OCHEM 1 (for UW CHEM 343-01)

Lewis Dot Structures

VSEPR Theory Bond Angles and Bond Lengths

Mon Sept 12 Molecular Orbital Theory

Mon Sept 12 Resonance

Wed Sept 14 Linear Alkanes

Fri Sept 14 Newman Projections

Mon Sept 19 Cycloalkanes

Wednesday Sept 21 Bronsted/Lowry Acid Base Chemistry (Part 1)

Friday Sept 23 Acid and Base Chemistry (Part 2)

Monday Sept 26 Lewis Acid and Base Chemistry (Part 3)

Unit 1 PRACTICE EXAMS

Wed Sept 28 Alkenes Part 1: Nomenclature

Fri Sept 30 Alkenes Part 2: Relative Stability

Wed Oct 5 Alkene Addition with H-X

Fri Oct 7 Carbon Chiral Centers (part 1)

Mon Oct 10 Stereoisomers (part 2)

Mon Oct 10 Stereochemistry Practice Problems (Part 3)

Wed Oct 12 SN1 Substitution Reactions

Friday Oct 13 SN2 Substitution Reactions

Friday Oct 13 SN1 & SN2 Substitution Practice Problems

Mon Oct 17 E2 Elimination Reaction Intro

Mon Oct 17 E2 vs. SN2 reaction comparison

Wed Oct 19 E2 Anti Coplanar Practice Problems (12 min)

Wed Oct 19 E1 Elimination Reaction (28 min)

Fri Oct 21 Solvent Effects (24 min)

Fri Oct 21 Carbocation Rearrangements (14 min)

Mon Oct 24 Radical Halogenation

Mon Oct 24 Synthesis of Ethers and alkynes

UNIT 2 PRACTICE EXAMS

Wed Oct 26 Hydration of Alkenes

Wed Oct 26 Hydrogenation of Alkenes

Mon Oct 31 X2 Addition to Alkenes

Mon Oct 31 X2 and Water Addition to Alkenes

Wed Nov 2 Radical Addition to Alkenes

Wed Nov 2 Oxymercuration/demurcuration (alkenes to alcohols)

Fri Nov 4 Hydroboration (alkenes to alcohols)

Fri Nov 4 Ozonolysis (alkene to carbonyl containing compounds)

Mon Nov 7 Alcohol to Alkyl Halide (SN1 review)

Mon Nov 7 Converting alcohols to Leaving Groups

Wed Nov 9 Oxidation of alcohols

Wed Nov 9 Thioether Synthesis

Fri Nov 11 Multistep Synthesis and Retrosynthetic Analysis

Fri Nov 11 Epoxides Part 1: Synthesis and reactions

Mon Nov 14 Epoxides Part 2: Intramolecular Reactions

Mon Nov 14 Carbon Nucleophiles with epoxides

Wed Nov 16 Organometallic Reagents

Wed Nov 16 Synthesis and Cleavage of Glycols

UNIT 3 PRACTICE EXAMS

Fri Nov 18 Cyclopropanation

Mon Nov 28 Alkyne Acidity

Wed Nov 30 Hydrogenation Lindlar Catalyst Alkyne to cis alkene

Fri Dec 2 Dissolving Metal Reduction

Mon Dec 5 HX Addition to Alkynes

Wed Dec 7 Hydration of Alkynes

Fri Dec 9 Conjugated Dienes and Aromaticity intro

Mon Dec 12 Diels Alder Reaction

FINAL EXAM PRACTICE