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.