Syllabus

Chemistry 637/437

"Spectroscopic Techniques in Organic Chemistry"

Spring Semester 2009

TTh 8:00-9:15

Location: 251 Shelby Hall (lectures and exams).

Professor Anthony J. Arduengo

Office 338 Shelby Hall

e-mail: arduengo@bama.ua.edu

Office Hours: Tuesday 9:15-10:00 or by appointment

Text: "Introduction to Spectroscopy”, 4^th ed.

Donald L. Pavia, Gary M. Lampman, George S. Kriz, James Vyvyan

Thomson Learning

General Information:

Attendance in class is required. "Making up" missed quizzes or homework assignments will not be possible. If you must miss a class because of illness or urgent personal reasons you must provide a written notice (including a valid, verifiable reason) to Professor Arduengo prior to the class meeting for which you anticipate your absence.

You will be able to monitor your progress in this course by way of five scheduled tests; a number of unannounced quizzes to be given during regular (TTh 8:00-9:15) class meetings; homework assignments; and a final examination. You are expected to have sufficient motivation to drive your own study habits outside of the regularly scheduled class meetings. You will need approximately 3-4 hours of independent study time per hour of class time to master the material in this course and receive a satisfactory grade (individual results may vary). This translates to 9-12 hours per week of independent study time. Note that a student caring an 18 hour schedule (with the necessary hours of non-classroom study time) is a "Full-time" student in the same sense that a person working 40 hours a week has a "Full-time" job. You would do well to think of your scholarly activities as a "full-time job." You may consider forming small study groups to cover the course material effectively or you may wish to study completely independently - the choice is yours. Dr. Arduengo's role in this course is as a guide, counselor or professor of the material. It is important that you develop your own independent study skills and the course is structured to encourage this mature behavior. Professor Arduengo will help you master the course material yourself while allowing you to hone the independent study skills that you will need throughout the rest of your life.

You must keep current with your reading and self-study. Some of the in-class quizzes will cover material not yet discussed in class, but which is described in the reading material. You must read the assigned chapters before they are discussed in class (see the tentative discussion schedule below).

Objective: The objective of this course is to introduce students to the principles and practice of the application of spectroscopic techniques to organic chemistry. Some of the topics include: nmr spectroscopy, ir spectroscopy, uv spectroscopy, thermal anlysis, and mass spectrometry. After successful completion of the course and mastery of the required material students will be able to intepret various spectroscopic measurements to aid in the elucidation or confirmation of chemical structures.

Tentative Lecture Schedule

(may change - check frequently)

8.01.09	Orientation Lecture & Chapters 1 and 2
13.01.09	Chapter 2 – ir spectroscopy
15.01.09	Chapter 2 – ir spectroscopy
20.01.09	Chapter 2 – ir spectroscopy
22.01.09	Chapter 7 – uv spectroscopy
27.01.09	Chapter 7 – uv spectroscopy
29.01.09	Chapter 7 – uv spectroscopy
03.02.09	Thermal analysis – DSC, TGA, melting points, boiling points, etc.
05.02.09	Exam I
10.02.09	Chapter 3 & 5 - nmr spectroscopy
12.02.09	Chapter 3 & 5- nmr spectroscopy
17.02.09	Phosphorus nmr spectroscopy Prof. Rainer Streubel
19.02.09	Chapter 3 & 5 – 1H nmr
24.02.09	Chapter 3 & 5 – 1H nmr
26.02.09	Chapter 3 & 5 – 1H nmr
03.03.09	Chapter 3 & 5 – 1H nmr
05.03.09	Chapter 3 & 5 – 1H nmr
10.03.09	Chapter 3 & 5 – 1H nmr
12.03.09	Exam Exam II
17.03.09	Spring Break
19.03.09	Spring Break
24.03.09	Chapter 4 & 5 – 13C nmr
26.03.09	Chapter 4 & 5 – 13C nmr
31.02.09	Chapter 4 & 5 – 13C nmr
02.04.09	Chapter 4 & 5 – 13C nmr
07.04.09	Chapter 4,5 & 10 heteronuclear nmr
09.04.09	Chapter 10 – nmr advanced techniques
14.04.09	Chapter 10 – nmr advanced techniques
16.04.09	Chapter 8 – mass spectrometry
21.04.09	Chapter 8 – mass spectrometry
23.04.09	Exam III
28.04.09	Review Combined Problems
30.04.09	Review Combined Problems
04.05.09	Final Exam [11:30-14:00]

Exams: You must bring your ACT card, driver's license, or other photographic identification to all exams in order to receive a grade. Students are required to take all regularly scheduled exams. If you miss an exam and provide an acceptable, verifiable, written excuse, you may be permitted to use a pro-rated score (based on the in-class quizzes or your final exam score) for the test you missed. No make-up exams will be given. No programmable calculators, language translators, pagers, mobile phones or similar electronic devices are allowed. Mobile phones that sound during an exam or quiz period will result in confiscation of the exam (or quiz), dismissal from the room and issuance of a grade of 0 (zero) for the exam (or quiz).

^*Students in Chem 637/437 will be challenged by a series of unannounced quizzes during the course of study. At the student's choice, scores from selected quizzes may be substituted for the final exam (200 pts) to be offered on 04.05.09 . Quizzes in lieu of the final exam must be selected so that the sum of the points available is equal to the number of points available on the final exam (200 pts). For example: eight 25-point quizzes with scores of 23, 20, 18, 17, 21, 24, 19 and 25 may be used as a substitute for taking the final exam. The final exam score that would be used to determine the final class ranking in this case is 167/200. Students must provide a signed affidavit to Professor Arduengo in writing by May 2, 2007 indicating their intent to use quiz scores in lieu of the final exam.

Final course grades will be assigned based on the final class ranking. A student's class ranking will be determined on the basis of points accumulated by the student from the following available point pool: (Exams 300 pts; Final Exam 200 pts; Quizzes 200 pts (chosen from the highest available quiz scores not otherwise counted [e.g. quizzes used in lieu of the final exam may not be counted a second time for these 200 base quiz points and use of the quizzes as these base quiz points takes precedence over points used in lieu of the final. For example, if only 25 point quizzes were to be given throughout the semester, the highest eight scores of these quizzes become the basis of the potential 200 base quiz points and the next highest 8 quizzes may be used in lieu of the final exam is the student so chooses.])

Mobile Phones

Mobile phones must be turned off during class and exam periods. Phones ringing during class or exam periods will result in immediate expulsion from the class or exam period and issuance of a grade of zero for any activities during that period.

Honesty

Absolute academic honesty is expected of all participants in this class. Read the Academic Code of Honor in the Student Catalog. Any instance of dishonesty will constitute academic misconduct. The Academic Misconduct Disciplinary Policy will be swiftly and firmly administered in the event of any academic misconduct.

Disability Accommodations

Please inform Professor Arduengo if you require special accommodations because of a disability. You will also need to contact Ms. Jackie McPherson (Chemistry main office).

Extra Help: Senior graduate students, post-doctoral, and other faculty may be able to offer you assistance on the spectroscopic problem solving associated with this course. It is recommended that you cultivate a network of peers to help you master this material. See also the material available at: 1) Spectroscopic Identification of Organic Compounds, 7^th edition by Robert M. Silverstein, Francis X. Webster and David J. Kiemle (Wiley; available at SER library); 2) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy by John H. Nelson (Prentice Hall; heteronuclei); 3) Basic One- and Two-dimensional NMR Spectroscopy, 2nd edition by H. Friebolin (VCH); 4) NMR spectroscopy, 2nd edition by H. Günther (Wiley); Web spectral problems with solutions: http://www.chem.ucla.edu/~webspectra/

Integrated spectral database for organic compounds: http://www.aist.go.jp/RIODB/SDBS/cgi-bin/direct_frame_top.cgi

Web structure elucidation workbook: http://www.nd.edu/~smithgrp/structure/workbook.html

Attendance Policy: The following sentence is quoted from the 2008-10 Undergraduate

Catalog. “Students are expected to attend all classes for which they are registered. Class attendance is regarded as an academic matter, and the use of attendance records in grading (or for other purposes) is left to the discretion of the faculty member responsible for the course, as explained in the course attendance policy written and distributed by the faculty member.”