Organic Chemistry I, CHM 3140
Dr. Laurie Starkey, Cal Poly Pomona
CHM 3140
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O-Chem Survival
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- Molecular model kits are highly recommended, especially to tackle Chapter 5 (Stereochemistry)! I recommend Kit #3A at Darling Models https://www.darlingmodels.com.
- Need extra help?
Reach out to your OLC study group, or come to Dr. Starkey's office hours
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Worksheets, Recordings of Problem-Solving Sessions & Clicker Questions (Semester Schedule)
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Cumulative Final Exam: Chapters 1-11 & 15
Tuesday, 5/14
3:00–4:50 pm (Section 02)
5:00–6:50 pm (Section 03)
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Handouts and Materials:
Chapter 1 (Bonding, Lewis Structures and Hybridization): skeleton notes and Chapter Summary
and Suggested EOC Problems
Chapter 1 Flipped Lecture Recordings (and skeleton notes pages) YouTube playlist
Hybridization reources: summary pdf and a creative poem (recall the science of Color Chemistry)!
3-D Sketch homework ("free red ink" homework due Wednesday 1/31, in Gradescope - but can be submitted late with no penalty, up until date of Exam 1) You can mark up the PDF, or if you print it out to work on paper, please use Genius Scan (and apply B&W Filter) to convert your written homework into a pdf that is clear and legible for Gradescope submission. (Here is an entertaining Genius Scan video tutorial) Thank you!
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Chapter 2 (Drawing structures & Resonance): skeleton notes and Chapter Summary and Suggested EOC Problems
Chapter 2 Flipped Lecture Recordings (and skeleton notes pages) YouTube playlist
Resonance homework ("free red ink" due Wednesday 2/7, in Gradescope - but can be submitted late with no penalty, up until date of Exam 1) notes
Resonance pattern animation videos
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Chapter 3 (acid-base chemistry)
skeleton notes (chapter summary on last page) and Suggested EOC Problems
Chapter 3 Flipped Lecture Recordings (and skeleton notes pages)
- Part 1 - introduction to proton transfer reactions, Lewis acids/bases, acid/base equilibria, factors that affect acidity (Atom and Inductive effects) (36 minutes, pages 3-1 to 3-4)
- Part 2 - factors that affect acidity (resonance), identifying the strongest base, common acids/bases (31 minutes, pages 3-5 to 3-7)
Compare Acid Strength homework (due
Sunday, 2/11, in Gradescope - but can be submitted late with no penalty, up until date of Exam 1)
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Exam I: blank copy and histogram (answer key in Canvas) Exam Wrapper Reflection/Survey (due Sunday, 2/25)
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Chapter 4 (Alkanes & Cycloalkanes): skeleton notes and Chapter Summary and Suggested EOC Problems
Chapter 4 Flipped Lecture Recordings (and skeleton notes pages)
- Part 1 - alkane nomenclature, degrees of unsaturation, physical properties, conformations of ethane and butane (51 minutes, pages 4-1 to 4-5)
- Part 2 - cycloalkanes, conformations of cyclohexanes and chair flips (22 minutes, pages 4-6 to 4-8)
lecture notes alkane nomenclature key: page 4-1 page 4-2
Nomenclature summary sheet pdf from Master Organic Chemistry
Nomenclature practice (find the errors - good OLC activity!) worksheet and answer key
Nomenclature practice websites for alkanes & cycloalkanes: Chemware | Doc Brown | Michigan State U (1st two sections only)
Conformer homework (due Tuesday, 2/27)
Cyclohexane tutorial YouTube videos (this playlist contains three videos: introduction, drawing cyclohexane, doing ring "flips")
Line Drawing examples, including chair and boat conformations
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Chapter 5 (Stereochemistry): skeleton notes and Chapter Summary and Suggested EOC Problems
Chapter 5 Flipped Lecture Recordings (and skeleton notes pages)
- Part 1 - Stereoisomerism, chirality, nomenclature (R/S configurations) (42 minutes, pages 5-1 to 5-3)
- Part 2 - Fischer projections, molecules with multiple chiral centers, (36 minutes, pages 5-4 to 5-6)
- Part 3 - optical activity, mixtures of enantiomers, alkene nomenclature (23 minutes, pages 5-6 to 5-8)
Work on the two Canvas quizzes for stereochemistry practice (R/S and Compare - each attempt brings up new problems!). Scoring at least 50% on a given quiz will earn 3 points for that quiz, for a total of 6 possible points (this will count as the Chapter 5 "free red ink" homework - Canvas is giving you the feedback in this case). Multiple attempts are allowed, and Canvas records only your highest grade for each quiz. The quizzes must be completed before Exam II to earn course credit, but these quizzes will continue to be available for the remainder of the semester!
Nomenclature practice worksheet and answer key: page 1, page 2
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Chapter 15 (NMR Spectroscopy, Part 1) skeleton notes and Chapter Summary and Suggested EOC Problems
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Exam II Review Problems: Page 1 | Page 2 | answer key
Exam II: blank copy and
answer key in Canvas
(histogram)
and Exam Wrapper Reflection/Survey (due Wednesday 3/27)
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Chapter 15 (NMR, Part 2) skeleton notes and Chapter Summary and Suggested EOC Problems
Flipped lecture recording: NMR Part 2 (57 minutes)
NMR homework #1 (due Wednesday 3/28)
Spectroscopy resources: handouts (NMR, IR) and websites for NMR tutorials and practice
Dr. Beauchamp provides 63 NMR practice problems and 63 solutions!
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Chapter 6 (Chemical Reactions) skeleton notes, Chapter Summary and Suggested EOC Problems
Flipped lecture recording: Chemical Reactions (45 minutes) *Note: when you encounter something in the skeleton notes that is not in the lecture, just leave it blank. We will work on that during class!
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Chapter 7, Part 1 (Alkyl Halides: Substitution Reactions) skeleton notes, Chapter Summary (Part 1) and Suggested EOC Problems
- Chapter 7 Part 1 Flipped Lecture Recordings (and skeleton notes pages)
SN2 animation: 3-D visual | simple | simulated motion | groovy mech/POR diagram
Sn1 vs. Sn2 Mechanisms Homework (Note: see Klein section 7.10 for structure of the tosylate leaving group, -OTs) answer key provided through Gradescope
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Chapter 7, Part 2 (Alkyl Halides: Elimination Reactions) skeleton notes, Chapter Summary (Part 2) and Suggested EOC Problems
- Chapter 7 Part 2 Flipped Lecture Recordings (and skeleton notes pages) YouTube Playlist
- Part 1a - Introduction to Alkenes: Structure and Stability (18 minutes, page 7-13)
- Part 1b - E2 Elimination: Mechanism and Stereochemistry (19 minutes, page 7-14)
- Part 1c - E2 Regiochemistry (25 minutes, page 7-15)
- Part 1d - E2 vs. Sn2 Mechanisms (20 minutes, page 7-16) [BONUS sample problems, page 7-17]
- Part 2a - E1 Elimination Mechanism (20 minutes, pages 7-18, 7-19)
- Part 2b - E1/Sn1 Product Mixtures: Carbocation Rearrangements (14 minutes, page 7-19)
- Part 2c - E1 Alcohol Dehydration & Using Flash Cards (17 minutes, page 7-20)
- Part 2d - Predicting Mechanisms Sn2/E2/Sn1/E1 & Planning a Synthesis (23 minutes, page 7-21)
- Not on Exam III Solvents & Solvent Effects on Substitution Reactions (21 minutes, page 7-11)
Sn2 vs. E2 predict-the-product practice problems (page 7-17), answer key and video solution
Alcohol Dehydration Homework answer key provided through Gradescope
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Exam III: blank copy (answer key posted in Canvas)
and Exam Wrapper Reflection/Survey (due Sunday, 5/5)
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Chapter 8 (Reactions of Alkenes) skeleton notes |
Chapter 8 Summary and Suggested EOC Problems
- Chapter 8 Flipped Lecture Recordings (and skeleton notes pages)
Alkene/Alkyne Nomenclature practice worksheet and answer key
Interesting Alkenes
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Chapter 9 (Alkynes)
skeleton notes, Chapter 9 Summary and Suggested EOC Problems
- Chapter 9 Flipped Lecture Recordings (and skeleton notes pages)
Sample Exams
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Exam I samples
| Exam II samples | Exam III samples | Final Exam samples
Last updated April 18, 2024
