Instructor
|
Office |
Phone |
Email |
Office
Hours |
Daniel Dyer
|
Neckers 325 |
453-2897 |
ddyer@chem.siu.edu |
MWF 12-1 pm |
Required Text: Experimental
Organic Chemistry - Gilbert & Martin (4th Ed.)
Supplemental
Text: Organic Chemistry – McMurry (7th Ed.)
Laboratory Schedule:
Week 1 (Jan. 14 - 18) – Check-In & Review of Spectroscopy
Reading:
Gilbert & Martin - p. 1 - 25, p. 257 - 299; McMurry
- p. 418 - 430, p. 500 - 507
Week 2 (Jan. 21 -
25) – Spectroscopy (No Lecture Monday)
Reading:
Gilbert & Martin - p. 834 - 840; McMurry - p. 440 - 470
Week 3 (Jan. 28 -
Feb. 1) – The Grignard Reaction - Synthesis of Triphenylmethanol
Reading:
Gilbert & Martin - p. 623 - 639; p. 643 - 650; McMurry
- p. 345 - 346, p. 613 - 617; Quiz 1
Week 4 (Feb. 4 -
8) – The Grignard Reaction -
(cont.)
Quiz 2
Week 5 (Feb. 11 -
15) – The Wittig & Wadsworth-Emmons Rx - Synthesis of Stilbene
Reading:
Gilbert & Martin - p. 585 - 600; McMurry - p. 720
- 723; Quiz 3
Week 6 (Feb. 18 -
22) – The Wittig &
Wadsworth-Emmons Rx - (cont.)
Quiz 4
Week 7 (Feb. 25
– Feb. 29) – Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution - Nitration of Bromobenzene
Reading:
Gilbert & Martin - p. 481 - 482, p. 502 - 513; McMurry
- p. 547 - 571; Quiz 5
Week 8 (Mar. 3 -
7) – Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution (cont.) – Unknowns/Mass Spectrometry
Reading:
Gilbert & Martin - p. 300 - 306; McMurry - p. 409
- 418; Quiz 6
Week 9 (Mar. 10 - 14) - Spring
Break
Week 10 (Mar. 17 -
21) – Synthesis of Lidocaine
Reading:
Gilbert & Martin - p. 685 – 686, p. 729 - 747;
Quiz 7
Week 11 (Mar. 24 -
28) – Synthesis of Lidocaine
– Cont.
Reading: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lidocaine);
Quiz 8
Week 12 (Mar. 31
– Apr. 4) – Enzymatic Reduction
Reading:
Gilbert & Martin - p. 551 – 553, p. 575 - 584; McMurry
- p. 289 – 311, p. 315 - 322; Quiz 9
Week 13 (Apr. 7 -
11) – Enzymatic Reduction (cont.)
Week 14 (Apr. 14 - 18) – Synthesis and Characterization of Polymers
Reading:
Gilbert & Martin - p. 700 - 720; McMurry - p.
1206 - 1220; Quiz 11
Week 15 (Apr. 21 -
24) – Polymers – Cont.
Reading:
Gilbert & Martin – p. 706 - 708; Quiz 12
Week 16 (Apr. 28
– May 2) – Check-Out &
Final Exam
Grading
PreLabs 8
x 10 80 Pts.
Formal Laboratory Reports 8 x 75 600
Pts.
Laboratory Notebook 20 Pts.
TA Evaluations 50 Pts.
Product Evaluations 6
x 10 50 Pts. (Lowest score is dropped)
Quizzes 12
x 10 100
Pts. (Lowest two
scores are dropped)
Final Exam
100 Pts.
Total 1000 Pts.
The following grades are guaranteed with these point totals:
900 - A; 800 - B; 700 - C; 600 - D.
PreLabs consist
of assigned questions that are found in the textbook and on the website for the
textbook. The prelab
will be due at the beginning of the laboratory period and is worth (10 Pts).
Formal
laboratory reports will consist of the following sections:
1. Introduction (15 Pts.):
a) Goal
b) Significance
c) Reaction Scheme
d) Reaction Mechanism
e) Theory - New
Techniques
- Characterization Methods
(Do not discuss techniques or characterization
methods that were covered in previous reports)
2. Procedure (10 Pts.): The
procedure should be of sufficient detail that someone skilled in the art of
chemistry could successfully repeat the experiment.
3. Relevant Data (5 Pts.)
4. Results & Discussions (30
Pts.): Describe important results and observations and draw
inferences from this data.
5. Conclusions (5 Pts.): Summarize and indicate the significance of the
laboratory.
6. Questions (10 Pts.): Answer the assigned questions from the text.
(Sections 1-5 should be typed with double spacing. Hand
drawings are acceptable)
Cheating will result in a zero for the
assignment. Any instance of
cheating will be reported to the Department Chair and the Dean. To prevent plagiarism you must submit
an electronic copy of your introduction/reports to http://www.turnitin.com
as an MS Word or pdf file prior to turning the paper
copy in to your TA. Scanned documents will not be
accepted by Turnitin.com.
Your written introductions or reports will be compared to an extensive database
of reports from previous semesters, as well as the web and scientific journals.
You can add figures and schemes to the paper copy after the electronic
search. If you are a new turnitin user, then you will need to setup a student
profile prior to joining the class. The class ID and password will depend on
your section, which are listed in the table below:
|
Chem 343 |
Class ID |
Password |
|
Section
1 |
2135484 |
chem343-1 |
|
Section
2 |
2135488 |
chem343-2 |
|
Section
3 |
2135494 |
chem343-3 |
Product Evaluations will be
based on the quantity and quality of the recovered product. It is more important to have a pure
product than a high yield.
Products should be placed in clearly labeled screwcap
vials with the following information:
1) Date; 2) Your Name; 3) TA's Name; 4) Product Name;
and 5) Yield in grams. Any omitted
information will result in a zero.
Quizzes will be given during most
laboratory periods after a brief lecture by the TA, and before the experiment
begins. Questions will be based on
the prelab readings, weekly lectures, and practical
knowledge gained from previous laboratory experience. Each quiz will contain questions from the previous, as well
as the current laboratory.
Absentee Policy: A maximum of two laboratories may be missed over the course
of the semester. The first missed
lab will receive a grade based on the average of the remaining reports,
provided the absence is excused.
The second missed lab will be given a zero and students that miss more
than two labs will be given a failure for the course. You will not be allowed to repeat a laboratory. There are no make-up quizzes since the
lowest two scores are dropped. We will not accept partially completed
reports.
Excused Absence: Students must provide a reasonable excuse or they will receive a
zero. In rare circumstances, a student may be allowed to make-up an excused
absence in another laboratory session; make-upÕs are
generally not allowed when the laboratory section is doing a different lab due
to safety and hazardous waste considerations. All make-upÕs will be at the
discretion of the instructor and in consultation with the TA. If at all possible, please inform your
TA in advance when you will miss a laboratory, this will greatly enhance your
chances of being excused. After
you return from an absence, you must fill out an Òexcused absence requestÓ form
and have it signed by your TA and myself; you may get this form from the course
website.
Handing in Late Work: Each week your TA will assign a due
date for the reports, typically the beginning of the next laboratory
session. Reports that are handed
in to the instructor or the TA by Monday at 5pm after the due date will
receive a 20% deduction from the total score. Reports that are one week late will receive a 25%
deduction. Any work handed in more
than one week after the due date will be reduced from 30% to 100% at the
discretion of the TA, and in consultation with the instructor. Each TA has a mailbox in Neckers 224, please note that this
office typically closes at 4pm. Written work will not be accepted after
Friday, May 2.
Laboratory Safety: Organic chemistry is inherently dangerous since we work with
flammable solvents and glassware.
Explosions and spills do happen and people do get hurt, however, these
incidents are very rare when proper precautions are taken. Therefore, it is extremely important
that all students and TA's follow well-defined safety protocols. Such protocols are outlined in the
textbook (p. 15 - 23). Goggles or safety
glasses must be worn at all times when experiments are in progress. Furthermore, the instructors and
TA's will remind students of important safety precautions before each
laboratory. However, there is no substitute for preparation and common sense!
Emergency Procedures: Southern
Illinois University Carbondale is committed to providing a safe and healthy
environment for study and work.
Because some health and safety circumstances are beyond our control, we
ask that you become familiar with the SIUC Emergency Response Plan and building
Emergency Response Team (BERT) program.
Emergency response information is available on posters in buildings on
campus, available BERTÕs website at www.bert.siu.edu, Department
of SafetyÕs website www.dps.siu.edu (disaster drop down) and in Emergency
Response Guideline pamphlet. Know
how to respond to each type of emergency.
Instructors will provide guidance and direction to
students in the classroom in the event of an emergency affecting your
location. It is important that you follow these instructions and stay with your
instructor during an evacuation or sheltering emergency. The Building Emergency Response
Team will provide assistance to your instructor in evacuating the building or
sheltering within the facility.
Hazardous Chemical Disposal: Most of the chemicals that we work with
in the laboratory must be disposed of in properly labeled waste
containers. We are legally
required to make an accurate account of the contents of these waste
containers, which are found in the laboratory hoods. Thus, it is very important that you place your waste
in the appropriate container; always double-check the waste container before
you add waste.
Health Problems: It is important that you notify
the instructor and TA of any health related issues at the beginning of the
semester. Particularly if you are
prone to serious allergies or Asthmatic attacks; you should withdraw from this course if you are pregnant.
Laboratory Cleanliness: Each laboratory period the TA will
assign two people as "clean-up supervisors". It is the responsibility of these
supervisors to ensure that the entire laboratory is cleaned and prepared for
the next laboratory section. Thus,
the supervisors must wait until the other students have completed their work
and the TA inspects the laboratory before they may be excused. If the laboratory is closed and does
not pass inspection by the instructor or the laboratory coordinator, the
supervisors will have ten points deducted from their TA evaluation grade and
the TA will be reprimanded. All
students will be supervisors at least once per semester. The TA should provide a checklist with
specific cleaning duties for each lab.
Laboratory Notebook: All students are required to have a
laboratory notebook where they will record experimental data and
procedures. This notebook should
be bound, not spiral, so that the pages are not easily removed. Notebooks play
an important role in science by archiving valuable data and procedures. A good notebook includes detailed
procedures and observations that allows someone
skilled in the art of organic chemistry to reproduce those results. TAÕs will
periodically check the notebook and give you a grade (4 x 5 pts.).
Late Entry : Requests for late entry or for changing
your lab section must be processed in the Chemistry Department office, Neckers 224.
Typically these are only approved when space is available in the
requested section (20 students maximum).
Drop Dates: Jan. 25 - last
day to withdraw without affecting your transcript.
Mar.
17 - last day to withdraw.