The City College Fall 2000

Department of Chemistry Prof. McKelvie J1219/1222

Chemistry B5000 Class Schedule (212) 650-6062/3 (Code 0159) NEMCC@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU

Text: "Advanced Organic Chemistry", Part A (Structure and Mechanisms); third edition (1990), by Francis A. Carey and Richard J. Sundberg. The class meets Tue and Thu from 6:30 pm to 8:35 pm in J1307. There are three mid-term examinations, of which the two highest count 25% each; the final examination counts for 50%. There are 25 class lecture periods, with approximately 26 pages of text covered for each 125-minute lecture, and about 20 assigned problems for each chapter. (NB: a Fourth edition has just been published; too late for adoption for this semester).

Tue Thu Chapter Subject Recommended Problems

8/31 1 Bonding theory. 1-6;11;13;15-19;21.

9/5

9/7 2 Stereochemistry. ALL (in 14, label R or S).

9/12

9/14 3 Conformational effects. ALL.

9/19

9/21 4 Study of reaction mechanisms. ALL.

9/26 9/28

10/5 EXAMINATION I . Chapters 1, 2 and 3.

10/3 10/12 5 Nucleophilic substitution. ALL.

10/17

10/19 6 Polar addition/elimination. ALL.

10/24

10/26 7 Carbanions. 2-4; 6-10; 13-21.

10/31 11/2 8 Carbonyl reactions. 1,2,3,5,6,8-25,28.

11/7 9 Aromaticity 2-14

11/9 EXAMINATION II. Chapters 4, 5, and 6.

11/14 11/16 10 Aromatic substitution. ALL.

11/21 11 Electrocyclic reactions. ALL.

11/28

11/30 EXAMINATION III. Chapters 7, 8, 9, and 10.

12/5 12/7 12 Free-radical reactions. 1;3-10;14-17

12/12 13 Photochemistry. ALL.

12/21 FINAL EXAMINATION Chapters 1-13

Note: no classes on Tue Oct 10 (Monday schedule), and Thu Nov 23 (Thanksgiving). Optional tutoring sessions on 12/14 and 12/19