Chemistry6941

AdvancedOrganicChemistryI

MW5.106.25pmWBSH3031

Dr.PeterNorris

Office:6014WardBeecherHall
OfficeHours:MTWTh12.301.30orbyappointment
Telephone:(330)9411553
Email:pnorris@ysu.eduordr.peter.norris@gmail.com
Website:http://class.ysu.edu/~pnorris

Textbook:TheVirtualTextbookofOrganicChemistrybyWilliamReuschatMichiganStateUniversity,found
at http://www2.chemistry.msu.edu/faculty/reusch/VirtTxtJml/intro1.htm will be used as a reference with
classslidesandonlineresourcesbeingusedtopresentanddiscusstopicsintheorderlistedbelow.

CourseObjectives:Thefocusofthiscoursewillbetohelpthestudentunderstandandapplytheunderlying
principlesofOrganicChemistry.Thestudentwillbeabletoappreciatetherelationshipbetweenthestructure
ofanorganiccompoundorintermediate,anditsphysical,chemical,and/orspectroscopicproperties.Material
presentedinthiscourseprovidesthenecessaryfoundationforfurtheradvancedstudiesinOrganicChemistry
(Chemistry6942),includingthebasicmechanismsoforganicreactions,retrosynthesis,organicsynthesis,and
functionalgroupmanipulation.

General: Chemistry 6941 is the first class of a two semester sequencedesigned to give MSlevel studentsa
moreindepthlookatthefundamentalsoforganicchemistryandthereactionsthathavebeendevelopedfor
organicsynthesis.Theearlypartofthecoursewilldealwithphysicalorganicchemistry,i.e.thebasicideasof
structurethatleadtoreactivity.Thesecondportionoftheclasswillthenbeadetailedcoverageofimportant
organicreactions,includingtheirapplicationintheformationofcomplexmolecules,andwillincludedetailed
discussionofmodernmethodsthatareofparticularrelevancetomolecularassembly.

Resources: There are many useful websites available for the study of organic chemistry with the following
beingsuggestedassourcesofreadingmaterial.ThecoursewebpagefeaturesPDFcopiesoflectureslides,old
exams,andlinkstoMaagLibraryandOhioLinksElectronicJournalCenter.ThenonYSUsitesofferveryuseful
listingsofclassicorganicreactions,manyofwhichwillbediscussedinChemistry6941and6942,andwillbe
usefulforcoursematerialaswellasforgeneralinterest.

http://www.as.ysu.edu/~pnorris/public_html(Norriswebsite,Chemistry6941linked)
http://www.monomerchem.com/display4.html(Extensivelistingofnamedorganicreactions)
http://www.liv.ac.uk/Chemistry/Links/reactions.html(Extensivelistingofclassicorganicreactions)
http://www.organicchemistry.org/(Portalforreactions,books,jobs,etc.relatedtoorganicchemistry)
http://www.chem.harvard.edu/groups/myers/page8/page8.html(AdvancedOrganiccourseatHarvard)
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CourseSequence:BelowisalistingofthemajortopicstobecoveredinChemistry6941:

1. Bonding&StructureinOrganicMolecules
2. StereochemistryinOrganicMolecules
3. ConformationalAnalysis
4. ReactiveIntermediateSpecies
5. AcidsandBasesinOrganicChemistry
6. FunctionalGroupInterconversions
7. RetrosyntheticAnalysis&CCBondformingReactions
8. ProtectingGroupSchemesinSynthesis
9. AnalysisofSelectedNaturalProductSyntheses
10. MultistepAssemblyofOrganicMolecules

Assessment:Therewillbethree50minutetermexams(seetheschedulebelowfordates)worth100points
eachanda200pointcomprehensivefinalinChemistry6941.Homeworkassignmentsworthatotalof100
pointswillbepassedouttherebymakingChemistry6941assessedfroma600pointtotal.Theapproximate
grading scale below will be used with adjustments made as needed depending upon overall class
performanceandrelativedifficultyofexams:
ExamSchedule:
Exam1:Wed9/22(100pts)
Exam2:Wed10/20(100pts)

Grading:

Exam3:Wed11/24(100pts)
A600540pts

Final:Mon12/6(200pts)

B539480pts
C479420pts
D419360pts
F<360pts

Request for Incomplete: A request for a grade of Incomplete (I) in the course will be considered only
when more than 60% of the assignments have been completed as scheduled. An "I" will be submitted only
whenthecauseisdeemedjustifiableandapprovedbyboththeinstructorandthedepartmentchairperson
(see YSU Bulletin). All incomplete work must be completed by March 1, 2011 otherwise the grade will be
recordedasanF.

DisabilityServices:InaccordancewithUniversityprocedures,ifyouhaveadocumenteddisabilityandrequire
accommodations to obtain equal access in this course please contact me privately to discuss your specific
needs.You mustberegisteredwithCSP/DisabilityServicesandprovidealetterofaccommodationtoverify
youreligibility.CSP/DisabilityServices:3309411372;http://www.ysu.edu/csp/disabilityservices

AcademicMisconduct:YouarereferredtotheYSUStudentCodeofConduct(foundontheYSUwebsiteat:
http://www.ysu.edu/thecode.pdf) for an account of the typicalconsequencesassociated withany academic
misconduct. Any attempts at cheating in Chemistry 6941 will be dealt with severely. If you are caught
cheating, for example for copying a lab report, for looking at someone elses paper during an exam, or for
usingacellularphoneduringanexamorquiz,youwillatleastbegivenanFgradefortheChemistry6941
course.Sincetheprofessorgradesalloftheexampapersanyexamplesofcopyingwillbediscoveredanddealt
with;randompagesofcompletedtestswillbephotocopied.Donotjeopardizeyourfuturebycheating.

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