Chemistry 344

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Course Description:

CHEM 344 introduces the student to the basic synthesis, purification, and characterization techniques of organic chemistry, along with critical interpretation of experimental data.  CHEM 344 covers material from both CHEM 343 and CHEM 345 lecture courses.

Recent Course Announcements:

CHEM 344 Laboratory Manuals are currently available at the organic stockroom.

Spring 2013 Chem 344 Course Schedule:

In order to understand your daily schedule in CHEM 344, you need to know your TA's name or your section number.  The TA assignment sheet lists an A schedule or a B schedule after each TA's name.  YOU NEED TO KNOW WHICH SCHEDULE YOU ARE ON!  CHEM 344 TA Assignment Spring 2013

Lecture/Experiment Schedule  (Schedule A in blue, Schedule B in green)

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
    23-Jan
Spec. Lecture I
24-Jan
Spec. Lecture I
28-Jan
Spec. Lecture II
29-Jan
Spec. Lecture II
30-Jan
Spec. Lecture III
31-Jan
Spec. Lecture III

4-Feb
Spec. Lecture IV

QUIZ 1

5-Feb
Spec. Lecture IV

QUIZ 1

6-Feb
Extraction
WebMO
7-Feb
Extraction
WebMO

11-Feb
Extraction II
WebMO II

Spectroscopy Problem Set Due

12-Feb
Extraction II
WebMO II

Spectroscopy Problem Set Due

13-Feb
WebMO
Extraction
14-Feb
WebMO
Extraction
18-Feb
WebMO II
Extraction II
19-Feb
WebMO II
Extraction II
20-Feb
Oxidation/TLC
Distillation
21-Feb
Oxidation/TLC
Distillation
25-Feb
Distillation
Oxidation/TLC
26-Feb
Distillation
Oxidation/TLC

27-Feb
Review Day

QUIZ 2

28-Feb
Review Day

QUIZ 2

4-Mar
SN1
SN2
5-Mar
SN1
SN2
6-Mar
SN2
SN1
7-Mar
SN2
SN1
11-Mar
E2
E1
12-Mar
E2
E1
13-Mar
Midterm Quiz
14-Mar
Midterm Quiz
18-Mar
E1
E2
19-Mar
E1
E2
20-Mar
Reduction
Wittig
21-Mar
Reduction
Wittig
25-Mar
Spring Break
26-Mar
Spring Break
27-Mar
Spring Break
28-Mar
Spring Break
1-Apr
Reduction II
Reduction
2-Apr
Reduction II
Reduction

3-Apr
Wittig
Reduction II

QUIZ 3

4-Apr
Wittig
Reduction II

QUIZ 3

8-Apr
EAS nitration
EAS acylation
9-Apr
EAS nitration
EAS acylation

10-Apr
EAS acylation
EAS nitration

QUIZ 4

11-Apr
EAS acylation
EAS nitration

QUIZ 4

15-Apr
Organometallics Lecture
16-Apr
Organometallics Lecture
17-Apr
Grignard
18-Apr
Grignard
22-Apr
Suzuki
23-Apr
Suzuki
24-Apr
Oxidation 2
25-Apr
Oxidation 2

29-Apr
Review Day

QUIZ 5

30-Apr
Review Day

QUIZ 5

1-May
Review Day
2-May
Review Day
6-May
Final Quiz
7-May
Final Quiz
   

 

Course Instructor Contact Information:

Laboratory Director Assistant Laboratory Director
Dr. Nicholas J. Hill Dr. Brian J. Esselman
hill@chem.wisc.edu besselman@chem.wisc.edu
B330A Chemistry B324A Chemistry
262-2306 262-1479