"Organic Synthesis"
Chemistry 8322/4322 (4/3 credits)
Instructor: Thomas R. Hoye
Fall 2023
Most of the files are PDFs (the links below in blue are active; links to be added and made active later are in white)
- Reading Assignments (and Problem Set and Exam Schedule)
- Handouts
- Diamond Lattice (ChemDraw, gray for template drawing; posted Sept 3, 2023)
- "SynArchive" website
- Instructions for Accessing Chem3D (and IRTutor) via"AppsToGo" (posted September 4, 2023)
- Blanksby and Ellison, "Bond Dissociation Energies of Organic Molecules" (posted September 20, 2023)
- Zakarian (UCSB) compilation of "Bond Dissociation Energies" (posted September 20, 2023)
- Huang Xuefei (MSU) pKa Table of organic and inorganic acids" (posted September 25, 2023)
- Ozonolysis--Criegee mechanism (Sneddon Vignette)
- Schreiber Organic Syntheses Ozonolysis Variants
- ACS-Style Presentation Guidelines (posted October 18, 2023)
- ACE Presentation Teams and Molecules (posted October 23, 2023)
- ACS Presentations Schedule (posted October 25, 2023; updated November 10,2023; updated November 18, 2023)
- PPoint to Show Tips for a PPoint Presentation (posted October 30, 2023)
- List of covered topics/named reactions (posted December 14, 2023)
Problem Sets
- #1 (due in class Monday, Sep-11-23)
- #2 (due in class Monday, Sep-18-23)
- #3 (due in class Monday, Sep-25-23)
- #4 (due in class Monday, Oct-2-23)
- #5 (due in class Monday, Oct-9-23)
- Midterm Exam I, Wed, October 11, 2023
- #6 (due in class Monday, Oct-23-23)
- #7 (due in class Monday, Oct-30-23)
- #8 (due in class Monday, Nov-6-23)
- #9 (due in class Monday, Nov-13-23)
- #10 (due in class Monday, Nov-20-23)
- #11 (due in class Monday, Nov-27-23)
- Midterm Exam II, 6-8 pm, Wed, November 29, 2023
- #12 (Last PS, due in class Monday, Dec-11-23)
- Final Exam, 1:30-4:30 pm, Wed, December 20, 2023 in 231 Smith
Current Course Exam Answer Keys
Sample/Practice Exams from Previous Course Offerings
- Midterm I from 8321, F'2022 (blank exam, posted September 6, 2023)
- Midterm I from 8321, F'2022 (Answer Key, posted October 1, 2023)
- Midterm I from 8321, F'2012 (blank exam, posted October 2, 2023)
- Midterm I from 8321, F'2012 (Answer Key, posted October 9, 2023)
- Midterm II from 8321, F'2022 (blank exam, posted November 3, 2023)
- Midterm II from 8321, F'2022 (answer key, posted November 26, 2023)
- Midterm II from 2020 (blank exam, posted November 20, 2023)
- Midterm II Answer Key from 2020 (answers, posted Nobember 27, 2023
- Final Exam from 8321, F'2022 (blank exam, posted December 8, 2023)
- Final Exam from 8321, F'2022 Answer Key (posted December 18, 2023)
- Final Exam from 2019 (blank exam, posted Dec 14, 2023)
- Final Exam Answer Key from 2019 (posted Dec 18 eve, 2023)
- Midterm I from 8322, S' 2021 (blank exam with revised Instructions, posted September 21, 2022)
- Midterm I Answer Key from 8322, S'2021 (Answer Key , posted October 9, 2022)
- Midterm I from 8322, S'2019 (blank exam, posted October 5, 2022)
- Midterm I Answer Key from S'2019 (posted October 10, 2022)
- Midterm II from 8322, S' 2021 (blank exam with revised Instructions, posted November 7, 2022)
- Midterm II Answer Key from 8322, S' 2021 (posted November 24 , 2022)
- Midterm II from 8322, S'2019 (posted November 25, 2022)
- Midterm II Answer Key from 8322, S'2019 (posted November 29, 2022)
- Midterm I from 2018 (blank exam, posted February 22, 2021)
- Midterm I Answer Key from 2018, posted February 25, 2021
- Midterm II from 2020 (blank exam, posted March 14, 2021)
- Midterm II Answer Key from 2020 (posted March 29, 2021
- Midterm II from 2020 (blank exam, posted March 29, 2021)
- Midterm II Answer Key from 2018 (posted April 1, 2021)
- Final Exam from 2020 (blank exam, posted April 19, 2021)
- Final Exam Answer Key from 2020 (posted May 5, 2021)
- Final Exam from 2019 (blank exam, posted Dec 14, 2022)
- Final Exam Answer Key from 2019 (posted Dec 17, 2022)
- Final Exam from 2018 (blank exam, posted April 26, 2020)
- Final Exam Answer Key from 2018 (posted May 7, 2020)
- Midterm I from 2019 (blank exam, posted February 22, 2021)
- Midterm I Answer Key from 2019 (posted ca. February 24, 2021)
- Midterm II from 2019 (blank exam, posted March 23, 2020)
- Midterm II Answer Key from 2019 (posted April 21, 2020)
- Midterm I from 2010 (Advanced Organic Chemistry) (blank exam; posted 2-21-20)
- Midterm I from 2010 (Advanced Organic Chemistry) (answer key; posted 2-25-20)
- Midterm II from 20?? (Advanced Organic Chemistry) (blank exam; posted 4-??-20)
- Midterm II from 20?? (Advanced Organic Chemistry) (answer key; posted 4-??-20)
- Final Exam from 20?? (Advanced Organic Chemistry) (blank exam; posted 5-??-20)
- Final Exam from 20?? (Advanced Organic Chemistry) (answer key; posted 5-??-20)
