INSTRUCTOR: W. E. Bentz

PREREQUISITE: C or better in CHEM 315

Caution: Students who have earned a D, D+, or C- for CHEM 315 and those who failed the CHEM 315 Final
Exam will have GREAT DIFFICULTY in CHEM 316.

COURSE PHILOSOPHY AND GOALS:

This course is designed to present an introduction to the chemistry of carbon compounds for students majoring or minoring in chemistry. It is also recommended for those interested in biochemistry, molecular biology or post-graduate study in the health professions. Included will be a rigorous study of the structure, nomenclature, preparation, reactions and uses of organic compounds.

CLASS PARTICIPATION:

During class I will frequently ask questions of the class. You should attempt to answer these questions when called upon. Don't worry about always being right. Often as much can be learned by the class from a wrong answer as from a correct one. You should also feel free to ask your questions at any time during class. People who miss more than three classes and/or rarely ask or answer questions will not receive class participation credit. I expect that each of you will take part in class discussion at least twice per week, if not during every class. At times I may ignore some of you who are quicker to respond in order to allow everyone to be involved. Everyone will learn more if you are trying to answer every question. In short, you don't come to class to take notes that you will try to figure out at some later time. Let's try to understand the material as it is presented and discussed.

HOMEWORK:

At least one homework assignment will be made each week to provide the drill necessary to master the coursework. While all homework will be worth only 75 points, failure to complete the homework will almost certainly be reflected in poor examination performance. Only one to three questions will be selected for grading on each assignment. Homework will be accepted until 12:20 p.m. on the due date only.

If you wish to see me at any other time when I am not in class, make an appointment personally.

INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE:

Students who feel they need individual assistance with the material and assignments for this course should make an appointment with me or come during my scheduled office hours See above).  To get the most effective help, students should seek assistance as soon as they experience confusion or difficulty with the coursework.  (Waiting until you have received low grades on exams and other assignments is not recommended!)

For additional assistance with the course, students should attend the GROUP TUTORING sessions that will be scheduled weekly.  I will give you the time of the session by the end of the first week of class.  The tutor(s) have been carefully selected for this position.

If group tutoring sessions are insufficient to meet your needs, you can request an INDIVIDUAL TUTOR by contacting Beth Niles, the Tutoring Coordinator in Crandall Hall (located on Main Street across from the Bandstand, between the Fire Department and the playground;  871-2148).  Mrs. Niles will ask me to recommend potential tutors based upon strong performance in the course and then she will recruit those students to serve as a tutor.  This may take some time!  Avoid falling farther behind in the course material by seeking individual assistance from me while waiting for private tutoring to be arranged.

AND REMEMBER:  Tutors are a valuable resource, but I am the expert in the field.  Do not hesitate to ask for my assistance at any time, even if you are receiving tutoring.

I AM NOT THE ENEMY

Nothing would give me a greater pleasure than to see each of you earn an A. This course is not graded on a curve. No one has to get a low grade. Take advantage of all of the opportunities to get assistance as soon as it is needed. Come to class, office hours and group tutoring. Everyone wants to help you. But you must take the initiative to seek that help.

CELL PHONES:  The use of cellular telephones or pagers in the classroom and laboratory is rude and inconsiderate of the other people in that class.  Turn them off before you enter the laboratory or my classroom.  My policy is the following:  If it goes of or rings in my class, IT IS MINE, forever.

ANSWER KEYS: On-Line MATERIALS: 

Blackboard

This course has an active Blackboard system account.  To access this from any browser, use http://blackboard.alfred.edu or go to the my.alfred.edu page and select Blackboard in the left column.  Your login name will be your "Outlook account" name and your password is the same as you e-mail account.  After login, select "Personal Information" to update this information.  Be sure to change your preferred e-mail account, if it is not Outlook.

Next, select Organic Chemistry II, or CHEM 316, under "COURSES".  The following course materials are available for the course under the active parts of Blackboard at present.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:  This will be my primary method of getting special messages to you.  I recommend that you check it at least once per week.

COURSE INFOMATION:  The complete course syllabus is available.

FACULTY INFORMATION:  My telephone number and office location are here.  There are also direct links to my

 e-mail and office hours.

COURSE DOCUMENTS:  There is a link to electronic reserves here.

ASSIGNMENTS:  All homework assignments will be posted here.

COMMUNICATIONS:  A class roster is here and an easy method to e-mail other members of the class.  Be sure that you have entered your preferred e-mail address after login.  (Note:  "All users" is everyone in this class only.)

EXTERNAL LINKS:  Occasionally I will put links here for items of interest for this course.  I'll use the announcement page to alert you to these links.

TOOLS:  A calendar for the course (exams and scheduled quizzes) is all that is activated right now.

TO ACCESS COURSE MATERIALS THROUGH MY WEB PAGE:

    You must have "Adobe Acrobat Reader" on your computer to read these materials.

        1.    Go to my web-page in your Web Browser at "http://people.alfred.edu/~fbentz/"

        2.    On my web-page, scroll down and select "Courses Taught" near the left side.

        3.    Under CHEM 316 select "Homework Keys", "Quiz Keys", "Current Exam Keys" or “Blank Former Exams”

        4.    Read the rules, then click "accept", if you do agree to abide by the rules.

        5.    Choose what you wish to look at; e.g.,

                  if you have selected homework keys, choose the due date you wish to view;

                  if you have selected quiz keys, choose the quiz you wish to view by date given;

                  if you have selected current exam keys, choose the exam you wish to view by date taken.

                  if you have selected former exams, choose the exam you wish to view by number.

        6.    If nothing appears, try shrinking the Netscape window, (upper right corner).

        7.    When the material appears on the screen, you may view it or print it.

        8.    Please do not hesitate to ask for help at either one of the AU Libraries

                (Scholes - 607-871-2492 or Herrick - 607-871-2184)

TO ACCESS COURSE MATERIALS THROUGH THE e-Res WEB PAGE:

    You must have "Adobe Acrobat Reader" on your computer to read these materials.

• Go to Electronic Reserve web-page in your Web Browser at http://eres.alfred.eduor go to

       my.alfred.edu and choose E-res under Academics in the left column.

        2.    Select "Electronic Reserves and Reserves Pages"

        3.    Choose "Course Reserves Pages by Instructor", find BENTZ under "Please select an instructor",

               then click "View"

        4.    Select  "CHEM 316" .

        5.    Read the rules, then click "accept", if you do agree to abide by the rules.

        6.    Choose which item you wish to view; most homework and quizzes are listed by date.

ATTENDANCE AND GRADING:

Regular attendance is expected at class and laboratory. I define "regular" as being present at least 95% of the time. While attendance is not SPECIFICALLY a factor in determining grades, this instructor is not able to ignore it in borderline cases. In addition you cannot take unscheduled quizzes or earn class participation credit if you are absent.

Your grade will be determined from the following:

Five 50-minute Examination	400 points
Unscheduled Quizzes	100 points
Laboreatory Attendance and Notebook	175 points
Homework	75 points
Class Participation	50 points
Final Examination, Thursday, May 3, 2006, 8:00 a.m.	200 points
Total	1000 points

 

		Grading	Scale
	A	90-100 %	B-	70-74 %	D+	54-56 %
	A-	85- 89 %	C+	65-69 %	D	50-53 %
	B+	80- 84 %	C	60-64 %	F	0-49 %
	B	75- 79 %	C-	57-59 %

EXAMS:

Tentative Exam Dates: January 31(W), February 21(W), March 16(F), April 4(W), April 25(W)

Exams will include questions related to laboratory work as well as material discussed in class and in the textbook. In this course you will not be tested on only those problems which you have already solved. You will also be expected to apply one or more principles which you have learned to problems which you have never seen before. The purpose of education, after all, is to prepare us to face new situations. On my exams, about 60% of the credit (enough to earn a C) will be assigned to problems similar to examples presented in class or the text and/or encountered in the homework. The remaining 40% of the credit will require application of the principles you have learned to unfamiliar problems.

The Final Examination, prepared by the American Chemical Society, will cover BOTH semesters of the course.
 
 

UNSCHEDULED QUIZZES: (5 minutes in length)

Quizzes may occur on any day during the semester. No make ups will be given for unscheduled quizzes. The lowest unscheduled quiz will be disregarded. If more than one quiz is missed, zero grades will be used in calculating your quiz average.

PROBLEM SESSIONS:

A regular problem session will be held each week in Myers 229 on Tuesday at 5:20 p.m.  Attendance is entirely voluntary.  During these sessions, problems will be worked which students have attempted but have been unable to complete.  In other words, you should try problems before you attend.  These sessions should not be attended in lieu of studying.

Tentative Lecture Outline
Chapter	Topic	Class Periods
16	Chemistry of Benzene	2
12	Mass Spectrometry and Infrared Spectroscopy	2
13	Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy	3
14	Ultraviolet Spectroscopy (sections 10-13)	1
17	Alcohols	2
18	Ethers, Epoxides, Thiols and Sulfides	2
19	Aldehydes and Ketones	3
20	Carboxylic Acids	2
21	Carboxylic Acid Derivatives	3
22	Carbonyl Alpha-substitution Reactions	3
23	Carbonyl Condensation Reactions	2
24	Amines	4
25	Carbohydrates	3
26	Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins	2
27	Lipids	1
28	Heterocycles and Nucleic Acids	2
30	Pericyclic Reactions	2

LABORATORY:

Laboratory exercises are designed to provide exposure to a variety of techniques and synthetic procedures, as well as procedures and techniques to separate and identify unknown organic compounds. A separate laboratory notebook must be kept in which procedures, observations, comments and data are recorded as they are carried out/obtained. In addition, all calculations and conclusions from experiments must be included. A table of contents should be included in the front (or back) and pages should be numbered throughout. All written material should be permanent, must be legible and must be written in good English. An outline of the procedure, and a reagents table, must be shown to the instructor before each synthetic experiment is begun. This will be 20 % of the grade for each lab.

Tentative Laboratory Outline
Chapter	Experiment Title	Lab Periods
9	Thin-Layer Chromatorgraphy	1
49	Diels-Alder Reaction	1
56	Borohydride reduction of benzil	1/3
38	Grignard Synthesis of Ph3COH	1
39	Wittig Reaction	1
62	Chemiluminescence: Syntheses of Cyalume & Luminol	1
37	Dibenzalacetone by Aldol Condensation	1/3
70	Qualitative Organic Analysis	3
41	Aspirin	1/2
45	1-Bromo-4-chlorobenzene by the Sandmeyer Reaction	1
69	Polymers: Synthesis and Recycling	1
47	Dyes and Dyeing	1
	Check Out	1/3