CHEM 259 Organic Chemistry II Syllabus

Course Syllabus:  CHEM 259 CO Spring.pdf

Meet Your Instructor:  Ted K. Yamada, Ph. D.

Course Description:  This course is the second semester of a year of organic chemistry. It includes units on structure elucidation, aromatic compounds, carbonyl compounds, carboxylic acids and their derivatives, amines, and classes of biologically important compounds. More complex synthetic routes are explored. Laboratory work includes multi-step syntheses and unknown identification. Reaction mechanisms and use of spectroscopic techniques continue to be emphasized.

Textbook Information: 

           Organic Chemistry, 3^rd Edition Custom Version, by David Klein (Required)

           Organic Laboratory Techniques A Microscale Approach, 5^th Edition, by Pavia,

                        Lampman, Kriz, Engel (Required)

            Student Laboratory Research Notebook by Phanco (Required)

            Student Study Guide & Solutions Manual for Organic Chemistry, 3^rd Edition, by

                        David Klein (Optional)

            Introduction to Spectroscopy, 4^th Edition, by Pavia, Lampson and Kriz (Optional)

            Preparing for Your ACS Examination in Organic Chemistry, by ACS (Optional)

Additional Course Information: 

            Molecular Model Set (Recommended), Safety Goggles (Required)

Course Learning Objectives: 

This course is the second semester of a one-year course designed to introduce the principles of organic chemistry. Topics include functional groups of organic compounds, nomenclature, reactivity and reaction mechanisms, bonding and isomerism, stereoisomerism, synthesis, and spectroscopy.

Student Learning Objectives: 

            Communication Skills – 1. Listening and Speaking – 2. Reading and Writing

Listening – Students are required to be active listeners while the instructors cover the required materials for lecture and laboratory including sample problems & homework. Asking students questions to assess student’s comprehension of the materials and to initiate discussion on the cover topics.

Speaking – Students will participate in helping to complete “board” problems related to cover materials. As the solution is presented to the class, the students must also provide a thorough and logical explanation of the solution.

Reading and Writing – Effective and analytical reading of the text is essential for comprehension. Students demonstrate this comprehension through well organized and grammatically correct written work in various formats (individual assessments, laboratory reports, and homework and research assignments).

             Thinking and Reasoning – Quantitative Reasoning

Students will demonstrate logical thinking and reasoning skills in solving and explaining homework problems

 and examination problems.  Laboratory results will be appropriately submitted in student lab reports and analyzed using appropriate error analysis.