Dr. Ieva L. Reich
Room 5202 Chemistry
262-3181 or email: ilreich@wisc.edu
Office Hours: After lecture Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and at 12:00 on Wednesday, or by appointment.
TA Office Hours: B317, times posted on door.
Lecture Notes: Posted near B325; online at
http://www.chem.wisc.edu/areas/reich/Chem343/
Discussion Session: Thursdays at 4:30 pm in Room 1361.
Exam Schedule: All exams will be given in the evening at 5:30-7:00 pm on the following dates.
Monday, October 8
Monday, November 5
Monday, December 10
FINAL EXAM: Tuesday, December 18, 2:45 pm.
Quizzes: Every Friday, 10 pts. (13 quizzes, drop 3).
Grading: 100 pts./exam + 200 pts./final + 10 pts./quiz (total 600 pts.)
Text: "Organic Chemistry", EIGHTH EDITION, T. W. Graham Solomons and Craig B. Fryhle. Also recommended: "Study Guide and Solutions Manual". Chapters 1-8, 10-13 will be covered in Chem 343.
Recommended Workbook: "Pushing Electrons", Daniel Weeks, THIRD EDITION.
Molecular Models: Molecular Design Inc.: Proteus Framework or Framework and Space Filling. These will be sold in the Chemistry lobby by the members of the Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society(SA-ACS). Models may be used during quizzes and exams.
Answers to problems, quizzes and exams online at http://www.chem.wisc.edu/areas/reich/Chem343/
Learn@UW: Scores on quizzes and exams will be listed in the Grade Book.
Sept. 5 Chap. 1 Carbon Compounds
Sept. 7 "
Sept. 10 Chap. 2 Functional Groups and IR
Sept. 12 "
Sept. 14 Chap. 3 Acids and Bases
Sept. 17 "
Sept. 19 Chap. 4 Alkanes
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Sept. 26 Chap. 5 Stereochemistry
Sept. 28 "
Oct. 1 "
Oct. 3 Chap. 6 Ionic Reactions
Oct. 5 "
Oct. 8 Review-Exam 1
Oct. 10 Chap. 6 Ionic Reactions
Oct. 12 Chap. 7 Alkenes and Alkynes
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Oct. 22 Chap. 8 Reactions of Alkenes and Alkynes
Oct. 24 "
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Oct. 31 Chap. 10 Radical Reactions
Nov. 2 "
Nov. 5 Review-Exam 2
Nov. 7 Chap. 10 Radical Reactions
Nov. 9 Chap. 11 Alcohols and Ethers
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Nov. 19 Chap. 12 Oxidation and Reduction
Nov. 21 "
Nov. 23 Thanksgiving Recess
Nov. 26 Chap. 12 Oxidation and Reduction
Nov. 28 "
Nov. 30 "
Dec. 3 Chap. 13 Conjugated Systems
Dec. 5 "
Dec. 7 "
Dec. 10 Review-Exam 3
Dec. 12 Chap. 13 Conjugated Systems
Dec. 14 "
Dec. 17 Review-Final Exam, 5:00 pm
Dec. 18 Final Exam, 2:45 pm
Recommended Study Habits
1. Study regularly and often (every day, if possible). This course covers a large amount of material, and many of the concepts are difficult to master. Success is most likely for those who are most methodical in their study habits - "cramming" before exams is usually ineffective. The material becomes harder toward the end of the semester, so don't become complacent if the early material comes easily to you.
2. Recopy your class notes within 24 hours of the lecture. Many important facts slip by before you can record them, but remain in your short-term memory. Recopying gives you the opportunity to set down the full story, and cements your grasp of the points made in the lecture.
3. Read the assigned portions of each chapter completely before the lecture. There is not time for all important material to be covered in the lecture, and some key points will be left for the text to explain.
4. Write out the answers to all assigned problems before you look at the printed solutions. It is notoriously easy to look at the problem, think for a moment, look at the printed solution, and then tell yourself,"oh yes, I knew that." Failure to make best use of the problems in the text correlates strongly with poor performance in the course. Reviewing lecture notes and the text will make the material familiar, but such familiarity does not necessarily mean that you have acquired the intellectual mastery required to solve new problems (e.g. on tests). The only way to acquire such mastery is by solving problems.
5. Look for relevant problems in other organic chemistry text books, and work those problems, too. It is commonly heard analogy that learning organic chemistry is like learning a foreign language. The more you practice, the greater your facility will become - and the more successfully you will perform on exams!
Recommended Problems
Chapter 1: 1-25, 27-28, 30-36.
Chapter 2: 1-42, 45.
Chapter 3: 1-40.
Chapter 4: 1-25, 27-32, 35-39, 41-42, 44-45, 51-53.
Chapter 5: 1-40, 44.
Chapter 6: 1-33, 35-39, 42-43.
Chapter 7: 1-37, 39-40, 43-45.
Chapter 8: 1-38, 40-41, 43-49, 51-57, 62, 64-65.
Chapter 10: 1-25, 29.
Chapter 11: 1-46, 49-50.
Chapter 12: 1-25.
Chapter 13: 1-20, 22-28, 30-38, 40-42.