3rd Exam

1) To be administered Friday, June 5 from 11:15 - 12:05 in 325 SCB.

2) Exam contents are:

a) Molecular Properties (as usual)

b) Chemical Transformations (as usual)

c) Organic Logic and Analysis (mostly a mechanism, with some aspects of

molecular properties as well)

d) Multistep Synthesis (7 step synthesis in which you are given the structures

of the starting material, the product, one intermediate, and also one

intermediate set of reagents-the problem is to select the other 6 reagents

(in the proper order) from a provided list of 8 and to draw the structures of

the intermediates. Spectral clues are provided for most of the intermediates.)

3) When you leave, you will get an answer key to assist you in studying for the final

(the key will also be on the Web).

4) I will bring the graded exams with me to the Final review session (11 AM - 1 PM,

231 Smith Hall on Monday, June 8). After 1 PM on the 8th, they may be picked up

in the office of my secretary, Sheryl Frankel, 245 Smith Hall. If Sheryl isn't there,

try my office. A rough grade curve will be available as well.

Final Exam

1) To be administered Tuesday, June 9 from 4:00 - 6:00 PM in 325 SCB.

2) Exam contents are:

a) Molecular Properties (as usual)

b) Problems from Wade (3 of them, from the list on the syllabus)

c) Mechanistic Organic Chemistry (a mechanism)

d) Kinetics and Thermodynamics (make the connection between some

reactions and their potential energy diagrams)

e) Synthetic Transformations 1 (as usual-single step transformations)

f) Synthetic Transformations 2 (two relatively short multistep transformations)

g) Multistep Synthesis (similar to the description above for Exam 3 part d)

3) Answers will be posted on the Web either that evening or early the next morning.

4) Graded exams may be picked up in the office of my secretary, Sheryl Frankel, 245

Smith Hall. If Sheryl isn't there, try my office.

5) Final grades will hopefully be available by late Wednesday, June 10. I will post

them on my door (215 Smith Hall), together with the individual scores leading to

the final grade. They will be reported by "secret code #". Your secret code is the

first five digits after the decimal place in the square root of your student ID #

(example: ID # is 1727817, ÃID = 1314.464149, secret code # = 46414 (don't

round the fifth digit!))

6) You are welcome to discuss your exams/grade with me at any time.