CHEM 235 - Organic Chemistry 1 Lecture
CHEM 238 - Organic Chemistry 1 Laboratory

A.J. Bates • Fall 2009

Course Announcements

 

Friday, November 20

• Problem Set #5 Answer Key is now posted.

• Chapter 17 - Additional Problems for Review • Answer Key

 

Thursday, November 19

• Exam 3 Review Topics Sheet
  • This is a detailed review sheet, and hits on most topics discussed, but as always, it is not an exhaustive list, and only focuses on new material.
  • Many reactions are listed; however, many mechanisms are many very similar. Look for those similarities as you study.

• I will post the PS #5 answer key tomorrow.

 

Tuesday, November 10

• CHEM 237:
  
  
  • Lab Test Key
    
    
  • Several updates are posted on the LAB page, including handouts to bring to lab next week, NMR Problem Set #3, and a few details on the Experiment #41 Lab Report.
    
    
  • Prelab for Experiment 36, part A is due next Tuesday, November 17.

 

Saturday, November 7

• CHEM 235 - Exam #2 Key

• Problem Set #5 is posted on the LECTURE page.

 

Friday, October 30

• Chapter 18 & 16 Reading and Book Problem Assignments are now posted on the LECTURE page.

 

Tuesday, October 20

• Updates have been made to the LECTURE, LABORATORY and CALENDAR pages.

• Environmental Leadership Pathway Program - Information session Thursday at 3pm in room 7-106.

 

Monday, October 19

• Multiple updates have been made to the LECTURE page.

 

Friday, October 16

• Practice worksheets:
  • EAS practice 1
  • Retrosynthetic Analysis - E2 Practice

• Reminder: Book problems have been assigned for Chapters 13-15 already. Some additional problems will be added. These problems are essential preparation for the exam!

• The exam dates suggested below will now be part of the regular schedule for the class.

 

Thursday, October 15

• PROPOSED Exam date changes:
  • CHEM 235 LECTURE - Exam #2 - Tuesday, October 27
  • CHEM 238 LAB - Lab Test - Tuesday, November 3
  • CHEM 235 LECTURE - Exam #3 - Tuesday, November 24
  • CHEM 238 LAB - NO 2nd Lab Test

• Contact me immediately if you have a known conflict with one of these possible changes. If I have not received notification of a scheduled conflict by Noon on Friday, October 16, I will assume that you do not have a conflict and these date changes will be treated as the scheduled dates for the exams as outlined in the policies in the syllabus. I will post an announcement Friday afternoon confirming these dates.

 

Tuesday, October 13

• Due to instructor illness LECTURE & LAB are cancelled today.
  • Please see the website later today for updates.

 

Monday, October 12

• CHEM 235 Exam #1 Key
  • Exam Statistics

 

Friday, October 9

• CHEM 238 - Expt. 27 Lab Data

 

Friday, October 2

• CHEM 235 - Problem Set #4 is posted. It will be collected next Thursday.

• NMR Problem Set #1 answer key is now posted.

• New Reading and book problem assignments have also bee posted.

• Reminder: While not collected or graded, the book problem assignments are an essential part of your preparation for the course. For most students, working only the problem sets will not be adequate practice for the exams. The problem sets that I collect are only a selection of the types of problems studied.

 

Tuesday, September 29

• CHEM 238 Lab - NMR Problem Set #2 - Due Tuesday, October 6

 

Wednesday, September 23

• First review worksheet (from 1st lecture) - Answer Key

 

Tuesday, September 22

• LAB is cancelled today.

• The lab page has been updated - please check it for notes on the IR spectral interpretation for Experiment 38 and NMR Problem Set #1.

• Please check the calendar for items due next week for the lab.

• Handouts to bring to lab next Tuesday will be posted over the weekend.

 

Monday, September 21

• There is an error on #4 on PS #3. The starting compound should be 3-pentanol (not 3-pentanone). The 3-petanone is the product of the oxidation. Please write the mechanism for that reaction.

 

Sunday, September 20

• An old exam and a general topics guide for exam #1 are now posted on the LECTURE page.

• The course calendar has been updated.

 

Thursday, September 10

• PS #1 Answer Key is now posted. The course password will open the file.

• Experiment #24 Class Data is posted on the LAB page. I have not edited it, but provided the data as entered by the class.

• Experiment #50 Report Guidelines handout is posted on the LAB page.

• The NMR notes handout is posted on the LAB page. Please print & bring to lab Tuesday!

 

Monday, September 7

• Office Hours for the week of September 8:
  • Tuesday:
    • 9:00 - 9:30 am
    • 11:00 am - Noon
  • Wednesday: 2:45 - 4:15 pm
  • Thursday: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

• Tomorrow, the college is going to be holding a forum to discuss the incident last Wednesday. The college is also offering expanded counseling services (on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 8-9) for students who would like to discuss the events in a one-on-one session. This is in addition to the regular counseling services available free to students.
  • FORUM
    • Date: Tuesday, September 8
    • Time: 2:10-4:00 p.m.
    • Place: Theater
  • Debriefing Forum & Counseling Information Flyer

 

Wednesday, September 2

CHEM 235 Students:

As many of you have likely heard, there was a shooting at Skyline today.  Currently, it is believed that there was only one victim and that his injury was not life threatening.  However, the campus was evacuated, and afternoon and evening classes cancelled today.

CBS 5 News link: http://cbs5.com/local/skyline.college.shooting.2.1160296.html

No announcement has been made about classes tomorrow, but that information will be updated on the Skyline website.

However, I am cancelling CHEM 235 lecture for Thursday, September 3.  The problem set will not be due until next Tuesday, September 8.  If the campus is open tomorrow, then I will be available in my office from approximately 10 am to 1 pm.

AJ

 

Friday, August 28

• PS #1 has been reposted with the following revisions. No need to reprint, just make these changes:
  • The pK_a of H₂S is 7.
  • Number 2 should have the base pyridine in the first step also.
  • Number 3 should say Alkane in both places.

• CHEM 238 Lab Handouts for Tuesday are posted.

 

Wednesday, August 26

• Revised CHEM 238 Lab Schedule (with date correction) is posted on the RESOURCES page.

 

Monday, August 24

• The problem conversion guide is now properly linked and is password protected with the course password: epoxide

• Lecture notes outlines for Tuesday & Thursday are posted on the LECTURE Page.

 

August 2009

• Welcome to Organic Chemistry 2 for Science Majors - CHEM 235 / 238

• Please visit the links to the left for information related to the course.
  • Reading & book problem assignments and other important items are posted.
  • Check back regularly - there will be frequent updates.

• Download and test the Jmol viewer in the Resourse Links section. Test it out. We will use this for computer molecular modeling throughout the semester.

• Please begin reading / reviewing Chapter 11 and also doing the problems assigned for that chapter.

• The password for protected files will be provided in class.