Organic Chemistry I (Lecture Only)

Fall 2015

CHEM 213-51 COURSE SYLLABUS

Instructor: Peter H. Dobbelaar, Ph.D.

E-mail: peter.dobbelaar@raritanval.edu
Lecture (West Building W112): Thur 5:309:20 pm
Additional help is available before class.
REQUIRED TEXTS & MATERIALS:
McMurry, J. Organic Chemistry. 8th ed. Thomson BrooksCole, 2011.
OPTIONAL TEXT & MATERIALS:
McMurry, S. Study Guide & Student Solutions Manual for John McMurrys
Organic Chemistry. 8th ed. Thomson BrooksCole, 2011.
Molecular Models
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: Students with disabilities who require
accommodations (academic adjustments and/or auxiliary aids or services) for this course
MUST provide documentation of accommodations from the RVCC office of Disability
Services, C143. No accommodations will be made without this documentation.
COMMUNICATION: Check your RVCC e-mail and Lions Den Announcements
regularly. You are responsible for any information sent to your RVCC account.
CLASS ATTENDANCE: Attendance at all class sessions is mandatory. Students are
expected to attend all classes for every course in which they are enrolled. A record of
attendance will be kept. To accommodate students reasonable, personal situations that
might prevent them from attending classes, each student is entitled to excused absences
amounting to the equivalent of one weeks class time in a semester. Absences in excess
of this standard are handled individually by each faculty member. A student with
absences amounting to one-fifth or more of the terms classes may be recommended to
withdraw from the course.
WITHDRAWAL FROM COURSES: Students may withdraw from courses following
procedures specified by the Office of Enrollment Services and in compliance with
published deadlines. Students who cease attending classes and do not request an official
withdrawal will receive a failing grade (F) for the course.
Fall 2015 Semester, FULL TERM 14 weeks (9/2/15-12/14/15)
Last day to withdraw: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to receive:
September 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .100% refund
September 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . without course on record
September 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50% refund
After September 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No refund

November 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .a W grade
November 13 . . . .Change to an Audit Grade with Instructor Approval
After November 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No Withdrawals
CLASS ETIQUETTE:
Cell Phones: The use of cell phones during class is not permitted. Please turn
cell phones off and put them away before coming to class. If you think you might
need your phone for an emergency, please let me know before class starts.
Coming Late/Leaving Early: Students are expected to be in class for the entire
period. If you need to leave class for any reason, please let me know. Students
arriving late to class will be marked absent. Students arriving late to class will not
be given extra time to take the quiz/exam.
EVALUATION:

GRADING SCALE:

Three Unit Exams

Final Exam (cumulative)
Quizzes
A
B+
B
C+
C
D
F

360 points
240 points
100 points

90100% of total semester points

8789%
8086%
7779%
7076%
6069%
Below 60%

This is an approximate grading scale. Borderline grades will be assigned at the

instructors discretion. Attendance, class participation and improvement will be
taken into consideration when making these decisions. There are no extra
credit assignment opportunities. NO EXCEPTIONS.
All concerns regarding how the scores for graded assignments were determined
need to be brought to my attention during the class that the graded assignment
is returned. A credit adjustment request is not valid if you wait until another
course meeting. The question will be addressed during a break or at the end of
the class. I will not interrupt instruction time for this purpose.
MAKE-UP POLICY: If you know you will be missing class for any reason, it is your
responsibility to notify me at least one week in advance to discuss the possibility of
making alternative arrangements for you to complete any coursework that you will miss.
QUIZZES: There are no make-ups for missed quizzes. Your two lowest quiz
grades (15 point quizzes, not the 10 point quiz) will be dropped.

EXAMS: If you know in advance that you will miss an exam, see me to discuss
alternate arrangements. In the case of an unexpected absence, one exam per
semester may be taken as a make-up, but only under the following conditions:
1. You must contact me prior to the class in which the exam is scheduled.
2. You must have a legitimate reason for missing the exam (illness, family
emergency, business travel, etc.). Appropriate documentation will be required.
3. The make-up exam must be taken before the graded exams are passed back
to the class, except in cases of an extended absence with cause.
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students will be able to
1. Employ the IUPAC nomenclature system to name organic compounds.
2. Draw structures from systematic names.
3. Determine the geometric structure of organic compounds using knowledge of
atomic structure, hybridization, and covalent bonding.
4. Predict the products of reactions of compounds containing functional
groups discussed in the textbook and the class.
5. Write detailed mechanisms of selected reactions.
6. Interpret infrared, mass, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectra in order
to solve structure determination problems.
7. Employ appropriate and safe laboratory techniques to perform
experiments, collaborating with partners.
8. Interpret the results of spectroscopic and chromatographic instruments to
analyze reactions and products.
9. Report the results of the laboratory experiments in a laboratory notebook,
performing quantitative calculations, and interpreting the results.

STATEMENT & POLICY ON CHEATING, PLAGIARISM

& ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Students are required to perform all of the work specified by the faculty, and they are
responsible for the content and integrity of all academic work submitted. Cases of
academic dishonesty will be reported to the Dean of Academic and Student Services, and
at minimum will result in failure of the assignment. Examples of academic dishonesty
include, but are not limited to:
copying a graded homework assignment from another student,
using unauthorized assistance in any academic work,
looking at another students paper during an exam or quiz
Please read the section on Academic Dishonesty, Cheating & Plagiarism in the RVCC
Student Handbook.
http://www.raritanval.edu/about/publications/index.html

CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT: Faculty members have the authority to take actions
which may be necessary to maintain order and proper conduct in the classroom. Students
whose behavior disrupts the class will be subject to removal and may be charged with a
violation of the Code of Student Conduct. Code of Conduct charges will be investigated
by the Dean of Student Services. If the student behavior presents a concern for immediate
safety of the student or members of the community, the student may be suspended until a
hearing is held. Any student who is removed from a class against his/her will is entitled
to a hearing.

TIPS FOR SUCCESS:

1. Study on a weekly basis. Avoid cramming!
2. Read relevant chapter sections before coming to class.
3. Review the suggested end-of-chapter problems.
4. Ask questions immediately.
For more tips and other helpful study tools pertaining to organic chemistry, visit
the Master Organic Chemistry website:
http://masterorganicchemistry.com/2010/10/11/how-to-do-well-in-orgo-collectedadvice/
Organic Chemistry I Fall 2015 Lecture Schedule: Please Note: This schedule of
topics is tentative; instructor reserves the right to change this schedule with proper notice.
Class Dates

Chapter - McMurry

Thur Sept 3

Introduction
Ch 1. Structure and Bonding
Ch 1. continued
Ch 2. Polar Covalent Bonds; Acids and Bases
Ch 2. continued
Ch 3. Organic Compounds: Alkanes and their Stereochemistry
Quiz 1 (10 pts)
Ch 3. continued
Ch 4. Organic Compounds: Cycloalkanes and their Stereochemistry
Quiz 2 (15 pts)
Ch 4. continued
Ch 5. Stereochemistry at Tetrahedral Centers
Quiz 3 (15 pts)
Quiz 4 (15 pts)
EXAM 1 (Ch 1-4)
Ch 5. Continued

Thur Sept 10
Thur Sept 17

Thur Sept 24

Thur Oct 1

Thur Oct 8

Thur Oct 15
Thur Oct 22
Thur Oct 29
Thur Nov 5

Thur Nov 12
Thur Nov 19

Thur Nov 26
Thur Dec 3

Thur Dec 10

TBA

Ch 6. An Overview of Organic Reactions

Quiz 5 (15 pts)
Ch 7. Alkenes: Structure and Reactivity
Quiz 6 (15 pts)
Ch 8. Alkenes: Reactions and Synthesis
Quiz 7 (15 pts)
Quiz 8 (15 pts)
EXAM 2 (Ch 5-8)
Ch 9. Alkynes: An Introduction to Organic Synthesis
Ch 9. continued
Ch 10. Organohalides
Ch 10. continued
Ch 11. Reactions of Alkyl Halides: Nucleophilic Substitutions and
Eliminations
Thanksgiving Break: No Class
Quiz 9 (15 pts)
EXAM 3 (Ch 9, 10, portion of 11)
Ch 11. continued
Ch 11. continued
Ch 12. Structure Determination: Mass Spectrometry and
Infrared Spectroscopy
Review
FINAL EXAM (Cumulative)

Suggested Practice/Review Problems in McMurry (8th ed, 2011)

Chapter
1

Problems
1-17, 22-24, 26-33, 35-39, 42-43, 50-51

1-19, 24-32, 34-45, 51-55

1-39, 42-44, 52

1-5, 7-19, 27-29, 35-48

1-32, 37-49, 51-52

1-20, 22-23, 26-32

1-23, 29-39, 45-49

1-5, 7-10, 12-14, 26-27, 28 (c-d), 31-32, 35, 38-39, 50

1-14, 16-34

10

1-24, 28

11

1-20, 27-32, 38, 40-43, 53

12

2-4, 7-13, 23-24, 27, 34-37, 41-42, 44