Organic chemistry assignments

Week	Dates	Read Before class	Assignment
1	8/29-9/2	Introduction and expectations M1 atomic structure and bonding
2	9/5-9/9	Labor day – no class Monday M2.1-2.6, 2.12, 2.13 polar covalent bonds; acids and bases	Due 9/9 Chapter 1: 1-19, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30 - 34, 38, 41, 43-47 Write substantially on: 18, 24, 32, 38, 41, 43 Write a half-page summary + 2 questions about chapter 2.
3	9/12-9/16	Brief essay 1 due M2.7-2.11 polar covalent bonds; acids and bases	Due 9/14 Chapter 2: 2.1-2.9, 2.20-2.23, 2.25-2.27, 2.29-2.32, 2.35, 2.44, 2.60 Write substantially on: 2.3, 2.5, 2.25, 2.26, 1.35 and 2.60 We will continue on with chapter 2 next week, so you do not need to write a summary of the next chapter
			Brief essay 1 due 9/14:  Write 1 page on your your study plans for this class.  Include plans for getting help, how (and when) you will do your homework and read, how (and when) you plan to study for tests. If you have questions about the course, feel free to include them.
			Lab report on ethanol due 9/13
4	9/19-9/23	Test 1: chapters 1 and 2 M3 organic compounds: alkanes and cycloalkanes	Due 9/21 Chapter 2: 2.10-2.19, 2.24, 2.36-2.40, 2.43, 2.45-2.47, 2.51, 2.53, 2.55, 2.56, 2.57, 2.59 Write substantially on 2.36, 2.40, 2.45, 2.46, 2.49, 2.59
			Test 1: Friday, 9/23
			No lab report due this week.
5	9/26-9/30	M4.1-4.7 Stereochemistry of alkanes and cycloalkanes	Due 9/28 Chapter 3: 1-14, 21, 24, 25, 27, 30, 33, 35, 40, 42, 44, 45, 47, 56 Write substantially on 3.6, 3.27, 3.44, 3.45, 3.47, 3.56
			Due 9/28: Write a half-page summary + 2 questions about chapter 3.5 - 3.8 and 4.1 -4.6.
			No lab report due this week.
6	10/3-10/7	Brief essay 2 due M4.8-4.14 Stereochemistry of alkanes and cycloalkanes	Due 10/5 Chapter 3: 15-20, 22, 23, 36-38, 41, 43, 48-50, 52-54, 59, 60 Write substantially on 3.38, 3.43, 3.49, 3.50, 3.52, 3.60
			Due 10/5: Write a half-page summary + 2 questions about chapter 4.7 - 4.14
			Due 10/4: Lab report on pain reliever separation and characterization
			Due 10/5: Brief essay 2 - write a 1 page summary of how molecular structure and electronics are connected to extraction, distillation and recrystallization. In other words, explain how polarity/structure and solubility/physical properties are related.
7	10/10-10/14	M12 Structure determination: mass spectrometry and IR	Due 10/12 Chapter 4: 4.1-4.18, 4.23, 4.29, 4.32-34, 4.39, 4.57 Write substantially on 4.3, 4.9, 4.16, 4.23, 4.34, 4.57
			Due 10/12: Write a half-page summary + 2 questions about chapter 9 (really!)
			Due 10/11: Lab report on TLC of pain relievers
8	10/17-10/21	Test 2: chapters 3, 4 and 12 Brief essay 3 due M13 Structure determination: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy	Due 10/19 Chapter 9: 1-18, 27-29, 32, 38, 39, 41, 42, 45-50, 53, 82 Write substantially on 39, 41, 42, 46, 48, 82
			Due 10/19: Write a half-page summary + 2 questions about chapter 12
			10/19: Test 2 on chapter 3,4 and 9
			Due 10/11: Lab report on TLC of pain relievers.  No lab report due 10/18.
			Your third brief essay will not be due until 10/26, not 10/19.
9	10/24-10/28	M13 Structure determination: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
10	10/31-11/4	M 6.1-6.5 An introduction to alkenes M14.8-14.11 Conjugated dienes and ultraviolet spectroscopy
11	11/7-11/11	Brief essay 4 due M9 Stereochemistry
12	11/14-11/18	Test 3: spectroscopy (chapters 12, 13 and 14) M5 An overview of organic reactions	Due 11/18 Chapter 9: 1-18, 27-29, 32, 38, 39, 41, 42, 45-50, 53, 82 Write substantially on 39, 41, 42, 46, 48, 82
			Due 11/18: Write a half-page summary + 2 questions about chapter 5
			Due 11/29: Lab report on column chromatography
	11/21-11/25	Fall break
13	11/28-12/2	M5 An overview of organic reactions M6.6-6.7 Alkenes: structure and reactivity	Due 12/2 Chapter 5: 1-9, 18-20, 24, 37, 39, 40, 47, 48, 50 write substantially on 3, 4, 24, 39, 40, 50
			Due 12/2: Write a half-page summary + 2 questions about chapter 6
			Due 11/29: Lab report on column chromatography.  Here is the TLC plate you will need to complete the assignment.
			Due 12/2: Brief essay 4 - write a  half-page list (with one sentence of explanation for each item)  of subjects covered in this class that address how a molecule's structure determines its function.
14	12/5-12/9	Brief essay 5 due M6.8-6.12 Alkenes: structure and reactivity	Due 12/7 Chapter 5: 10 – 17, 21, 41, 42, 45, 46 Due 12/7 Chapter 6: 9-13, 33-35 Write substantially on: 5.12, 5.14, 5.41, 5.42, 6.13, 6.35
			Due 12/7: Write a half-page summary + 2 questions about chapter 7
			Due 12/6: Lab report on fruit oils.
			Due 12/12: Brief essay 5 – a short reflection on how you followed your study advice this semester, what worked for you and what you would like to change for next semester
15	12/12-12/16	M7 Alkenes: reactions and synthesis	Due 12/16: Chapter 7: 3, 6-19, 23, 24, 25, 40 and chapter 9: 21, 22
			Due 12/16 (not 12/12): Brief essay 5 – a short reflection on how you followed your study advice this semester, what worked for you and what you would like to change for next semester
			12/13: Lab test 2 on spectroscopy and separations
			12/13: hand in lab notebook
			12/19: final
			12/19: www.lcsc.edu/sce, course evaluations, if greater than 75% complete, then 5 points for class
Final	12/19

Date: 8/23/05

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