Topic Coverage and Handouts for Spring 2007

This should be taken as an indication of topics to be covered only. There is a possibility that all topics will not be covered. Remember that this is one-half of a two-semester course. Previous chapters were covered in the first semester.

Handouts and web resources for the chapters covered may be found by following the links below.

There is also a list of links to first semester topics below.

This page last updated on 1/16/07.

Chpt

Title

Handouts

10

Conjugation in Alkadienes and Allylic Systems

Electrophilic Addition (html)

Diels-Alder Basics (html), (pdf)
Products with Chime
Diels-Alder Stereochemistry (html), (pdf)

Stereochem for the Lab (#6)

11

Arenes and Aromaticity

What Makes it Aromatic?, (pdf)
Aromatic Molecular Orbitals, (pdf)
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
, (pdf)
Fullerenes (html)
Estrogenic Compounds (html)

12

Reactions of Arenes: Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution-Basics and Orientation (pdf files)
Reactions at the Benzylic Position (pdf file)
Friedel-Crafts reactions (pdf file)
Aromatic Synthetic Strategy (pdf file)

13

Spectroscopy-General
Helpful Links
Combined Problems (WebSpectra)

Spectroscopy Basics (pdf)
Combined Spectroscopy (pdf)

13a

Mass Spectrometry

GCMSApplications

13b

Infrared and Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy

Infrared Links
Infrared Theory (pdf)
Infrared Interpretation
Infrared Decision Tree

Correlation Table (pdf)
Correlation Bar Chart (pdf)

UV of Polyenes (pdf)

13c

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

NMR Overview

Carbon NMR

Proton NMR

How to Read NMR (html or pdf)

14

Organometallic Compounds

Acid/Base chemistry of functional groups
Acid/Base fundamentals (pdf)

15

Alcohols, Diols, and Thiols

Alcohol Synthesis (pdf)

16

Ethers, Epoxides and Sulfides

Ether Properties & Formation (pdf file)

Epoxides Formation and Rxns (pdf file)

17

Aldehydes and Ketones: Nucleophilic Addition to the Carbonyl Group

Carbonyl Examples
Molecular Orbital Pictures

Formation of aldehydes and ketones
Initial reactions of aldehydes and ketones
Hydrate formation
Formation of acetals and ketals
Formation of imines and enamimes
Transamination
Visual pigment formation and reaction
Formation and synthetic utility of dithianes
The Wittig reaction
Synthetic examples using alkynes or Wittig reaction
Reduction and oxidation of aldehydes or ketones

18

Enols and Enolates

19

Carboxylic Acids

Formation of Carboxylic Acids

Dissociation of Acids (acid/base)

20

Carboxylic Acid Derivatives: Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution

Acid Derivatives Reactivity

Acid Derivatives Chemistry Overview

Acid Derivatives Substitution Examples (pdf file)

21

Ester Enolates

22

Amines

Basicity of Amines
Acidity of Amines
Synthesis of Amines (pdf file)

23

Aryl Halides

24

Phenols

25

Carbohydrates

26

Acetate-Derived Natural Products

27

Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins. Nucleic Acids

Links to General Topics from the First Semester

Functional Groups

Nomenclature

Substitution and Elimination General Overview

What to remember about reactions