Instructor:      Dr. Holly D. Bendorf
Office:            209 Heim Building
Phone:            office:  4365 home:  327-2888
e-mail:            bendorf@lycoming.edu

Course Schedule:     Lecture:    MWF  9:00 - 10:05,  Heim G-09
                                  Labs:         T  7:45 - 11:35 am,  T 1:00 - 4:50 pm, R  7:45 - 11:35 am.
                                       &nb sp;           Prelab in Heim 220.  Lab in Heim 236.

Office Hours:  M& W 10:00 am - 11:00 am, R 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, and by appointment, or just drop by.

Evening Review Session:  To be announced.

Course Description:  CHEM 220, Organic Chemistry I, is an introduction to the study of the chemistry of carbon compounds.  The course covers the chemistry of alkenes and alkynes, the substitution and elimination chemistry of alkyl halides, the theory and applications of  infrared spectroscopy, and the strategies of organic synthesis.  The laboratory portion of the course will introduce the student to a variety of techniques for the synthesis, purification, and analysis of organic compounds.

Text and Materials:

• "Organic Chemistry" by George Schmid, Mosby Publishers, 1996.
• "Study Guide for Organic Chemistry" by Skonieczny and Schmid                              & nbsp;                                         &nbs p;          (Optional, a copy is on reserve in the   library).
• Molecular Model Set for Organic Chemistry (Lehman).
• Bound laboratory notebook (Freeman).
• CHEM 220-221 lab manual.
• Safety glasses or goggles.
• Lab deposit of $10, refundable upon check-out.
• Calculator with logarithmic and exponential functions.

Exams:  There will be three in-class exams on the following dates:  Friday, October 1;  Friday, October 29; and Monday, November 22.  The final exam will be administered on the day and time assigned by the registrar.

Quizzes:  Quizzes are an incentive to stay current with the course.  They provide you with a means of evaluating your progress and allow you to identify any potential "trouble spots" before you get into an exam.  The lowest quiz grade will be dropped.

Assignments From the Text:  The course outline (below) lists reading assignments for each class.  I suggest you skim the assignment before class and then read it more thoroughly afterwards.  Problems related to each reading assignment are also listed.  Although the problems will not be collected, you should complete them before the next class period.  Lectures, quizzes, and in-class exercises are prepared with the assumption that you have read and understand the assigned material and have completed the problems.
 
Review Session: The evening help session is an informal workshop where you will have the opportunity to ask questions, review lecture material, and work problems either individually or in groups.

Extra Credit:  Extra credit points can be earned by attending departmental colloquia (3 per colloquium).  Extra credit points can also be earned by writing a brief research paper on a mutually agreed upon topic (up to 10 points).  Other types of extra credit projects may become available during the semester.  Extra credit is limited to 18 points.

General Comments:
Attendance:  Attendance is mandatory.  Three absences are permitted; additional absences will be penalized (3 points per absence).  Missed quizzes, exams and laboratory meetings can not be made-up unless the absence has prior approval from me and can be documented (for example, by a note from student health services or the dean).  Make-up quizzes and exams will not be given.  A missed quiz will be recorded as a grade of zero.  Students who miss a mid-semester exam due to an excused absence (see above) will be given single, cumulative make-up exam at the end of the semester.

Study Suggestions:  Perhaps the best advice I can give you on how to succeed in this course is:  Don't get behind!  We cover a lot of material in this class and cramming for a night or two before an exam simply won't work.  Furthermore, each section builds upon the material covered in the previous chapters and to succeed in this course you need to be fluent with one chapter before moving on to the next.  Just like learning a foreign language or becoming proficient at a sport, you need to practice a bit each day.  Review your class notes, read the text, discuss the material with your classmates, quiz yourself, and most importantly:  work lots of problems.  And remember, my job is to help you learn organic chemistry--if you have questions, if you are not sure how to approach a type of problem, or if a concept is still a little fuzzy, ask me about it!

Useful resources on the web:
The on-line catalogs are good sources of information for your lab reports.  We'll talk more about them at the first lab meeting.  Yahoo is a good place to start if you just want to see what's out there as far as chemistry web sites.  There are links to all sorts of sites--some are useful, humorous or interesting... and some aren't!

Acros Organics Catalog           www.acros.com

An on-line searchable chemical catalog.  You can search for a chemical by its name (whole or  partial) or by its formula.  Each chemical listing includes the name of the compound, common  synonyms, formula, molecular weight, density, boiling point, and melting point.  In my opinion,  this is the best of the on-line catalogs.  It is easy to use and gives all the usual info along with a  link to the MSDS (material safety data sheet).  Some other on-line catalogs:

Yahoo                                     www.yahoo.com/Science/Chemistry

There are numerous sites that list other chemistry-oriented web sites and Yahoo is one of them.   Yahoo lists web sites according to content (atmospheric chemistry, biochemistry, chemical and  biological weapons, chemical constants, organic chemistry, periodic tables, etc.).

Includes all sorts of Chemistry Department related stuff:  syllabi, chemistry curriculum, faculty  and student research, colloquium schedule, chem club activities, and  links to other chemistry- related sites.

Laboratory:  It is imperative that you come to the lab fully prepared.  Careful planning and preparation before you arrive at the lab will allow you to complete your experiments in an efficient and safe manner.  It is your responsibility to read and understand the lab procedure before you arrive at prelab.  Missing or arriving late to prelab will result in a reduced lab grade (up to 5 points per violation) and/or dismissal from the lab.

The laboratory grade is worth a total of 210 points and is comprised of ten lab write-ups (170 points total) and two lab quizzes (40 points).

Lab Safety:  Unsafe behavior in the lab will not be tolerated and violations will be penalized.  Repeated violations during a class may result in a zero for that lab.  Keep in mind that lab safety includes laboratory hygiene.  In the event that common areas are left dirty, (rotovaps, balances, melting point apparati, reagent hood) points may be deducted from the entire lab section.  If you have any questions regarding lab safety, please do not hesitate to ask.

Lab Outline:
 
 

Week	Dates	Lab	Assigned Reading	Report due for week:*
1	Aug. 31; Sep. 2	Check-in	Chp. 1
2	Sep. 7, 9	Distillation	Chp. 6, 7
3	Sep. 14, 16	Recrystallization of Benzoic Acid and Naphthalene	Chp. 4, 8-10	2
4	Sep. 21, 23	Solubility Testing and Unknown Recrystallization	Chp. 2, 3, 8-10	3
5	Sep. 28, 30	Unknown Recrystallization	Chp. 14, 8-10
6	Oct. 5, 7	Extraction	Chp. 11-13, Quiz 1	4, 5
7	Oct. 12, 14	Extraction	Chp. 11-13
8	Oct. 19, 21	Nucleophilic Competition	Chp.  19, 21	6, 7
9	Oct. 26, 28	E1 Elimination	Chp. 16, Handout	8
10	Nov. 2, 4	E2 Elimination	Chp. Handout, Quiz 2	9
11	Nov. 9, 11	Dilantin, Part 1	Chp. 16-18	10
12	Nov. 16, 18	Dilantin, Part 2	Chp. 16-18	11
13	Nov. 23, 25	Thanksgiving--No Labs
14	Nov. 30; Dec. 2	Limonene	Chp. 23-25	12
15	Dec. 7, 9	Limonene Characterization, and Check-out	Quiz 3	14, 15

*Late reports will be penalized 3% per school day [and] will not be accepted after graded labs are returned.
More info on lab safety, procedures and reports will be given at the first lab meeting.

 Last updated September 1, 1999.
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