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Brooklyn College Chemistry Department

Ph.D. in Chemistry at CUNY Graduate Center

Organic I

Spring 2022

Organic I Spring 2022 Syllabus2

Learning Center Tutoring Website/Schedule

Worksheets

Line-Angle Notation

Hybridization and Stereochemistry

IUPAC and Naming

Newman Projections

Chair Conformations

NMR Structure Determination

Resonance and Mechanisms

Acid/Base and Substitution Reactions

Elimination Reactions

Reactions of Alkenes and Alkynes

Organometallic and Radicals

Complex Mechanisms

Synthesis

Worksheet Partial Key

Worksheet answers 1-3 (updated2)

Worksheets 4-6

Lecture Videos

1/28/2020 (Introduction)

1/30/2010 (Line-Angle Notation)

2/4/2020 (Hydridization and Stereochemsitry)

2/4/2020 (Stereochemsitry)

2/11/2020 (Newman Projections)

2/13/2020 (Chair Conformations)

2/18/2020 (Newman/Chair Recitation Style, Worksheet)

2/20/2020 (Intro to NMR)

2/25/2020 (NMR, cont.), NMR worksheet)

2/27/2020 (NMR, cont.)

3/3/2020 (Exam 1 prep)

3/5/2020 (Exam 1) (Key) (Breakdown)

3/10/2020 ( Resonance and Mechanisms, 2/ 28/2019)

3/12/2020 (Acid/Based and Substitution, 3/12/2019)

3/17/2020 (Substitution Reactions, 3/14/2019)

3/19/2020 (Elimination Reactions, 3/19/ 2019)

3/24/2020 (Reactions of Alkenes, 3/26/2019)

3/26/20202 (Reactions of Alkenes, 3/28/2019)

3/31/2020 (Reactions of Alkenes, cont., 4/ 2/2019)

4/2/2020 (Alkynes, cont. and synthesis, 4/4/ 2019)

4/21/2020 (Radical and Organometallic Reactions, 4/9/19)

4/23/2020 (Review, 4/11/19)

4/28/2020 (Review, 4/26/18)

4/30/2020 (Quiz 3, 9:30-10:20am on Blackboard)

5/5/2020 (Exam 2, 9:30-10:45am on Blackboard)

5/7/2020 (Synthesis, coming soon)

5/12/2020 (Complex Mechanisms, coming soon)

5/14/2020 (Review, coming soon)

5/19/2020 (Final Exam, 8:00-10:00am on Blackboard)

Quizzes

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Archive

Video Lectures:

Spring 2019

Jan 31, 20019

February 5, 2019

February 7, 2019

February 14, 2019

February 21, 2019 <--- sorry, cut off towards end.

February 28, 2019

March 12, 2019

March 14, 2019

March 19, 2019

March 26, 2019

March 28, 2019 (alt)

April 2, 2019

April 4, 2019

April 9, 2019

April 11, 2019

April 30, 2019

 

(Complete Fall 2013 playlist)

1-30-18 - Introduction (see syllabus and introduction pp).

2-1-18 - Lewis Structure/ Line-Angle Notation/ IUPAC

2-6-18 - MO and Hybridization, Pi and Sigma Bonds

2-8-18 - Stereochemistry Part 1

2-13-18 - Stereochem Part 2 and Intro to Newman (1,2)

2-15-18 - Newman and Intro to Chair Conformations

2-22-18 - Chair Conformations (1,2)

2-27-18 - Intro to arrow pushing

3-1-18 - Arrow pushing part 2

3-22-18 - Elimination and Substitution

3-22-18 - Elimination and Substitution (continued)

3-27-18 - Elimination and Substitition/ Entry into Alkenes

3-29-18 - Alkenes (continued)

4-10-18 - Alkenes (continued)

4-12-18 - Alkynes

4-17-18 - Synthesis

4-19-18 - Organometallics

4-24-18 - Radical Chemistry

4-26-18 - Exam 2 Review

 

Powerpoint Slides

Introduction (pp)

Powerpoint on Hammond's Postulate

Mass Spec (pp)

NMR (pp)

IR (pp)

Past Organic I Quizzes

Fall 2011 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e Answers 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e, 5a-e,

Fall 2012 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 3f, 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e, 4f, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e

Fall 2013 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f, 3g (practice quiz) 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 3f, 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e, 4f, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f

Spring 2018 1 (answers), 2 (answers), PE1, PE2 (Q 3b, should say 'However, reaction A is in fact favored')(answers), 3 (answers), 4 (a, b, c, d, e, answers) 5 (a, b, c, d, e, answers)

Spring 2019 (1 w/ answers) (2 w/ answers) (3, answers) (4 w/ answers) (5, answers)

Spring 2020 (Quiz 1 (S2020) ); Quiz 2 (S2020)

Spring 2022 S2022Q1Key, S2022Q2Key

Past Organic I Exams

Exam 1. Fall 2011 (answers); Fall 2012 (answers); Fall 2013 (answers); S2018 (answers); (s2019 w/ answers); S2022E1Key

Exam 2. Fall 2011 (answers); Fall 2012 (answers); Fall 2013 (answers); s2018 (answers); (s2019, answers)

Final Exam. Fall 2011 (answers); Fall 2012 (answers); Fall 2013 (answers); Spring 2018 (answers); (s2019, answers)

Practice Exam 2 (answers)

Other Course Material

Recitation Handouts (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11b)

List of reactions

Synthesis Problems 1 (answers, longer synthesis answers)

Online Mass Spec Problems (1 (answers))

NMR Problems* (beginner (answers), exam prep (answers), hard (answers)

*NMR problem notes

Easy: # 6, dt should be dq; #7, C6H12; # 9, C5H11N

Exam Prep: #2, C6H10O3; #4, 2H dt, should be dq; #6 (each set of dd could also be considered a t)

Hard: #1, 4H could be 2H,2H

Additional Resources

Prof. Horowitz's Course Website

Online Video Tutorials (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

Reaction Mechanism Animations

Practice Problems 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Advanced Organic Chemistry Problems