CHEM 233
Fall 1998
Dr. Ammon

Course Syllabus

Various Topics

• Bonding, Page 1, Page 2
• e-dot structures
• Stereochemistry Definitions
• Sum of rings and -bonds Page 1, Page 2
• Hybridization
• Nomenclature
• Aromatic Nomenclature, Page 1, Page 2

Reaction Mechanisms

• Free Radical Halogenation
• Alcohols to alkyl halides with HX
• Alcohols to alkyl chlorides with SOCl2
• 2-Butanol-SOCl2 intermediate
• Alcohols to alkyl bromides with phosphorus tribomide
• Dehydration of alcohols with strong acid
• Dehydration of primary alcohols with strong acid
• Carbocation rearrangements via 1,2-hydride shifts
• Dehydrohalogenation of Alkyl Halides
• Menthyl and neomenthyl E2 reactions
• Catalytic hydrogenation
• Reactions of alkenes with HX
• Reactions of alkenes with H2O
• Reactions of alkenes with X2 and X2 + H2O
• Hydroboration-oxidation; anti-Markovnikov hydration
• Reactions of alkenes with peroxyacids to epoxides
• Alkenes + KMnO4 to cis-diols
• Reactions of alkenes with ozone
• Alkenes + N-bromosuccinimide (NBS)

Previous Exams

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• Exam 1 (Carey Text)
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• Exam 2 (Carey Text)
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• Exam 3 (Carey Text)
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• Exam 2 (McMurry Text; B.J. Jarvis Exam)
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• Exam 2 (McMurry Text; H. Ammon Exam)
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