Jordan University of Science & Technology



Jordan University of Science and Technology

Faculty of Science and Arts

Department of Applied Chemical Sciences

Semester 2007

Course Syllabus

|Course Information |

|Course Title | Advanced Organic Chemistry |

|Course Code |Chem. 711 |

|Prerequisites |Chem. 211, 212 & 311 |

|Course Website |Under construction |

|Instructor |Dr. Mousa Al-Smadi |

|Office Location |D3L0 |

|Office Phone # |Tel.#7201000 Ext. 23590 |

|Office Hours |Sun, Tue & Thu ( 10-11a.m & 2-3p.m ) ; Mon, Wed ( 11-12a.m) |

|E-mail |Mariam10@just.edu.jo |

|Teaching Assistant(s) |none |

|Course Description |

| This course is designed for teaching advanced organic chemistry through:- |

|understanding the basic concepts of the organic reactions mechanisms. |

|practice the basic concepts of the organic reactions mechanisms through real examples. |

|understanding the structures of organic compounds through their mechanisms of formation. |

|to know and understand with basic tools, the organic reactions, how and why they occur? |

|Textbook |

|Title | Advanced Organic Chemistry ( Part A: Structure and Mechanism) |

|Author(s) |Francis Carey and Richard Sundberg |

|Publisher |Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers |

|Year |2000 |

|Edition |Fourth Edition |

|Book Website | |

|Other references |Organic Chemistry by Jerry March |

|Assessment |

|Assessment |Expected Due Date |Percentage |

|First Exam |21/3/2007 |25% |

|Second Exam |6/5/2007 |25% |

|Final Exam |2/6/2007 |50% |

|Assignments | | |

|Participation | | |

|Attendance | | |

|Course Objectives |Percentage |

|The student should understand the structure and the mechanism and the relationship them in organic chemistry. |10% |

|To learn about the basic concepts in organic chemistry and the specific changes influence mechanism and reactivity. |15% |

|To learn about the bonding theory, stereochemistry and reaction. |25% |

| To study the means and description of mechanism. |20% |

| To learn about the aromaticity and aromatic stabilization. |15% |

| To learn about other mechanistic types like nucleophilic substition, polar additions and eliminations, free-radical|15% |

|reactions and photochemistry. | |

|Teaching & Learning Methods |

|Class periods will be a mixture of theory, explaination, models demonstration through real examples and discussion. I believe in the active |

|learner approach. Your required to read and solve assigned problems. |

|Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to |

|Related Objective(s) | |Reference(s) |

|1 | |Chapter 1 and Handouts |

|2 | |Chapter 10 |

|3 | |Chapter 2 & 3 & 11 |

|4 | |Chapter 4 |

|5 | |Chapter 9 and Handouts |

|6 | |Chapter 5 & 6 & 7 & 8 |

|Useful Resources |

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|Other books, good for various kinds of reference, are |

|F. Carroll, Perspectives on Structure and Mechanism in Organic Chemistry. |

|Course Content |

|Week |Topics |Chapter in Textbook (handouts) |

|1 & 2 |Chemical bonding and structure | Chapter 1 |

| 3 |Aromaticity |Chapter 9 |

|4 |Concerted Reactions |Chapter 11 |

|5 |Stereochemical principles |Chapter 2 |

|6&7 |Conformational, steric and stereoelectronic effect |Chapter 3 |

|8&9 |Organic reaction mechanisms |Chapter 4 |

|10 & 11 |Nucleophilic Substitution |Chapter 5 |

|12&13 |Carbanion and nucleophilic carbon species |Chapter 7 |

|14&15 |Reactions of carbonyl compounds and aromatic substitution |Chapter 8&10 |

| |reactions | |

|Additional Notes |

|Assignments |A set of problems will be assigned at somewhat irregular intervals but will always be due before class on each |

| |due date. Policy on late homework: late homework will not be accepted without a serious or compelling reason. |

|Exams |There will be two exams and a comprehensive final. If an exam is missed for a documented serious and compelling|

| |reason (e.g., signed doctor's excuse), a make-up exam will be held at a time and place of the instructor's |

| |discretion. Equation sheets will be provided during the exams. Please bring only pencils and calculators to the|

| |exams.  |

| |Tentative Exam Schedule: |

| |1. Two Majors (Class Tests): 2 x 25% = 50% |

| |I. First Exam: Wednesday March 21, 2007. |

| |II. Second Exam: Sunday May 6, 2007. |

| |2. Final Exam: May 26-June 6, 2007 50% |

| |TOTAL 100% |

|Cheating |Academic dishonesty of any form will not be tolerated. University policies on cheating and plagiarism (see |

| |Students' Guide) will be strictly enforced. |

|Attendance |You are required to attend all lectures.  Please see me if you have an extended illness or family emergency. |

| |You must initial the attendance sheet on the side blackboard every day so that I have a quick check of who is |

| |missing. |

|Workload |……………. |

|Graded Exams |……………. |

|Participation |No points, but students are highly encouraged to participate in the discussion. |

|Laboratory |None |

|Projects |None |

|Disclaimer |The instructor reserves the right to make changes to this course and its administration as reasonable and |

| |necessary. |

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