Meeting Times & Places

Lecture (KH 149)

    MWF 9:00 - 9:50 am

Workshop (KH 447)

    Sect. A: W 2:00 - 2:50 Pm

    Sect. B: M 2:00 - 2:50 Pm

    Sect. C: F 2:00 - 2:50 Pm

Exam Period (KH 149)

    Th 5:30 - 7:00 pm

Office Hours

    monday 3-4 pm

    Tuesday 9-11 AM

    Wednesday 12-1 PM

    Thursday 9-10 am

Tutoring (Kirk 471)

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EC Seminars

Honors Week

   march 28 - April 1

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student projects day

    fri, april 29, 8am-3pm

Course Info

Syllabus

Course Overheads

start-ups

workshop exercises

Class Exercises

practice exams

current exams

MY CONTACT

Email: lbastin@widener.edu

Phone: (610) 499-4022

Office  Kirkbride Hall 469A

Course Description: In this course we continue are journey through organic chemistry.  Organic chemistry was traditionally defined as the study of substances isolated from living systems.  While organic chemistry opens the door to the understanding of living systems including but not limited to protein chemistry and pharmaceuticals, organic chemistry is also the basis of materials chemistry which has given us such commercial materials as fiberglass, plastic, lasers, and computers to name a few.  This is the second semester of a two-semester introductory organic chemistry sequence for science, engineering, and pre-med programs.  We will continue to learn methods that allow us to control the formation and breaking of covalent bonds in order to produce chemicals with desired structures and properties while not harming the environment.  The course emphasizes the nomenclature, structure, properties, and identification (IR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, and MS) of a large number of classes of organic compounds.  The course also provides an introduction to alternative green reagents/reactions and multistep synthesis.  The course concludes with a discussion of carbohydrates and amino acids.  Prerequisite: Chem 255.

Course Goals: We have three major goals in this course: 1) to promote effective written and oral communication of chemical nomenclature and structures of organic molecules (the language of organic chemistry); 2) to promote a basic knowledge of the concepts of organic molecules and their relationship to mathematics and other sciences in order a) to compare theoretical calculations and experimental results, b) to interpret spectra, c) synthesize and characterize compounds, and d) to recognize how chemistry relates to other disciplines and society; 3) to develop problem solving and analytical analysis skills.  This knowledge will be judged based on start-ups, exams, and class participation.