Chem 221.

Organic Chemistry of Life Processes

Spring 2010

Course Syllabus
Professor: Required Texts: David A. Spiegel, Ph.D., M.D. Wade, L. G.; Organic Chemistry, (Seventh Edition). Simek, J. L.; Solutions Manual for Organic Chemistry. Topics to be Covered: These will be covered in the order in which they are listed below. I will provide relevant chapters as soon as the textbook becomes available to me. Please note that we will be skipping around in the textbook. Spectroscopy and the Structural Characterization of Organic Compounds NMR spectroscopy (6th Ed., Chapter 13; 7th Ed., ) Carbonyl compounds Aldehydes and ketones (6th Ed., Chapter 18; 7th Ed., ) Carboxylic acids, esters, and amides (6th Ed., Chapters 20 and 21; 7th Ed., ) Aldol and related reactions (6th Ed., Chapter 22; 7th Ed., ) Conjugated Systems and the Diels-Alder Reaction (6th Ed., Chapter 15; 7th Ed., ) Aromatic systems (6th Ed., Chapter 16; 7th Ed., ) Chemistry of Amines (6th Ed., Chapter 19; 7th Ed., ) Amino acids and proteins (6th Ed., Chapter 24; 7th Ed., ) Carbohydrates and the Organic Chemistry of Human Metabolism (6th Ed., Chapter 23; 7th Ed., ) **Please note that lecture will be cancelled on March 22.