Calendar

WEEK # TOPICS LECTURERS KEY DATES
1 Introduction

Review

Resonance

Acidity and Basicity
Dr. Kimberly Berkowski
2 Alkanes and Cycloalkanes

Conformational Analysis of Alkanes and Cycloalkanes
Dr. Kimberly Berkowski Problem set 1 due
3 Stereochemistry

Overview of Chemical Reactions
Dr. Kimberly Berkowski Problem set 2 due
4 Thermodynamics

Kinetics

Reaction Coordinate Diagrams

Exam 1

Alkenes
Dr. Kimberly Berkowski
5 Addition of HX to an Alkene (Regiospecificity, Carbocation Stability, Hammond Postulate, Stereochemistry) Dr. Kimberly Berkowski Problem set 3 due
6 Reactions of Alkenes Dr. Kimberly Berkowski Problem set 4 due
7 Alkynes

Exam 2

Reactions of Alkynes
Dr. Kimberly Berkowski
8 Alkyl Halides

Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions
Prof. Sarah O'Connor Problem set 5 due
9 Alkyl Halides: Elimination Reactions

Aromaticity
Prof. Sarah O'Connor Problem set 6 due
10 Aromaticity

Exam 3

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution
Prof. Sarah O'Connor
11 Electrophilic and Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution Prof. Sarah O'Connor Problem set 7 due
12 Alcohols and Phenols

Introduction to Carbonyls
Prof. Sarah O'Connor Problem set 8 due
13 Carbonyl Chemistry

Exam 4
Prof. Sarah O'Connor
14 Multistep Synthesis Prof. Sarah O'Connor