Schedule of Assignments and Examinations for Chemistry 248A Spring 2023 (Hanson)

	Mon	Wed	Fri
	Feb 6 Mod1 1 resonance and conjugation review; reactions of conjugated dienes Reading: Sections 14.1-14.3, 14.6, 14.8-14.11  Discussion Topic(s): 1,2	Feb 8 Mod1 2 Diels-Alder reaction Reading: Sections 14.12, 14.13  Discussion Topic(s): 3-4	Feb 10 Mod1 3 benzene and aromaticity Reading: Sections 15.1-15.10  Discussion Topic(s): 5-6
	Feb 13 Mod1 4 electrophilic aromatic substitution Reading: Sections 16.1-16.5  Discussion Topic(s): 7-9	Feb 15 Mod1 5 reactions of substituted benzenes Reading: Sections 16.6-16.9  Discussion Topic(s): 10-11	Feb 17 Mod1 6 limitations; additional reactions of aromatic compounds Reading: Sections 16.10-16.16, 17.14 (Grignard+CO2, epoxides)  Discussion Topic(s): 12-13
	Feb 20 Mod1 7 Synthesis Workshop #1 Reading: Sections 14,15,16,17.14  Discussion Topic(s): 1-13	Feb 22 Mod1 8 First Exam Reading: Sections 14,15,16,17.14  Discussion Topic(s): 1-13	Feb 24 Mod2 9 carbonyl compounds: oxidation and reduction Reading: Sections 17.1-17.5, 17.7-17.8  Discussion Topic(s): 14-16
	Feb 27 Mod2 10 nucleophilic addition at C=O: organometallic compounds (I) (RLi, RMgX, R2CuLi) Reading: Sections 17.9-17.11  Discussion Topic(s): 17-18	Mar 1 Mod2 11 protecting groups and reactions of organometallic compounds Reading: Sections 17.12-17.17,24.1  Discussion Topic(s): 19-22	Mar 3 Mod2 12 properties of aldehydes and ketones; the Wittig reaction Reading: Sections 18.1-18.7, 18.9  Discussion Topic(s): 23-24
	Mar 6 Mod2 13 aldehydes and ketones -- reversible addition Reading: Sections 18.8, 18.10-18.14  Discussion Topic(s): 25-28	Mar 8 Mod2 14 carboxylic acids and acidity (not nitriles) Reading: Sections 19.1-19.3, 19.6-19.10  Discussion Topic(s): 29-30	Mar 10 Mod2 15 carboxylic acid derivatives -- reactions of acid chlorides and anhydrides Reading: Sections 20.1-20.4, 2.6-20.8  Discussion Topic(s): 31-33
	Mar 13 Mod2 16 reactions of carboxylic acid, esters, amides, and nitriles Reading: Sections 20.9, 20.10, 20.12, 20.14, 19.12 (nitriles)  Discussion Topic(s): 34-36	Mar 15 Mod2 17 Mechanism Workshop #1 Reading: Sections 17-20, 24.1  Discussion Topic(s): 14-36	Mar 17 Mod2 18 Second Exam Reading: Sections 17-20, 24.1  Discussion Topic(s): 14-36
	Mar 20 Mod3 19 carbonyl compounds -- reactions at the alpha carbon Reading: Sections 21.1-21.5  Discussion Topic(s): 37	Mar 22 Mod3 20 halogenation of ketones; alkylation of enolates Reading: Sections 21.6-21.10  Discussion Topic(s): 38-39	Mar 24 Spring Break
	Mar 27 Spring Break	Mar 29 Spring Break	Mar 31 Spring Break
	Apr 3 Mod3 21 aldol reactions and aldol condensations Reading: Sections 22.1-22.4  Discussion Topic(s): 40-41	Apr 5 Mod3 22 additional condensations; Michael addition and the Robinson annulation Reading: Sections 22.5-22.9  Discussion Topic(s): 42-44	Apr 7 Mod3 23 Synthesis Workshop #2 Reading: Chapters 21-22  Discussion Topic(s): 37-44
	Apr 10 Mod3 24 amines, diazonium salts, and azo compounds Reading: Sections 23.6-23.10, 23.12-23.14  Discussion Topic(s): 45-48	Apr 12 Mod3 25 organometallic reactions involving palladium and ruthenium Reading: Sections 24.2, 24.6  Discussion Topic(s): 49-51	Apr 14 Mod3 26 the Heck reaction Reading: Sections 24.3  Discussion Topic(s): 52
	Apr 17 Mod3 27 Synthesis Workshop #3 Reading: Chapters 21-24  Discussion Topic(s): 37-52	Apr 19 Mod3 28 Third Exam Reading: Chapters 21-24  Discussion Topic(s): 37-52	Apr 21 Mod4 29 carbohydrates -- introduction Reading: Sections 26.1-26.5  Discussion Topic(s): 53-54
	Apr 24 Mod4 30 cyclic carbohydrates Reading: Sections 26.6-26.9  TODO: Start working on sythesis report  Discussion Topic(s): 55-57	Apr 26 Mod4 31 amino acids I: the 20 common amino acids Reading: Sections 27.1  Discussion Topic(s): 58	Apr 28 Mod4 32 amino acids II: peptide synthesis Reading: Sections 27.5,27.7,27.8  TODO: Check out the amino acid matching quiz!  Discussion Topic(s): 59-60
	May 1 Mod4 33 lipids Reading: Sections 29.1-3,29.5-8  Discussion Topic(s): 61-62	May 3 Mod4 34 Sythesis Report Work  TODO: Use this time to work on your synthesis report and to conference with Prof. Hanson	May 5 Mod4 35 Fourth Exam Reading: Chapters 26,27,29  Discussion Topic(s): 53-62
	May 8 Mod5 36 radical reactions Reading: Sections 13.1-13.6, 13.13,13.14  Discussion Topic(s): 63,64,66	May 10 Mod5 37 polymers -- chain growth polymerization Reading: Sections 28.1-28.5  Discussion Topic(s): 67-69	May 12 Mod5 38 polymers -- step growth polymerization; green polymer chemistry Reading: Sections 28.6  TODO: Synthesis Report Due  Discussion Topic(s): 70
	May 15 Mod6 39 medicinal chemistry  Discussion Topic(s):	May 17 40 FINAL EXAM IS Saturday, May 20, at 9 AM  TODO: Polymer report due at final exam	May 19