Organic Chemistry I

Calendar

WEEK #	TOPICS	LECTURERS	KEY DATES
1	Introduction Review Resonance Acidity and Basicity	Dr. Kimberly Berkowski
2	Alkanes and Cycloalkanes Conformational Analysis of Alkanes and Cycloalkanes	Dr. Kimberly Berkowski	Problem set 1 due
3	Stereochemistry Overview of Chemical Reactions	Dr. Kimberly Berkowski	Problem set 2 due
4	Thermodynamics Kinetics Reaction Coordinate Diagrams Exam 1 Alkenes	Dr. Kimberly Berkowski
5	Addition of HX to an Alkene (Regiospecificity, Carbocation Stability, Hammond Postulate, Stereochemistry)	Dr. Kimberly Berkowski	Problem set 3 due
6	Reactions of Alkenes	Dr. Kimberly Berkowski	Problem set 4 due
7	Alkynes Exam 2 Reactions of Alkynes	Dr. Kimberly Berkowski
8	Alkyl Halides Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions	Prof. Sarah O’Connor	Problem set 5 due
9	Alkyl Halides: Elimination Reactions Aromaticity	Prof. Sarah O’Connor	Problem set 6 due
10	Aromaticity Exam 3 Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution	Prof. Sarah O’Connor
11	Electrophilic and Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution	Prof. Sarah O’Connor	Problem set 7 due
12	Alcohols and Phenols Introduction to Carbonyls	Prof. Sarah O’Connor	Problem set 8 due
13	Carbonyl Chemistry Exam 4	Prof. Sarah O’Connor
14	Multistep Synthesis	Prof. Sarah O’Connor