CHEMISTRY 125 / Freshman Organic Chemistry

FALL 2002

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Tentative Schedule of Lectures and Examinations (under construction)

Topic
Dates
Text Reference
Other
What are Bonds? Lewis Structures, Resonance,
Lewis & Earnshaw
Sept 4, 6
2.1-2.4
Web
How Do You Know? Clairvoyance / SPM / Diffraction
Sept 9, 11, 13
(Table 3.1,Essay 1)
Web
One-dimensional Quantum Mechanics
Sept 16, 18, 20

Web, Erwin
Atomic Orbitals (intro)
Sept 23, 25
2.5,2.6,2.8
Web

First Hour Examination - Friday, Sept. 27
AOs to MOs, Hybridization & Bonding
(H2 / C-C / Overlap/E-Match / Tunneling / XH3)
Sept 30, Oct 2,4
2.7,2.8
Web
HOMOs, LUMOs, Functional Groups
(HF / CH3F / H2C=O / LUMO analogies / Computation)
Oct 7, 9, 11, 14
22.7
Web
Why Study History?
Lavoisier / Isomers / Couper (Composition & Constitution)
Oct 14, 16, 18
1,3
History Topics
Time Line

Second Hour Examination - Monday, Oct. 21
Baeyer, Sachse, Koerner (Strain & Conformation)
Oct 23, 25
5, 6.4-6.5
Web
Molecular Mechanics (Chem 3D)
Oct 28

Web
van't Hoff (Configuration & Chirality)
Oct 30 Nov 1, 4
7
Web
Equilibrium & Kinetics
Nov 6, 8, 11
4

Third Hour Examination - Wednesday, Nov. 13
Alkane Reactions: Bond Dissociation
Nov 15,18
6.1-6.3
Web , Finally
Alkyl Halides & Organometallic Compounds
Nov 20, 22
8.1-8.9

Nucleophilic Substitution
Dec 2, 4, 6
9

Alcohols,Ethers (several topics) & Review
Dec 9, 11, 13
10

First Semester Final Examination Tuesday, Dec.17 (9 AM)

Text: Streitwieser, Heathcock, Kosower, Introduction to Organic Chemistry, 4th Edition

Supplements: (easily shared)
Bartlett and Koch, Solutions Manual and Study Guide for the text
(easily shared) Darling Models (Flexible StereoChemistry)

Instructor: Prof. J. M. McBride, 181 SCL, Phone 432-3926 (j.mcbride@yale.edu)
Office Hours:Thursday 1-2:30, or by appointment

Graduate Student TAs:
Roger Cole, 107 KCL, Phone 2-5208 (roger.cole@yale.edu)
Karin Gruet, 214 KCL, Phone 2-5735 (karin.gruet@yale.edu)

Hughes Undergraduate Teaching Interns:
Diana Mandelker, 6-1678 (diana.mandelker@yale.edu)
Josh Dunn, 6-0140 (joshua.dunn@yale.edu)

Alumni Volunteers: see Advice and Advisors

TA Discussion Sections:
7-8:30 PM Monday and/or Thursday (?) Place TBA

Contact TAs for other help sessions at times to be arranged.

Course Grade: Based on 300 points for the three hour examinations, and 300 points for the three-hour final examination. In borderline cases faithfulness in completing and submitting problem sets will be considered.

If you must miss an examination contact Prof. McBride as soon as possible to make alternative arrangements. If you can't reach him, contact a TA.

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