CHEM 3719 - Organic Chemistry 1
Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 01, CRN 40749,
Credit hours: 3
Course Meeting Times
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Instructor
Peter Norris
Professional Qualifications:
Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, The Ohio State University, 1992
B.Sc., Chemistry, Salford University (UK), 1986
Dr.
Email: pnorris@ysu.edu
Office: 5048 Ward Beecher Hall
Office Phone: (330) 941-1553
Preferred Contact Method: pnorris@ysu.edu
Communication Expectations:
I will typically reply to emails quite quickly, certainly on the same day as received. Please keep things formal with no text-style abbreviations.
How to Refer to me:
Doctor or Professor Norris
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Course Description
3719. Organic Chemistry 1. Organic compounds, names, structures, reactions, and mechanisms. Three hours lecture. Prereq.: "C" or better in CHEM 1516 and "C" or better in CHEM 1516L. Coreq.: CHEM 3719L. 3 s.h.
Course Readings
| Group | Title | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required | Organic Chemistry (5th Edition) | David Klein & Laurie Starkey | 978-1-394-18937-3 |
In the first semester we will cover Chapters 1-5 (Structure), then Chapters 14 and 15 (Spectroscopic Analysis), followed by Chapters 7, 8, 9, and 10 (Reactions, Mechanism, and Synthesis). Detailed chapter readings are listed on Blackboard.
The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.
Assignments/Assessments
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Schedule of Topics and Assignments
| Day | Date | Reading(s) | Proposed Topic | Due/To Prepare for Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 8/24 | The syllabus and course details | Syllabus, expectations, grading details | Read the syllabus and log in to Blackboard |
| Wed | 8/26 | Chapter 1 - A Review of General Chemistry, Sections 1.1-1.5 | Isomerism, Bonds, Lewis Structures, Formal Charges, Electronegativity | Chapter 1, Sections 1.1-1.5 |
| Fri | 8/28 | Chapter 1 - A Review of General Chemistry, Sections 1.6-1.10 | Polar Bonds, Bond-Line Structures, Atomic Orbitals, Valence Bond Theory, Molecular Orbital Theory, Hybrid Orbitals | Chapter 1, Sections 1.6-1.10 |
| Mon | 8/31 | Chapter 1 - A Review of General Chemistry, Sections 1.10-1.14 | Hybrid Orbitals, Predicting Geometry, Dipole Moments, Physical Properties, Solubility | Chapter 1, Sections 1.10-1.14 |
| Wed | 9/2 | Chapter 2 - Molecular Representations, Sections 2.1-2.4 | Molecular Representations, Drawing Structures, 3-Dimensional Drawings, Identifying Lone Pairs | Chapter 2, Sections 2.1-2.4 |
| Fri | 9/4 | Chapter 2 - Molecular Representations, Sections 2.5-2.8 | Identifying Lone Pairs, Carbon Formal Charges, Resonance, Curved Arrows | Chapter 2, Sections 2.5-2.8 |
| Mon | 9/7 | Labo(u)r Day - No Classes | No Classes | No Classes |
| Wed | 9/9 | Chapter 2 - Molecular Representations, Sections 2.9-2.13 | Formal Charges in Resonance, Drawing Resonance Structures, Importance of Resonance Structures, Resonance Hybrid, Lone Pairs in Resonance | Chapter 2, Sections 2.9-2.13 |
| Fri | 9/11 | Chapter 2 - Molecular Representations, Sections 2.11-2.13 | Drawing Resonance Structures and Assessing Importance of Individual Contributors | Chapter 2, Sections 2.11-2.13 |
| Mon | 9/14 | Chapter 3 - Acids and Bases, Sections 3.1-3.4 | Bronsted-Lowry Acids & Bases, Using Curved Arrows, Comparing pKa Values, Factors Affecting Anion Stability | Chapter 3, Sections 3.1-3.4 |
| Wed | 9/16 | Chapter 3 - Acids and Bases, Sections 3.5-3.7 | Relative Acidity of Cationic Acids, Position of Equilibrium, Choice of Reagents, Leveling Effect | Chapter 3, Sections 3.5-3.7 |
| Fri | 9/18 | Chapter 3 - Acids and Bases, Sections 3.8-3.11 | Solvating Effects, Counterions, Lewis Acids & Bases, Acids & Bases in Living Systems | Chapter 3, Sections 3.8-3.11 |
| Mon | 9/21 | Chapter 4 - Alkanes and Cycloalkanes, Sections 4.1-4.5 | Structure, Nomenclature, Isomerism, Sources & Uses of Alkanes | Chapter 4, Sections 4.1-4.5 |
| Wed | 9/23 | Chapter 4 - Alkanes and Cycloalkanes, Sections 4.6-4.10 | Newman Projections, Conformational Analysis, Cycloalkanes, Cyclohexane Conformations | Chapter 4, Sections 4.6-4.10 |
| Fri | 9/25 | Exam 1 - 100 pts | Exam 1 - 100 pts | Exam 1 - 100 pts |
| Mon | 9/28 | Chapter 4 - Alkanes and Cycloalkanes, Sections 4.11-4.15 | Chair Conformations, Monosubstituted Cyclohexanes, Disbstituted Cyclohexanes, Cis-Trans Isomerism, Polycyclics | Chapter 4, Sections 4.11-4.15 |
| Wed | 9/30 | Chapter 5 - Stereoisomerism, Sections 5.1-5.4 | Stereoisomerism, Chirality, Configurations, Fischer Projections | Chapter 5, Sections 5.1-5.4 |
| Fri | 10/2 | Chapter 5 - Stereoisomerism, Sections 5.5-5.11 | Optical Activity, Relationships, Alkene Configurations, Mixtures | Chapter 5, Sections 5.5-5.11 |
| Mon | 10/5 | Chapter 14 - IR Spec & Mass Spec, Sections 14.1-14.6 | IR Spectrum, Signals, Scale, Functional Groups | Chapter 14, Sections 14.1-14.6 |
| Wed | 10/7 | Chapter 14 - IR Spec & Mass Spec, Sections 14.7-14.13 | Mass Spectrum, Molecular Ions, Isotopes, Analysis | Chapter 14, Sections 14.7-14.13 |
| Fri | 10/9 | Chapter 15 - NMR Spectroscopy, Sections 15.1-15.5 | H NMR Spectrum, Number of Signals, Chemical Shift | Chapter 15, Sections 15.1-15.5 |
| Mon | 10/12 | Chapter 15 - NMR Spectroscopy, Sections 15.6-15.10 | Integration, Multiplicity, Drawing Spectra, Analysis | Chapter 15, Sections 15.6-15.10 |
| Wed | 10/14 | Chapter 15 - NMR Spectroscopy, Sections 15.11-15.12 | Carbon NMR Spectrum, Chemical Shifts, Size of Signals | Chapter 15, Sections 15.11-15.12 |
| Fri | 10/16 | Chapter 6 - Chemical Reactions & Arrows, Sections 6.1-6.5 | Enthalpy, Entropy, Gibbs Equation, Equilibria, Kinetics | Chapter 6, Sections 6.1-6.5 |
| Mon | 10/19 | Chapter 6 - Chemical Reactions & Arrows, Sections 6.6-6.9 | Energy Diagrams, Nucleophiles & Electrophiles, Arrows | Chapter 6, Sections 6.6-6.9 |
| Wed | 10/21 | Chapter 6 - Chemical Reactions & Arrows, Sections 6.10-6.12 | Curved Arrows, Carbocation Rearrangements, Reversible Steps | Chapter 6, Sections 6.10-6.12 |
| Fri | 10/23 | Exam 2 - 100 pts | Exam 2 - 100 pts | Exam 2 - 100 pts |
| Mon | 10/26 | Chapter 7 - Substitutions & Eliminations, Sections 7.1-7.4 | Alkyl Halides, SN2 Mechanism, Nucleophiles | Chapter 7, Sections 7.1-7.4 |
| Wed | 10/28 | Chapter 7 - Substitutions & Eliminations, Sections 7.5-7.8 | E2 Mechanism, Alkene Structure, Competition | Chapter 7, Sections 7.5-7.8 |
| Fri | 10/30 | Chapter 7 - Substitutions & Eliminations, Sections 7.9-7.13 | SN1 and E1 Mechanisms, Competition, Substrates, Solvents | Chapter 7, Sections 7.9-7.13 |
| Mon | 11/2 | Chapter 7 - Substitutions & Eliminations, All Sections | SN and E Reactions in Synthesis | Chapter 7, Sections 7.1-7.13 |
| Wed | 11/4 | Chapter 8 - Reactions of Alkenes, Sections 8.1-8.5 | Additions, Alkene Structure, Hydrohalogenation | Chapter 8, Sections 8.1-8.5 |
| Fri | 11/6 | Chapter 8 - Reactions of Alkenes, Sections 8.6-8.8 | Hydration, Oxymercuration, Hydroboration | Chapter 8, Sections 8.6-8.8 |
| Mon | 11/9 | Chapter 8 - Reactions of Alkenes, Sections 8.9-8.12 | Hydrogenation, Halogenation, Halohydrins, Epoxides | Chapter 8, Sections 8.9-8.12 |
| Wed | 11/11 | Veterans Day - No Classes | No Classes | No Classes |
| Fri | 11/13 | Chapter 8 - Reactions of Alkenes, Sections 8.13-8.15 | Ozonolysis, Predicting Products, Alkenes in Synthesis | Chapter 8, Sections 8.13-8.15 |
| Mon | 11/16 | Chapter 9 - Alkyne Chemistry, Sections 9.1-9.3 | Structure, Nomenclature, Preparation of Alkynes | Chapter 9, Sections 9.1-9.3 |
| Wed | 11/18 | Chapter 9 - Alkyne Chemistry, Sections 9.4-9.6 | Hydrohalogenation, Hydration, Tautomerism | Chapter 9, Sections 9.4-9.6 |
| Fri | 11/20 | Chapter 9 - Alkyne Chemistry, Sections 9.7-9.11 | Reduction, Ozonolysis, Alkylation, Alkynes in Synthesis | Chapter 9, Sections 9.7-9.11 |
| Mon | 11/23 | Exam 3 - 100 pts | Exam 3 - 100 pts | Exam 3 - 100 pts |
| Wed | 11/25 | No Classes | No Classes | No Classes |
| Fri | 11/27 | Thanksgiving - No Classes | Thanksgiving - No Classes | Thanksgiving - No Classes |
| Mon | 11/30 | Chapter 10 - Radical Chemistry, Sections 10.1-10.4 | Radical Structure, Mechanism Patterns, Halogenation & Selectivity | Chapter 10, Sections 10.1-10.4 |
| Wed | 12/2 | Chapter 10 - Radical Chemistry, Sections 10.5-10.9 | Thermodynamics of Selectivity, Stereochemistry, Radical Addition | Chapter 10, Sections 10.5-10.9 |
| Fri | 12/4 | Chapter 10 - Radical Chemistry, Sections 10.10-10.13 | Radical Polymerization, Radicals in Oxidation, Petroleum Cracking | Chapter 10, Sections 10.10-10.13 |
| Mon | 12/7 | Final Exam - 200 pts | Final Exam - 200 pts | Final Exam - 200 pts |
| Wed | 12/9 | Finals Week | Finals Week | Finals Week |
| Fri | 12/11 | Finals Week | Finals Week | Finals Week |
The course schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning.