| WEEK # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction Review Resonance Acidity and Basicity | Chapters 1 and 2 |
| 2 | Alkanes and Cycloalkanes Conformational Analysis of Alkanes and Cycloalkanes | Chapters 3 and 4 |
| 3 | Stereochemistry Overview of Chemical Reactions | Sections 9.1-9.11, 6.6, and 9.15-9.17. |
| 4 | Thermodynamics Kinetics Reaction Coordinate Diagrams Exam 1 Alkenes | Chapters 5 and 6 |
| 5 | Addition of HX to an Alkene (Regiospecificity, Carbocation Stability, Hammond Postulate, Stereochemistry) | Chapters 6 and 7 Sections 9.12-9.14 |
| 6 | Reactions of Alkenes | Chapters 6 and 7 Sections 9.12-9.14 |
| 7 | Alkynes Exam 2 Reactions of Alkynes | Chapter 8 |
| 8 | Alkyl Halides Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions | Chapters 10 and 11 |
| 9 | Alkyl Halides: Elimination Reactions Aromaticity | Chapters 11 and 15 |
| 10 | Aromaticity Exam 3 Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution | Chapters 15 and 16 |
| 11 | Electrophilic and Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution | Chapter 16 |
| 12 | Alcohols and Phenols Introduction to Carbonyls | Chapters 17 and 19 |
| 13 | Carbonyl Chemistry Exam 4 | Chapter 19 |
| 14 | Multistep Synthesis | All |
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Study Materials
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Readings are from the required textbook:
McMurry, John. Organic Chemistry. 6th ed. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole, 2004. ISBN: 9780534420055.