SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
QUALITATIVE ORGANIC ANALYSIS 
CHEM 4563 SPRING 2002

COURSE SYLLABUS

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INSTRUCTOR

Dr. William J. Kelly
CPP 201C
774-3202
E-Mail: kellyw@swosu.edu

ROOM / TIME

LECTURE:CPP 103 T 1:00-1:50 PM

LABORATORY:CPP 211 T,R 2:00-4:50 PM

TEXTS

"The Systematic Identification of Organic Compounds", Sixth edition,; Shriner, Fuson Curtin and Morrill; Wiley,NY, 1980.
"Introduction to Spectroscopy", Pavia, Lampman and Kriz; Saunders, NY, 1979.

SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS

"Organic Structure Determination", Pasto and Johnson, Prentice-Hall, NY, 1969.
"Handbook of Tables for Organic Compound Identification" CRC Press.
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INTERNET RESOURCES IN CHEMISTRY

With the explosive growth of the world wide net we are rapidly moving into a true information age. Anyone without the requisite skills to access this information will be quickly left behind. If you have not yet done so, you should seriously consider buying a computer and modem. You should have a reasonably fast processor (at least a 486 for PC's and a 68040 for Mac's, although a Pentium orPowerMac is much better) and at least a 28.8 modem. These days a new computer capable of handling the internet can be had for $1,000, and a good used computer for about half that. Think of it as an investment in your future.

There is presently a vast amount of chemical information available over the net. I will provide links to some of this information. While much of this can be accessed directly by your web browser, much of the information requires specific browser plug-ins and/or specific stand alone helper applications. Click on this link for more information

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ATTENDANCE

Attendance will not be checked each class meeting. No penalty will be assessed for absences, nor will credit be given for attendance. However, it has been my experience that students who are habitually absent from class perform poorly on quizzes and exams.
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COURSE OF STUDY/TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE

Since this course has both a lecture and lab component, you will be graded on performance in both areas. In the lecture we will cover various aspects of classical structure determination, as well as the three major spectroscopic techniques of IR, NMR and MS. There will be two exams worth 150 points each. The first exam will cover classical techniques and IR Spectroscopy, the second will deal with NMR and MS spectroscopy.

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WEEK 1 Introduction ,
Preliminary Examination of Unknowns: Determination of Purity and Physical Properties
WEEK 2 Solubility
Qualitative Elemental Analysis, Combustion Analysis
WEEK 3 Functional Group Tests and Derivatives: 
Alcohols
Alkenes, Alkynes
Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Aliphatic Halides,Saturated Hydrocarbons
Aldehydes and Ketones
WEEK 4 Functional Group Tests and Derivatives:
Phenols
Ethers
Amines
Carboxylic acids, Esters and Amides
Nitriles and Nitro Compounds 
WEEK5  Begin Discussion of Infrared Spectroscopy (IR):
IR Problem Set 1 Answer Key
WEEK 6 IR continued:
IR Problem Set 2
WEEK 7 IR concluded and EXAM 1
WEEK 8 Begin Discussion of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR):
NMR Review Module
WEEK 9 NMR continued 
WEEK10  NMR continued 
WEEK 11 NMR continued 
WEEK 12 NMR concluded and EXAM
WEEK13  Begin discussion of Mass Spectroscopy (MS)
WEEK 14 MS continued 
WEEK 15 MS continued 
WEEK16  FINAL EXAM
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EXAMS

Tentative exam dates are: March 4th and April 24th. A comprehensive final exam worth 250 points will be held during finals week on Thursday, May 2nd at 4:30 PM in Room 203. Attendance at exams is mandatory. Make-up exams will be given only under extenuating circumstances. You must have a really good reason for the absence.
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LAB REPORTS

In the Laboratory part of this course you will be graded on successful identification of unknown organic compounds. You will receive three sets of unknowns. On January 17 you will receive a pure unknown solid and a pure unknown liquid, the two reports for these compounds are due on February 14th.On February 7th you will receive your first mixture containing two unknowns, the reports for each component in this mixture are due on March 27th.On March 18th you will receive a mixture containing three unknown components, you reports for each component of this mixture are due on April 29th.Top of page

GRADING

I consider the following grading scheme a contract and will not vary from it. You may check with me as to your current grade at any time. It is a good idea, however, to keep all graded material so you can keep up with your own grade.
Final grades in the course will be based upon a possible point total of 1250 points and upon the following schedule
 
> 1106 POINTS A
981-1105 POINTS B
850-980 POINTS C
725-849 POINTS D
< 725 POINTS F
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DISABILITY POLICY

Any student in this course who has a disability that may prevent him/her from fully demonstrating his/her abilities should contact me personally as soon as possible so we can discuss accommodations necessary to ensure full participation and facilitate your educational opportunities.

GENERAL RULES

No tobacco in any form all will be allowed in the classroom.
No food/drink will be allowed in the classroom.
Be forewarned that cheating on an exam or quiz will lead to a zero on that exam or quiz and could lead to an F in the course.
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