CHEMISTRY 125 / Freshman Organic Chemistry

FALL 2003

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Tentative Schedule of Lectures and Examinations (under construction)

Topic
Dates
Text Reference
Other
Chem 125 Introduction (Help!) Pepys & Newton
What are Bonds? Lewis Structures, Resonance,
Lewis & Earnshaw
Sept 3,5
2.1-2.4
Web
How Do You Know? (Clairvoyance) / SPM / Diffraction
Sept 8,10,12
(Table 3.1,Essay 1)
Web
One-dimensional Quantum Mechanics
Sept 15,17,19

Web, Erwin
Atomic Orbitals (intro)
Sept 22,24
2.5,2.6,2.8
Web

First Hour Examination - Friday, Sept. 26
AOs to MOs, Hybridization & Bonding
(H2 / C-C / Overlap/E-Match / Tunneling / XH3)
Sept 29, Oct 1,3
2.7,2.8
Web
HOMOs, LUMOs, Functional Groups
(HF / CH3F / H2C=O / LUMO analogies / Computation)
Oct 6,8,10,13
22.7
Web
Why Study History?
Lavoisier / Isomers / Couper (Composition & Constitution)
Oct 13,15,17
1,3
History Topics
Time Line

Second Hour Examination - Monday, Oct. 20
Baeyer, Sachse, Koerner (Strain & Conformation)
Oct 22,24
5, 6.4-6.5
Web
Molecular Mechanics (Chem 3D)
Oct 27

Web
van't Hoff (Configuration & Chirality)
Oct 29,31 Nov 3
7
Web
Equilibrium & Kinetics
Nov 5,7,10 12
4

Third Hour Examination - Friday, Nov. 14
Alkane Reactions: Bond Dissociation
Nov 17,19
6.1-6.3
Web , Finally
Alkyl Halides & Organometallic Compounds
Nov 21 Dec 1
8.1-8.9

Nucleophilic Substitution
Dec 3,5,8
9

Alcohols,Ethers (several topics) & Review
Dec 10,12
10

First Semester Final Examination Friday, Dec.19 (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:
Joshua Kritzer, 102 KCL, Phone 2-3984 (joshua@paris.chem.yale.edu)
Sharani Roy, KCL 31, Phone 2-6068 (sharani.roy@yale.edu)

Hughes Undergraduate Teaching Interns:
Andrew Beenken, ES 2990, 6-2990 (andrew.beenken@yale.edu)
Brian Zeglis, SY C53, 6-0924 (brian.zeglis@yale.edu)

Alumni Advice

TA Discussion Sections:
7-8:30 PM Monday (Sharani Roy) and/or Thursday 8:15-9:45 (Josh Kritzer)
8-10 PM Sunday (Andrew Beenken and Brian Zeglis)
All in Room 114 WLH

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.

See also the Chem 125 Homepage