CHE 341: Organic Chemistry II
Spring 2008

Course Description: A continuation of CHE 241, including the study of various classes of organic reactions with emphasis on methods of synthesis, effect of structure on reactivity, and mechanistic pathways through which these reactions occur. Laboratory work is required. Four credit hours. Prerequisite: CHE 241.

Instructor: Dr. Jennifer Muzyka, Olin 214, 238-5413.

Office Hours: MWF 10:10 - 11:10; Thursday 9-11 and by appointment. (my schedule)

Required Supplies:

• Organic Chemistry by John McMurry, 7th ed., Thomson, 2008
• OWL Access code for online homework
• Lab notebook (with yellow carbon copy sheets)
• safety goggles for use in lab.

Recommended Supplies:

• Study Guide and Solutions Manual for McMurry’s Organic Chemistry.
• Molecular models (Note that models may be used during exams.)
• Techniques in Organic Chemistry, 2nd ed. by Morhig, Hammond, and Schatz
• Pushing Electrons, 3rd ed. by Weeks

Attendance is expected at every class and laboratory meeting, and will be monitored. Quizzes may not be made up.

Participation. Your active engagement in this course is important to help you learn the material. Each unexcused absence will result in the loss of one of the seven participation points. “Clickers” will be used to help the instructor assess your understanding of concepts as we proceed, which will make up part of your participation grade. (Make sure you pick up your clicker on the way into class each day!) Another aspect of your participation grade will be how well you work with other team members when we do group work in class.

Tests. There will be weekly quizzes, three in-class exams, and one final exam. The lowest quiz score will be dropped before determining the quiz average. If a test is missed due to illness or personal emergency, a written, verifiable excuse must be submitted before a make-up exam will be given. Every student is required to take the comprehensive final exam at the end of the term during the assigned exam period. The American Chemical Society Standardized final exam, which covers both terms of organic chemistry, will be used as the final exam in this course.

Laboratory. The emphasis in lab will be on understanding results rather than obtaining products. You must pass the laboratory in order to pass the course. Your lab grade will be based on attendance, notebook, reports, quizzes, and technique. In addition, approximately 10% of every exam will be based on material from the lab. You must use a lab notebook with yellow carbon copy sheets, which you will turn in for grading.

Online Homework. Homework is necessary to help reinforce the concepts you are learning, and it will be assigned regularly. New copies of the textbook come bundled with OWL Access codes at the bookstore. If your textbook didn't come with an access code, you can purchase the access code from the publisher. The first time you go to the OWL website, you will need to register and provide your access code. After that you can go to the OWL login page.

Classroom Behavior. Students are asked to exhibit classroom behavior that is respectful and considerate of the others in the class and not distracting or disruptive. Please arrive on time, turn off cell phones, and do not wear hats in the classroom. In addition, you should not leave and reenter the classroom in the middle of class (save in cases of dire necessity).

Student Disabilities. Students with physical impairments and learning disabilities will sometimes need accommodations to help them have an equal opportunity to learn. It is the student's responsibility to inform the College of any disabilities for which he or she seeks accommodation. If you wish to seek any accommodations for disabilities, you must initiate the process at the beginning of the term, for relief cannot always be granted at the last minute and will not be granted after the fact. Students should contact Dr. Mary Gulley, the Assistant Dean for Advising, in the Office of Academic Affairs. She is charged with reviewing all documentation for disabilities and with coordinating any accommodations offered to students.

Academic Honesty. Students are reminded of the regulations governing academic honesty, especially with regard to plagiarism and other forms of cheating. Copying the work of another student or using outside sources without proper attibution are serious breaches of academic honesty. These regulations are found on pp 22-23 in the Student Handbook.