Syllabus

Organic Chemistry c3444y M, W, F 9:00-9:50 AM 309 Havemeyer Hall | Professor James Leighton Office: 666B Chandler Hall Office Hours: Wednesdays, 4:00-5:00 PM e-mail: leighton@chem.columbia.edu

Text: Organic Chemistry, 2nd Edition, Vollhardt and Schore

Week | Chapter | Topic
Jan. 21 | 11 | Introduction, Review and IR Spectroscopy
Jan. 26 | 14 | Delocalized Pi Systems
Feb. 2 | 15,25 | Benzene and Aromaticity
Feb. 9 | 16 | Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution
Feb. 16 | 16 | Aldehydes and Ketones I
Feb. 23 (Monday) | Hour Exam I |
Feb. 25 | 18 | Aldehydes and Ketones II
Mar. 2 | 19-20 | Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives
Mar. 9 | 23 | beta-Dicarbonyl Compounds
Mar. 16 | Spring | Break
Mar. 23 | 21 | Amines
Mar. 30 (Monday) | Hour Exam II |
Apr. 1 | 22 | Phenols and Aryl Halides
Apr. 6 | 24 | Carbohydrates
Apr. 13 | 26 | Amino Acids and Proteins
Apr. 20 | 26 | Amino Acids and Proteins
Apr. 27 (Monday) | Hour Exam III |
Apr. 29 | - | Special Topics
May 4 | - | Review

Your grade will be based on your recitation grade (problem sets), your best 2 of 3 (normalized) hour exam scores, and a final examination:

10% - Recitation grades
40% - Hour Examinations (best 2 of 3)
50% - Final Examination

Your lowest normalized hour exam score will be dropped. No make-up examinations will be given. If you miss an exam, that will be the one dropped from the calculation.