Spring 2010 – CHEM 2212Organic Chemistry II –Daily Lesson Objectives

Alcohols, Phenols and Thiols;Ethers and Sulfides (Ch. 13)

Day 1 (1/11/10) – Introductionto CHEM 2212 / Start of Chapter 13

Read Ch. 13.1 - 13.2

Problems before class: 13.1 - 5

Videos to watch in preparation for class:naming alcohols

  • Name and draw the structures of alcohols, phenols and thiols
  • Describe trends in physical properties of alcohols, phenols and thiols
  • Demonstrate how alcohols are both weakly acidic and weakly basic
  • Draw resonance structures to explain the higher acidity of phenols vs alcohols

Problems during and after class: 13.20, 24a-e, 25, 27, 50

Lab Day 1 (1/13/10) – Lab Check In and CHEM 2212 Introduction

Day 2 (1/15/10)

Read Ch. 13.3 - 13.4

Problems before class: 13.6 - 10, 34

  • Write reactions for the preparation of alcohols from carbonyl compounds
  • Write mechanisms for the acid-catalyzed dehydration of 3 alcohols (E1 mechanism) and the dehydration of 1 and 2 alcohols with POCl3 in pyridine (E2 mechanism)

Problems during and after class: 13.38, 41, 45, 51, 52, 54, 70

Lab Day 2 (1/20/10) - Experiment H Week 1 (Exp H Prelab Quiz) - Oxidation of 4-chlorobenzyl alcohol

Day 3 (1/22/10)

Read Ch. 13.4 - 13.7

Problems before class: 13.11 -14, 24f-I, 58

Videos to watch in preparation for class:naming ethers sulfides,

  • Know reactions to convert alcohols into esters
  • Know reactions to oxidize alcohols
  • Write reactions for the preparation and reactions of thiols
  • Name and draw structures of ethers and sulfides

Problems during and after class: 13.22, 31, 33, 36, 59

Day 4 (1/25/10) - Quiz #1

Read Ch.13.8 -13.9, 13.11

Problems before class: 13.15 - 19, 65

Videos to watch in preparation for class:reactions of ethers; williamson ether synthesis

  • Write the mechanism of the Williamson Ether Synthesis
  • Write reactions for the preparation and reactions of ethers
  • Analyze alcohols, phenols and ethers using spectroscopy

Problems during and after class:13.29, 30, 39, 41, 48, 66, 69

Lab Day 3 (1/27/10) - Experiment H Week2 - Oxidation of 4-chlorobenzyl alcohol

Aldehydes and Ketones; Nucleophilic Addition Reactions (Ch. 14)

Day 5 (1/29/10)

Read Ch. 14.1 - 14.4

Problems before class: 14.1 - 5, 25a-e

Videos to watch in preparation for class:naming aldehydes ketones

  • Name and draw structures of aldehydes and ketones
  • Know methods for formation of aldehydes and ketones
  • Know methods to oxidize aldehydes to carboxylic acids
  • Write the general mechanisms for nucleophilic addition to aldehydes and ketones
  • List the common neutral and negatively charged nucleophiles

Problems during and after class: 14.22d, 25f-j, 26, 27, 30, 38, 42

Day 6 (2/1/10)

Read Ch. 14.5 - 14.6, 14.9

Problems before class: 14.6, 14.7, 14.13, 14.29

Videos to watch in preparation for class:grignard reactions; hydride reductions; wittig reaction

  • Write the mechanisms of both acid- and base-catalyzed hydration of aldehydes and ketones
  • Write the mechanism of nucleophilic addition of Grignard and Hydride reagents
  • Write the mechanism of nucleophilic addition of phosphorous ylides (the Wittig reaction)

Problems during and after class: 14.30, 31, 32, 33, 44, 50,

Lab Day 4 (2/3/10) - Experiment I Week 1 (Exp I Prelab Quiz) - Wittig Reaction

Day 7 (2/5/10)

Read Ch. 14.7 - 14.8

Problems before class: 14.8, 14.10, 14.12

Videos to watch in preparation for class:acetal formation; imine enamine formation

  • Write the mechanism of nucleophilic addition of 1 and 2 amines to yield imines and enamines
  • Write the mechanism of nucleophilic addition of alcohols to yield hemiacetals and acetals

Problems during and after class:14.9, 22a-c, 24, 34,40

Day 8 (2/8/10) - Quiz #2

Read Ch. 14.9, 14.11, 14.12

Problems before class: 14.16, 14.17, 14.21, 14.60c

Videos to watch in preparation for class:Grignard reactions in organic synthesis

  • Write the mechanism for conjugate addition of nucleophiles to an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde or ketone
  • Analyze aldehydes and ketones using spectroscopy

Problems during and after class: 14.54, 55, 56, 57, 60b,

Lab Day 5 (2/10/10) - Experiment I Week 2 - Wittig Reaction

Carboxylic Acids and Nitriles (Ch. 15)

Day 9 (2/12/10)

Read Ch. 15.1 - 15.2, 15.4 - 15.5

Problems before class: 15.1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 32

Videos to watch in preparation for class:naming acids nitriles; carboxylic acid synthesis

  • Name and draw the structures of carboxylic acids and nitriles
  • Explain the acidity of carboxylic acids
  • Explain the substituent effect on acidity
  • Know reactions for preparation of carboxylic acids

Problems during and after class: 15.14, 18, 21, 24, 33, 45

Day 10 (2/15/10)

Read Ch. 15.6 - 15.7

Problems before class: 15.11, 26, 27

Videos to watch in preparation for class:amide elimination

  • Know the general scheme of carboxylic acid reactions as outlined in Figure 15.2
  • Know the reactions of nitriles
  • Write the mechanism for the production of nitriles via the elimination of an amide using thionyl chloride

Problems during and after class: 15.25, 37, 40, 41, 47

Lab Day 6 (2/17/10) - Experiment J Week 1 (Exp J Prelab Quiz)-Fischer Esterification

Day 11 (2/19/10) - Quiz #3

Read Ch. 15.7 - 15.8

Problems before class: 15.12, 15.13, 53

Videos to watch in preparation for class:acidic hydrolysis of nitriles

  • Write the mechanism for acidic hydrolysis of a nitrile to yield an amide, and at higher temperatures, a

carboxylic acid

  • Analyze carboxylic acids and nitriles using spectroscopy

Problems during and after class: 15.38, 43, 51, 52

Carboxylic Acids Derivatives: Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution Reactions (Ch. 16)

Day 12 (2/22/10)

Read Ch. 16.1 -16.2

Problems before class: 16.1a-g, 16.2a-g, 16.3 - 16.5

Videos to watch in preparation for class:naming acid derivatives; reactivity of acid derivatives

  • Name and draw structures of carboxylic acid derivatives
  • Write the general mechanism of nucleophilic acyl substitution
  • Understand and apply the general reactivity of carboxylic acid derivatives
  • Write mechanisms of nucleophilic acyl substitution reactions to convert carboxylic acids into:
  • acid chlorides
  • anhydrides
  • esters
  • amides (with DCC)
  • alcohols

Problems during and after class: 16.6, 29, 30, 32, 37, 43, 51

Lab Day 7 (2/24/10) - Experiment J Week 2 - Fischer Esterification

Day 13 (2/26/10)

Read Ch. 16.3 -16.5

Problems before class: 16.7 - 16.10, 16.12, 16.13

Videos to watch in preparation for class:nucleophilic acyl substitution reactions, fischer esterification

  • Write mechanisms of nucleophilic acyl substitution reactions to convert acid chlorides into:
  • carboxylic acids
  • amides
  • anhydrides
  • esters
  • Write the mechanism of the Fischer esterification
  • Write the mechanisms for both acid- and base-catalyzed ester hydrolysis

Problems during and after class:16.11, 14, 43, 44, 47

Day 14 (3/1/10) - Quiz #4

Read Ch. 16.6, 16.7, 16.9, 16.10

Problems before class:16.15 - 16.18, 16.21 - 16.24

Videos to watch in preparation for class:polymers

  • Know the reactions for conversion of esters into:
  • carboxylic acids
  • amides
  • alcohols, by reaction with both reducing agents and with Grignard reagents
  • Know the reactions for conversion of amides into
  • carboxylic acids (hydrolysis)
  • amines (reduction)
  • Describe structure and preparation of step-growth polymers such as polyamides (nylons) and polyesters
  • Analyze carboxylic acid derivatives using spectroscopy

Problems during and after class:16.19, 34, 40, 50, 57a&c, 58

Lab Day 8 (3/3/10) –No Lab This Week (Midterm Exam Prep)

Day 15 (3/5/10)- Midterm Exam (Chapters 13 - 16)

Carbonyl Alpha–Substitution and Condensation Reactions (Ch. 17)

Day 16 (3/15/10)

Read Ch. 17.1 - 17.3

Problems beforeclass: 17.1 - 17.4

Videos to watch in preparation for class:keto-enol tautomerism; α-hydrogens; α-halogenation

  • Describe tautomers and how they differ from resonance structures
  • Write the mechanisms of both acid- and base-catalyzed keto-enol tautomerism
  • Write the general mechanism of a carbonyl α-substitution reaction, and apply it to specific reactions (such as α-halogenation)
  • Use resonance to explain why some hydrogens are more acidic than others

Problems during and after class: 17.27, 31, 32

Lab Day 9 (3/17/10) - Experiment K Week 1 (Exp K Prelab Quiz) - Aldol Reaction

Day 17 (3/19/10)

Read Ch. 17.3 - 17.4

Problems beforeclass: 17.5, 17.6

Videos to watch in preparation for class:malonic ester synthesis

  • Describe general acidity trends for organic molecules
  • Write the mechanism of enolate ion alkylation, and specifically apply it to write the mechanism of:
  • Malonic ester synthesis

Problems during and after class: 17.33, 60

Day 18 (3/22/10) - Quiz #5

Read Ch. 17.4

Problems before class: 17.7, 17.9, 17.10

Videos to watch in preparation for class:acetoacetic ester synthesis; direct alkylation

  • Write the mechanism of enolate ion alkylation, and specifically apply it to write the mechanism of:
  • Acetoacetic ester synthesis
  • Direct alkylation of ketones, esters and nitriles

Problems during and after class: 17.8, 26, 34, 36

Lab Day 10 (2/24/10) - Experiment L Week 1 (Exp L Prelab Quiz) - Multistep Synthesis

Day 19 (3/26/10)

Read Ch. 17.5 - 17.7

Problems before class: 17.11, 17.13 - 17.16

Videos to watch in preparation for class:aldol reaction; aldol condensation; intramolecular aldol reaction

  • Write the mechanisms of the following reactions:
  • Aldol reaction
  • Acid- and base-catalyzed aldol condensations
  • Intramolecular aldol reactions
  • Discuss the different conditions used to perform carbonyl condensations versus α-substitutions

Problems during and after class: 17.12, 17, 28, 30, 37, 39, 43

Day 20 (3/29/10)

Read Ch. 17.8 - 17.10

Problems before class: 17.18 - 22

Videos to watch in preparation for class:claisen condensation; dieckmann reaction; michael reaction

  • Write the mechanisms of the following reactions:
  • Claisen condensation
  • Dieckmann reaction
  • Michael reaction - conjugate carbonyl addition

Problems during and after class: 17,23, 29, 59, 65

Lab Day 11 (3/31/10) - Experiment L Week 2 - Multistep Synthesis

Day 21 (4/2/10) - Quiz #6

Read Ch. 17.11 - 17.12

Problems before class: 17.24, 17.25

  • Write the mechanism of the Claisen condensation between two thioesters in fatty-acid synthesis.

Problems during and after class: 17.50, 17.55, 17.61

Amines And Heterocycles (Ch. 18)

Day 22 (4/5/10)

Read Ch. 18.1 - 18.5

Problems before class: 18.1 - 18.6, 18.20, 26

Videos to watch in preparation for class:naming amines

  • Write the names and draw the structures of amines
  • Describe the basicity of both aliphatic and aromatic amines, using electron density and resonance to explain why some compounds are more basic than others
  • Describe the structure of amines at physiological pH

Problems during and after class: 18.21, 23, 24, 25, 38

Lab Day 12 (4/9/10) -No lab this week

Day 23 (4/9/10)

Read Ch. 18.6

Problems before class: 18.8, 18.10,

Videos to watch in preparation for class:ways to make amines; complex amine synthesis; reductive amination

  • Know the reactions for the synthesis of amines
  • Reduction of nitriles, amides and nitro compounds
  • SN2 reactions of alkyl halides (and the limitation of this synthetic method)
  • Reductive amination of aldehydes and ketones
  • Write the mechanism of the reductive amination of a ketone to yield an amine

Problems during and after class: 18.9, 33, 34, 40, 45

Day 24 (4/12/10) - Synthesis Exam Practice

Lab Day 13 (4/14/10) -Synthesis Exam

Day 25 (4/16/10) - Quiz #7

Read Ch. 18.7, 18.10

Problems before class: 18.11, 12, 13, 18,

Videos to watch in preparation for class:hoffmann elimination; complex amine synthesis

  • Know the reactions of amines and heterocyclic amines:
  • Alkylation and acylation
  • Hoffmann elimination
  • Electrophilic aromatic substitution
  • Analyze amines and heterocycles using spectroscopy

Problems during and after class: 18.14, 27, 36, 41, 55

Biomolecules: Carbohydrates (Ch. 21)

Day 26 (4/19/010)

Read Ch. 21.1 - 21.2

Problems before class: 21.1 - 21.5

Videos to watch in preparation for class:fisher projection basics

  • Classify and describe the structural features of carbohydrates
  • Draw basic fisher projections

Problems during and after class: 21.27, 28, 31

Lab Day 14 (4/9/10) -Experiment N - Qualitative Organic Analysis

Day 27 (4/23/09)

Read Ch. 21.3 - 21.4

Problems before class: 21.6, 21.8 - 21.10

Videos to watch in preparation for class:fisher projections sugars

  • Draw fisher projections of carbohydrates
  • Assign and use +/-, R/S and D/L nomenclature in carbohydrates
  • Describe the configuration of the aldoses; compare and contrast the D-aldoses

Problems during and after class: 21.24, 21.26

Day 28 (4/26/10) - Quiz #8

Read Ch 21.5

Problems before class: 21.11 - 21.15

  • Describe the structure, properties and functions of anomers (cyclic structures of monosaccharides), and write the mechanism for their intramolecular formation from open-chain monosaccharides.

Problems during and after class: 21.32, 33, 35, 37

Lab Day 15 (4/28/10) -Lab Checkout

Day 29 (4/30/10) - Final Exam Review

Day 30 (5/3/10) - Final Exam Review

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