Physical Organic Chemistry, CH435 and CH531

The course focuses on organic molecular structure and the theory and mechanisms of organic transformations.  

Instructor: S. C. Blackstock, office SHLB 2050, phone 205-348-0748, email blackstock@ua.edu 
Text: Modren Physical Organic Chemistry by Anslyn & Dougherty, 2006
time/place: Tu/Th 9:30-10:45 AM in SHLB 2106
office hrs: W/Th 11:00-11:30 or TBA or by appointment
website:  http://physicalorganicchemistry.people.ua.edu 
tools: ChemDraw, SciFinder, Spartan, Pencasts, tegrity

course syllabus

Tentative Course Agenda

Ch 1 Molecular Structure and Bonding (ch1 lecture outline) - 6 lectures (Aug 18, 23, 25, 29, Sept 1, 6)

Ch 6 Stereochemistry (ch 6 lecture outline) - 4 lectures (Sept 8, 13, 15, 20)

Exam 1 - Mon, Sept 19, 7-9 PM

Ch 15 Pericyclic Reactions (ch 15 lecture outline) - 6 lectures (Sept 22, 27, 29, Oct 4, 6, 11)

Exam 2  - Mon, Oct 17, 7-9 PM

Ch 2 Molecular Energetics and Conformational Analysis (Ch 2 lecture outline) - 6 lectures (Oct 13, 18, 20. 25, Nov 1, 3)

Ch 7 Kinetics and Reaction Energy Surfaces - 2 lectures

Ch 8 Mechanistic Analysis of Organic Reactions - 2 lectures

Exam 3 - Mon, Nov 21, 7-9 PM

Ch 5 Acid-Base Chemistry

Ch 11 Molecular Rearrangments

Final Exam - Wed, Dec 7, 8-10:30 AM