CHEM 321 - Organic Chemistry, Section 01

Instructors

Dr. Elizabeth J. O. Atkinson

Office: 115 Murdock/Walker 101
E-Mail: eatkins@linfield.edu
Campus Phone: (503) 883 – 2621
Office Hours: M-F 9-10:00 or by appt.

Dr. Robert Wolcott

Office: 120 Murdock
E-Mail: rwolcott@linfield.edu
Campus Phone: (503) 883 – 2265
Office Hours: by appt.

Kay Johnson

Office: 112 Murdock
E-Mail: kjohnso1@linfield.edu
Campus Phone: (503) 883 – 2614
Office Hours: by appt.

Syllabus and Calendar

Lecture Syllabus 

Useful Lecture Handouts

Summary of Resonance Rules

About Molecular Orbitals

IR Peak Assignments

Reaction Sheet 

Another Retrosynthesis Method

SN vs E (who wins??)

Summary of SN and E Reactions

NMR Assignments

Old Exams

Exam 1

Exam 2

Exam 3

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CHEM 321-L: Organic Chemistry Laboratory

Laboratory Syllabus

Laboratory Safety

Experiments, Assignments, and Workshops  

Choice Experiment: Synthesis of Two Polymers: Plexiglass and Nylon-6,6

Choice Experiment: Indigo Dye

Choice Experiment: Synthesis of Crosslinked Polymer - "Phenolic Resin"

Experiment #1: Isolation of Caffeine                      
Rf Values Helpful Handout
Referee Assignment
Modified Experimental Section Grading Rubric

Workshop #1: Organic Chemistry Nomenclature and Chair Modeling                  
Functional Groups
Workshop #1: Organic Chemistry Nomenclature and Chair Modeling PRELAB   

Experiment #2: Resolution of Enantiomers

Experiment #3: S_N2: Synthesis of 2-ethoxynaphthalene

Experiment #4: E2: Dehydrohalogenation of cyclohexyl bromide

Experiment #5: E1: Dehydration of cyclohexanol

Experiment #6: S_N1: Hydrolysis of t-butyl chloride

Experiment #7: Reduction of a ketone to an alcohol

Workshop #2: Spectroscopy

Experiment #8: Oxidation of cyclohexene to adipic acid

Report Focus Sections

Introduction Section

Experimental Section

Results and Discussion Sections

Figure Guidlines

Table Guidlines

Rubrics

Introduction Section Rubric

Experimental Section Rubric

Results and Discussion Sections Rubric

S_N1: Hydrolysis of t-butyl chloride

Useful Laboratory Handouts

Common Organic Chemistry Techniques

ACS Reference Style

Laboratory Notebook Definitions

IR Supplemental Information

Laboratory Report Experimental Section: Bad vs. Good

Helpful Hints on Recrystallization and Hot Filtration

Useful Links

NIST Chemistry WebBook (for IR Spectra Comparision)

NIMC Spectral Database System (for IR Spectra Comparision)

MSDS (for chemical hazards)

Sigma-Aldrich (for a chemical's MW, boiling range or melting range, density, etc.)