Chemistry 210
Structure and Reactivity II
Winter Term 2002

URL: <http://www.umich.edu/~chemh215>
Dr. Brian P. Coppola Sec 100 MWThF 10-11 Rm 1640
Disc M 5:15-6:45 Rm 1640		 Office: 2403

764-7329

bcoppola@umich.edu
Karla Miller 215H Asst TBA TBA

 

karlam@umich.edu
Drew Bobeck 216H GSI TBA TBA

 

dbobeck@umich.edu
Amelia Fuller 216H GSI TBA TBA

 

aafuller@umich.edu
Thomas Dineen 216H GSI TBA TBA

 

tdineen@umich.edu
Ian Stewart SSG Leader by appt A856

 

istewart@umich.edu
Sarah Uhler SSG Leader by appt A856

 

suhler@umich.edu
Samantha Tarras SSG Leader by appt A856

 

starras@umich.edu
Nicole Tuttle SSG Leader by appt A856

 

ntuttle@umich.edu
Joe Wachter SSG Leader by appt A856

 

jwachter@umich.edu
Raj Gupta SSG Leader by appt A856

 

rajg@umich.edu


Lectures:
MWThF 10-11 am Room 1640 Chemistry

Open Discussion:
M 5:30-7:00 pm Room 1640 Chemistry

Textbooks:
S. N. Ege, Organic Chemistry, 4th Ed., Houghton Mifflin Co., 1999.
S. N. Ege, R. Kleinman, P. Zitek, Study Guide for Organic Chemistry, 4th Ed Houghton Mifflin Co., 1999.

Recommended:
A set of Molecular Models. Discounted sets are available at Chemistry Stands, Room A601, Dow Laboratory. A set may be shared by two students.

Coursepack:
Available at bookstores (contains samples from 6 years of previous exams).

Chemistry 215H is an continuation of Chemistry 210 to some major concepts in chemistry. We will be using the subject matter of organic chemistry as the vehicle for introducing these ideas, as well as exploring some broad ideas about developing learning skills. The course will generally follow the topics suggested by the text. However, you should not expect (or want!) a simple recapitulation of the textbook examples. Use the lectures in two ways: first, as another view of the 'map of concepts' that links the examples together; and second, as a chance to see a more expert learner in action. As a beginning, most topics and ideas are best learned by watching an expert and then by you practicing them.

Quizzes:
Fridays, every week, 20 points each, taken from lecture, lab, and/or groups

Examinations:
Tuesdays, 6:10 - 7:55 pm

Chem 215H:
January 29 120 points
February 19 120 points
March 26 120 points

Chem 216H:
March 12 100 points
April 9 100 points

Final Examination
Friday, April 19 10:30 am - 12:30 pm (240 points)

Graded examinations will be available through your Chemistry 216H GSI in laboratory. Regrade appeals may be submitted (in writing only) to Dr. Coppola by the following Wednesday. Your course grade is based on your overall performance towards the cumulative point total, so improvement can count if it is significant.

Tentative Outline (Additions, omissions, and other modifications will be provided in class.)


Exam 1: Ch 10, 11, 18, & 27

Text: Ch 10 and 11 (all sections, all problems, plus supplemental information provided in class). Spectroscopic identification of molecular structure is a core activity in organic chemistry. The information in chapters 10 and 11 will be covered simultaneously in the lecture course and the first set of SSGs. Clearly, the first month in the Chem 216 lab has a lot to do with this topic, too!

Text: Ch 18.4 (prob. 19 a, b, d; 20 a, b, g; 22) and Ch 27.1, 27.2 & 27.4 (prob. 30 b, c, d, e, f, h; 31 a, c). The molecular orbital basis for chemical reactions will be introduced in lecture and SSG using the Diels-Alder reaction.

Exam 2: Ch 13, 14, 15; parts of 24 & 25

Text: Ch 13 (all sections, all problems) and Ch 24.1-24.4 (prob. 39 a-d; 44; 50). The carbonyl chemistry of aldehydes and ketones plays a large role in understanding carbohydrate chemistry, so these topics will be merged to allow you to see the direct application of chemistry to understanding real-world systems.

Text: Ch 14, 15 (all sections, all problems) and Ch 25.1, 25.2 A-B, 25.3 (prob. 20 a, b, f, g, h, i; 21 b, c, d; 22 c, d; 23; 26). Similarly, the chemistry in Chapters 14 and 15 set you up for a basic understanding of amino acid and protein chemistry.

Exam 3: Ch 16, 17, 19

Text: Ch 16, 17, and 19 (all sections, all problems). Carbon-carbon bond formation is keep to the construction of molecules, regardless of where it takes place. The principles outlined in these chapters form the basis for this important chemistry.

Final Exam: Class project, all of the above, plus 20, 27 and parts of 22 & 23

Text: Ch 20.(all sections, all problems), Ch 22.5-22.7 (prob 26, 40), Ch 23.5 (prob 38 a, b, e, f; 40)


Any course grade appeal must be made by the student within 6 months after the end of the academic year in which the original grade was assigned.


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