
4
8/29
2.7-2.8, 3.1, 4.1-4.2
Valence Electrons, Periodic Trends, Introduction to Bonding and Lewis Structures
5
9/3
4.3-4.5 Covalent Compounds: Naming, Octet Rule Exceptions, Resonance Structures
6
9/4
3
Naming of Ionic Compounds. Polyatomic Ions; Naming, Charges, and Lewis Structures. Properties of Ionic vs Covalent compounds
7
9/5
3.6, 1.2-1.3, 5.1-5.2
Ammonium and Hydronium Ions. Chemical Reactions: Physical vs Chemical Changes, Balanced Equations
8
9/9
5.1-5.4
 Types of Reactions. Molecular Weight and Mole Calculations.
9
9/10
5.5-5.9
Mole Calculations, Theoretical Yield and % Yield
10
9/11
6.1-6.4
Energy: Units, Energy Diagrams, Rates of Reaction
11
9/12
6.5-6.6
Equilibrium Constants and Le Chatelier's Principle
12
9/16
7.1-7.6
Gases: The Ideal Gas Law and Dalton's Law

9/17
Exam 1A (Chapters 1-6)
13
9/18
7.7
Intermolecular Forces,  Melting and Boiling Points
14
9/19 7.8-7.12 Liquids and Solids
15
9/23 8.1-8.5
Mixtures, Solutions, Electrolytes, Solubility, Concentration Units, Molarity Calculations,
16
9/24
8.5-8.9
 Dilutions, Colligative Properties, Osmosis
17
9/25
9.1-9.6
Acid/Base Reactions, Acid and Base Strength, pH
18
9/26
9.7-9.10
Common Acid/Base Reactions, Buffers
19
9/30
10.1-10.5 Nuclear Chemistry.
20
10/1
11.1-11.6, 12.1-12.2, 12.8 More on buffers and colloid definition.
Organic molecules: Alkanes, alkenes, alkynes and aromatics.
Skeletal structures and condensed structures. Isomers. Intro to naming. Combustion.
21
10/2
11.5, 12.1-12.4
Functional group families: names and properties. IUPAC Naming system for alkanes.

10/3

Exam 1B (Chapters 4, 7-10)
22
10/7 12.5-12.9
Naming cycloalkanes. The propyl and butyl groups. Radical Halogenation
23
10/9
13.1-13.2
Naming of Alkenes and Alkynes, Reactions of Alkenes; Hydrogenation, Dihalogenation, and Hydrohalogenation. Markovnikov's rule.
24
10/10
13.6d, 13.8, 13.9-13.12
Hydration of alkenes. Aromatic Compounds: Benzene, Naming and Properties,  
25
10/14 13.3, 13.9-13.12
Polymers. cis/trans Isomerism in alkenes. Phenol Antioxidants
26
10/15 13.3,13.13
Properties of cis vs trans isomers. Fatty acids. Reactions of Benzene and applications: DDT, sulfa drugs, and detergents
27
10/16 14.1-14.6
Alcohols: Naming, Properties,and Reactions
28
10/17 14.7-14.10
Ethers. Alkyl Halides and Sulfur Compounds
29 10/21 13.10D, 13.11, 14.9-10, 14.4
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Dichloromethane. CFCs and the ozone layer. Some important alcohols. Uses of thiols.
30 10/22 15 Stereochemistry - Diastereomers and Enantiomers
31 10/23 16.1-16.4
Aldehydes and Ketones: Naming and Properties

10/24
Exam 2 (Chapters 11-15)
32
10/28 16.5-16.6 Redox Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones
33
10/29 16.8 Aldehydes and Ketones: Hemiacetals and Acetals
34
10/30 20
Carbohydrates - Monosaccharides
35
10/31 20
Carbohydrates - Fructose, Disaccharides, Amylose, Cellulose
36
11/4
20
Carbohydrates - Mutarotation, Sucrose, Amylopectin, Glycogen, Glycosaminoglycans, Blood Types
37
11/5 17 Carboxylic Acids, Esters and Amides: Naming and Properties
38 11/6 17 Carboxylic Acids, Esters and Amides: Reactions.
Synthetic Polymers. Penicillins.
39
11/7 19.1-19.5
Lipids: Fatty Acids, Waxes, Triacylglycerols, Saponification, Soaps and Micelles, Phosphoglycerides
40 11/12 19.6-19.7
Sphingolipids, Cell Membranes, Steroids
41 11/13 19.8-19.11
Fat Soluble Vitamins, Prostaglandins
42 11/14 18.1-18.3
Amines

11/18
Exam 3 (Chapters 16,17,19,20)
43
11/19 18.4-18.7, 21.1-21.2 Alkaloids, Amines as Bases, Salt Form vs Free Base Form Properties. Intro to amino acids. Zwitterions.
44
11/20 21.2-21.5
Amino Acids. Stereochemistry. Naming and drawing of polypeptides. Protein primary structure.
45
11/24 21.5-21.6
Proteins: 2° structure;  the beta-pleated sheet and the alpha-helix.
46
11/25 21.7
Proteins: 3° and 4° structure. Important proteins: oxytocin and vasopressin, insulin, keratin, collagen.
47
12/1 21.8
Proteins: Isoelectric Point. Hemoglobin and Myoglobin, Hydrolysis and Denaturation. Cofactors. Zymogens. Allosteric Control.
48
12/2 22
Intro to Nucleic Acids and Nucleotides
49
12/3 22
Replication, Transcription, and Translation. The Genetic Code.
50
12/4 23
Metabolism. Acety CoA and the Krebs Cycle

12/5
Exam 4 (Chapters 18, 21-22)

12/9
Final Exam (Chapters 1-24)