CHEMISTRY 120 ; Essential Organic Chemistry Lecture

CHEMISTRY 120 : Essential Organic Chemistry Lecture Spring 2011 Lehman College, CUNY Dr. M. Ravi Email: [email protected] Required Text: General Organic and Biological Chemistry 3rd Edition. Karen C. Timberlake. Publisher: Pearson – Benjamin Cummings. Exams and Course Grading: Two midterm exams – 30 % each Final – cumulative - 40 % Students are required to attend each lecture and are responsible for recovering all material presented during any missed lecture. Attendance will be taken at EACH CLASS.

No make-up of any midterm or the final exam is allowed. No exams will be dropped in determining the final grade. NO EXCEPTIONS. NOCHANGES.

It is HIGHLY recommended that all the suggested problems of relevant chapters be completed. As well, doing more problems to enhance the understanding of specific topics is desirable. It is virtually not possible to do even reasonably well in the course if a significant portion of these problems are not completed. No cell phones allowed in class, especially during exams. All personal belongings (including cell phones) are to be placed in your backpack and the backpacks are to be left in front of the classroom during exams. No bathroom visits during exams so take care of things before you start the exam.

Midterm exam dates: (NO CHANGES)

Exam I (March 8) Exam II (April 28)

Syllabus Week

Dr. M. Ravi Chemistry 120 Topics

Chapters

Spring 2011 Suggested Problems

1. Chemical Reactions & Quantities

5,11

problems bonding/polarity/shapes dot structures/electronegativity

2. Introduction to Organic Chemistry: Alkanes(11)

11,12

49-61 (Chap 11)

3. Alkanes/Alkenes/ Aromatic Hydrocarbons(11&12)

12

41-46,49-54,59-61 (chap12)

4. Unsaturated Hydrocarbons

12,13

41-46,49-54,59-61 (chap12)

5. Alcohols, Phenols, Thiols &Ethers

13

39-46,49-54,57,58 (chap13)

6.

Aldehydes, Ketones, & Chiral Molecules

14

Exam on March 8th

7. Aldehydes, Ketones, & Chiral

14

45-53,57-66 (chap14)

8. Carbohydrates

15

47-52 (chap15)

9. Carbohydrates/ Carboxylic Acids& 15,16 Esters

Same as above

10. Carboxylic Acids & Esters

16

43-50,54-59 (chap16)

11. Lipids

17

1-71(odd),79,83,85 (chap17)

12. Return from Spring Break

----

Exam on April 28th

13. Lipids/Amines and Amides

18

See Below

14. Amines and Amides

18/19

1-43(odd),44-49,52 (chap18)

15. Amino Acids and Proteins

19

1-43(odd),45-48, 53 (chap19)