Chemistry 351 - Principles of Organic Chemistry II
Summer Session 2017, Winona State University

Credits: 5 semester hours. Prerequisites: Chemistry 350.

Schedule:
The course runs from Monday, June 12 through Friday, July 14, 2015.
Lectures - Pasteur 329 MTWHF 10:00-11:50 AM.
Labs - SLC 386 MTWH 1:00-4:00 PM.

Lecture Instructor: Tom Nalli (Pasteur 350, 457-2476, tnalli@winona.edu)

  • Office Hours: Monday through Friday 8:30-10:00; 12:00-1:00.
  • For questions that come up at other times, students are invited to email me at tnalli@winona.edu and I will try to respond in a helpful and timely manner.

Lab Instructor: Dr. Jonathon Mauser (Pasteur 330, 457-5874, jmauser@winona.edu)

Required/Recommended Materials:*

- Organic Chemistry, 2nd ed  by David R. Klein; Wiley, 2013. ISBN-10: 1118454316 (required)

- Student Study Guide and Solutions Manual to Accompany Organic Chemistry, by David R. Klein. (A copy of this manual will be available for checkout at the reserve desk in the library.) (recommended)

- WileyPLUS access. (This on-line learning site comes with the Klein bundle being sold at the bookstore.) (required) 

- Internet Access and Notebook Computer: This course requires all students to have Internet access. It is expected that students will monitor their email daily for important announcements. It is also expected that students will be able to access the on-line course content even when not on campus. (required)

Homework: Organic chemistry is a very difficult subject for most people. You will need to work hard in order to get an acceptable grade in the course. It is essential that you diligently and independently practice the application of concepts. One important way to accomplish this is by working the chapter-end questions in the Klein textbook. Your work on these book assignments will not be used for determining your grade in the course.

In addition, the on-line homework system, WileyPlus, provides numerous opportunities for study and practice. The instructor will create a WileyPlus assignment for each chapter in Smith and you will receive modest grade credit for completing these assignments in advance of designated due dates.

The main goal of all homework is to allow you to do well on the graded quizzes and exams that will form the main basis for your grade in the course. Therefore, it should be of great benefit to make every effort to keep up to date with both the Connect and the book assignments.

Grading:
A quiz will be given at the start of each lecture. Your average on the quizzes counts 10% toward the final grade for the course. The lowest two quiz grades will be dropped.

The WileyPlus assignments count 5% toward your grade.

Four midterm exams will be given, each counting 15% toward your grade.

Your score in the laboratory counts 25%.

Minimum Scores:
 to pass course (D) - 50% | for a C grade - 60% | for a B grade - 75% | for an A grade - 87.5%

Exam Dates and Tentative Coverage:

Exam 1

Monday, June 19

Chapters 12-14
Exam 2 Tuesday, June 27
 		Chapters 17-19
Exam 3 Thursday, July 6
 		Chapters 20-21
Exam 4 Friday, July 14
 		Chapters 22, 23, 27

Learning Outcomes: A student successfully completing the Chem 350/351 sequence will:

  • Understand organic nomenclature as evidenced by the ability to name a given structure according to IUPAC rules and the ability to draw the structure of a compound given its name.
  • Understand how structure influences physical properties as evidenced by the ability to predict trends in the physical properties, including boiling point, melting point, and water solubility, of a set of compounds.
  • Understand in detail how structure influences reactivity and reaction mechanism as evidenced by the ability to predict the main product (and its stereochemistry) of a given chemical reaction.
  • Have enough knowledge of reagents used for functional group transformations and carbon-carbon bond forming reactions to be able to propose reaction sequences that can be used for the synthesis of a given compound from simple organic building blocks.
  • Be able to deduce the structure and purity of an organic compound based on its NMR, IR, and/or mass spectrum.
  • Be able to carry out standard organic laboratory procedures including reflux, chromatography, extraction, recrystallization, distillation, and spectroscopy as needed to prepare and purify a compound.