CHEM 201 (041) : Organic Chemistry I

 

Textbook :        “ORGANIC CHEMISTRY” by  R. J. Fessenden & J. S. Fessenden, 6th Edition.

 

Course Outline

 

Lecture

Day

Date

Chapter

Important Events

1

Sat

11th September

1

 

2

Mon

13h September

1

 

3

Wed

15th September

1

 

4

Sat

18th September

1

 

5

Mon

20th September

2

Last day for dropping courses without a permanent record (21st Sep)

6

Wed

22nd September

2

 

7

Sat

25th September

2

 

8

Mon

27th September

3

 

9

Wed

29th September

3

 

10

Thurs

30th September

3

Normal Wednesday Classes

11

Sat

2nd October

3

 

12

Mon

4th October

4

 

13

Wed

6th October

4

 

14

Sat

9th October

4

Major Exam 1 (Sat 9th October; Chapters: 1,2, & 3)

15

Mon

11th October

4

 

16

Wed

13th October

4

 

17

Sat

16th October

5

 

18

Mon

18th October

5

“Mid Term Grade” reports due to Deanship (19th Oct)

19

Wed

20th October

5

 

20

Sat

23rd October

5

 

21

Mon

25th October

5

Last day for dropping courses with a grade of “W” (26th Oct)

22

Wed

27th October

5

 

23

Sat

30th October

6

 

24

Mon

1st November

6

 

25

Wed

3rd November

6

 

Eid Al-Fitr Vacation   (Thursday 4th November -- Friday 19th November)

26

Sat

20th November

7

 

27

Mon

22nd November

7

 

28

Wed

24th November

7

 

29

Sat

27th November

7

Major Exam 2 (Sat 27th November; Chapters: 4,5 & 6)

30

Mon

29th November

7

 

31

Wed

1st December

8

Last day for withdrawal from all courses with a grade of “W” (1st Dec)

32

Sat

4th December

8

 

33

Mon

6th December

8

 

34

Wed

8th December

10

 

35

Sat

11th December

10

 

36

Mon

13th December

10

 

37

Wed

15th December

10

 

38

Sat

18th December

10

 

39

Mon

20th December

10

Major Exam 3 (Mon 22nd December; Chapters: 7 & 8)

40

Wed

22nd December

11

 

41

Sat

25th December

11

 

42

Mon

27th December

11

 

43

Wed

29th December

11

Last day for withdrawal from all courses with a grade of “WP/WF”

44

Sat

1st January

11

 

45

Mon

3rd January

Review

 

Final Exams   (Tuesday 4th January -- Thursday 13th  January)


 

 

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Grading System

 

The marks will be allocated as follows:

 

·        42%                 Major Exams (M1 & M2: 15% each; M3: 12%)

·        23%                 Final Exam

·        25%                 Laboratory       (Normalised to 75%)

·        10%                 Class Work:     (Normalised to 65%)

·        Quizzes                       6%

·        Attendance                 2%

·        HOMEWORK           2%

WebCT Quizzes* (Not Formally Assessed: for Feedback only) &

2-D Animations*

 

*             1)             Must be completed within the specified timescale (see Calendar on WebCT).

                2)             Online Questionnaire must be completed at the end of the semester.

 

Omissions from Chapters

 

The following sections will not be covered in the lectures:

 

·        2.1 – 2.3 and 2.4d

·        4.10 – 4.11

·        10.3

·        11.2 and 11.4

 

Optional Practice Questions (Answers are in Solution Manual)

 

Solve the following questions:

 

·       Chapter 1:               24, 25, 26(c,d), 27(b,g), 28(a,c), 30, 31, 34, 39, 44(a,c), 48, 49, 50

 

·         Chapter 2:              21(a), 22(b), 24, 27(b,c), 30(e,g,h), 33(a,b), 34(b,c),  37, 38(b,e,h), 41(a,b),

46(b,d,f)

 

·         Chapter 3:              16, 17(c,d), 19(a,c), 22(c,e,g,h), 25(a,c,e), 26(a), 28(c,d,f), 29(b), 30(a,c),

32, 37

 

·         Chapter 4:              26(a,c,e,j), 27(a,c,e,f), 28, 30, 35, 37(a,c,e,g,h), 42(a,c,e), 43(a,c), 46, 50, 53,

54(a,c), 57, 60, 62, 64(b) 

 

·         Chapter 5:              24(a,c,e), 25(b,d,e), 27(a,b,c), 28, 30(a), 31(a,c,f), 32(c), 33, 36, 37, 38,

39(a,c), 40, 43(b), 45, 47, 50, 56, 58

 

·         Chapter 6:              14, 16, 19, 20, 21, 23(a), 26(a,c), 28, 30

 

·         Chapter 7:              22(a,d,e,f), 24(a,b,c,d,e), 27(a,c), 29(a,d), 30, 36, 39, 40(a,b,c), 41(a,c,e,g,i),

43, 46, 51, 54

 

·         Chapter 8:              10(d,f), 13(b,d), 14, 15(a,b,c,e), 18(a,d,e,f), 19(a,c), 20(a,c,e), 24

 

·         Chapter 10:            26(d,e), 27(a,c,e,g,h), 29(a,c), 31(a,c), 33(a,c), 37(a,c), 40(a,b,d,f), 44,

                                    46(a,c), 51(a,c)

 

·         Chapter 11:            17, 18(a,c,e,f), 20(a,c), 22(a,c,e,g), 25(a,c,e), 26(a,c), 27(a,c), 28, 30(a,c), 33