Chem 3371: Organic Chemistry
Summer I 2015, M–F 3:30 p.m.–5:20 p.m. Fondren Sci Bldg 153
Instructor: Professor Alexander R. Lippert, PhD
Office: 141 FOSC
Email: [email protected] (please include “CHEM 3371” in the subject line)
Telephone: 214-768-2482
Office hours: TTh 5:20–6:20 p.m.
TA: Zahra Bassampour and Rajesh Kumar
TA Office Hours: FOSC 231, MW 5:20-6:20pm
Website: http://faculty.smu.edu/alippert/CHEM3371.html
Textbook: Organic Chemistry, 4th Edition, by Janice Gorzynski Smith
Organic chemistry focuses on the composition, properties, and behavior of
compounds that contain the element carbon, spanning from biological molecules
to drugs to materials. This course is the first in a two-semester series to
introduce students to the principles, concepts, and practice of organic chemistry.
Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to identify and draw complex organic molecules.
Students will be able to predict the reactivity of basic organic molecules.
Students will be able to formulate basic synthetic schemes.
Students will be able to solve basic organic structures from spectral data.
Assignments and Grades:
Homework
10%
Exam I
30%
Exam II
30%
Final
40%
Connect Homework Assignments:
Homework assignments will be online and graded for completion. Please
register on Connect by following the link provided on the last page of this
syllabus. There should be an access code provided with any of the textbook
options from the SMU bookstore. The homework on Connect is designed to give
you ample feedback on your progress. Assignments should be completed and
submitted online before 11:59 pm on the due date. Hard copies of the homework
will be available upon request.
Exams and Finals:
Exams and finals will be given during class and will be cumulative.
Office Hours: Office hours will be held after class and will involve extra practice
problems as well as answering one-on-one questions. It is highly recommended
that you attend as many of these sessions as possible.
Class Schedule:
Mon June 1
Chap 1
Tues June 2
Wed June 3
Thurs June 4
Fri June 5
Chap 2
Chap 3
Chap 4
Chap 5, Part 1
Mon June 8
Chap 5, Part 2
Tues June 9
Wed June 10
Exam I
Chap 6, Part 1
Thurs June 11
Fri June 12
Mon June 15
Tues June 16
Wed June 17
Thurs June 18
Fri June 19
Mon June 22
Tues June 23
Wed June 24
Thurs June 25
Fri June 26
Mon June 29
Tues June 30
Chap 7, Part 1
Chap 7, Part 2
Chap 8, Part 1
Chap 8, Part 2
Chap 9, Part 1
Chap 9, Part 2
Exam II
Chap 10, Part 1
Chap 10, Part 2
Chap 11, Part 1
Chap 11, Part 2
Chap 12, Part 1
Chap 12, Part 2
Final
Gen Chem Review,
Drawing Organic Structures
Acids and Bases
Functional Groups
Alkanes
Stereochemistry:
Enantiomers
Stereochemistry:
Diastereomers
Introduction to Organic
Reactions
Alkyl Halides
SN1, SN2
Elimination Reactions
Elimination Reactions
Alcohols, Ethers, Epoxides
Alcohols, Ethers, Epoxides
Alkenes
Alkenes
Alkynes
Alkynes, Synthesis
Reduction
Oxidation
*Schedule is tentative and subject to change at the instructor’s discretion.
Disability Accommodations: Students needing academic accommodations for
a disability must first be registered with Disability Accommodations & Success
Strategies (DASS) to verify the disability and to establish eligibility for
accommodations.
Students
may
call
214-768-1470
or
visit
http://www.smu.edu/alec/dass.asp to begin the process. Once registered,
students should then schedule an appointment with the professor to make
appropriate arrangements. (University Policy No. 2.4.)
Excused Medical Absences: Verification of medical illness and request for an
excused absence from class will be handled in one of two ways. A physician or
staff member from health/counseling and testing will provide either (1) a hand
written note on a Health Center prescription form or 2) a signed letter written on
Health Center stationery. Excused medical absences shall have specific dates of
time periods indicated. Encounter Forms and Walk-Out Statements verify a
student's visit to the Health Center BUT DO NOT INDICATE AN EXCUSED
MEDICAL ABSENCE.
Religious Observance: Religiously observant students wishing to be absent on
holidays that require missing class should notify their professors in writing at the
beginning of the semester, and should discuss with them, in advance, acceptable
ways of making up any work missed because of the absence. (University Policy
No. 1.9.)
Excused Absences for University Extracurricular Activities: Students
participating in an officially sanctioned, scheduled University extracurricular
activity should be given the opportunity to make up class assignments or other
graded assignments missed as a result of their participation. It is the
responsibility of the student to make arrangements with the instructor prior to any
missed scheduled examination or other missed assignment for making up the
work. (University Undergraduate Catalogue)