Chem 8321/4321

The Hoye Group at the University of Minnesota

"Organic Synthesis"
Chemistry 8322/4322 (4/3 credits)
Instructor: Thomas R. Hoye
Fall 2022

Most of the files are PDFs (active links in blue; files to be added and hot-linked later are in white)

Reading Assignments (and Problem Set and Exam Schedule)
- Final Reading List (last updated December 12, 2022)
Handouts
- Course Syllabus, Fall 2022 (posted Sept 10, 2022)
- Stereochemical Definitions (posted Sept 05, 2022)
- Anslyn & Dougherty, Chapter 6, Stereochemistry (posted Sept 5, 2022)
- Diamond Lattice (ChemDraw, gray for template drawing; posted Sept 5, 2022)
- "SynArchive" website
- Instructions for Accessing Chem3D (and IRTutor) via"AppsToGo" (posted September 13, 2022)
- Blanksby and Ellison, "Bond Dissociation Energies of Organic Molecules" (posted September 14, 2022)
- Zakarian (UCSB) compilation of "Bond Dissociation Energies" (posted September 14, 2022)
- Huang Xuefei (MSU) pKa Table of organic and inorganic acids" (posted February 27, 2020)
- Ozonolysis--Criegee mechanism (Sneddon Vignette)
- Schreiber Organic Syntheses Ozonolysis Variants
- Links to Zoom (audio) recordings of in class lectures
- Problem Sets
- - #1 (due in class Monday, Sep-12-22)
  - #2 (due in class Monday, Sep-19-22)
  - #3 (due in class Monday, Sep-26-22)
  - #4 (due in class Monday, Oct-3-22)
  - #5 (due in class Monday, Oct-10-22)
  - Midterm Exam I, Wed, October 12, 2022
  - #6 (due in class Monday, Oct-24-22)
  - #7 (due in class Monday, Oct-31-22)
  - #8 (due in class Monday, Nov-7-22)
  - #9 (due in class Monday, Nov-14-22)
  - #10 (due in class Monday, Nov-21-22)
  - #11 (due in class Monday, Nov-28-22)
  - Midterm Exam II, Wed, November 30, 2022
  - #12 (Last PS, due in class Monday, Dec-12-22)
- Current Course Exam Answer Keys
- Sample/Practice Exams from Previous Course Offerings
- - 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)