4/20/2024 7:23:03 AM	CHEM 12B Course Outline as of Fall 2014	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  CHEM 12B	Title:  ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Full Title:  Organic Chemistry
Last Reviewed:1/27/2020

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	5.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	5.00	Lab Scheduled	6.00		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	105.00
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	9.00			Contact Total	157.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 262.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:

The second semester of an intensive one-year program based upon modern theoretical concepts of organic chemistry. All aspects of fundamental organic chemistry are studied, including nomenclature, chemical and physical properties, reactions and synthesis. The study includes theoretical aspects, reaction mechanisms, and multistep synthesis. Students transferring from a four year college or university are expected to complete this sequence prior to their junior year.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of CHEM 12A

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Second semester of a one year program based upon modern  theoretical concepts of organic chemistry.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of CHEM 12A
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	B1	Physical Science		Spring 2000
	B3	Laboratory Activity
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	5A	Physical Sciences		Spring 2007
	5C	Fulfills Lab Requirement
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
C-ID:
CID Descriptor: CHEM 160S	Organic Chemistry for Science Majors Sequence A	SRJC Equivalent Course(s): CHEM12A AND CHEM12B

Certificate/Major Applicable: Major Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1.  Propose a synthetic route, predict the mechanisms for each step in the synthesis, and perform the synthesis and purification of a specified product from a list of given starting materials, while following common safety regulations and procedures.

2.   Use nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), infrared (IR), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), and/or ultraviolet-visible data to elucidate the structures of unknown compounds and known compounds, and evaluate the success of the synthesis of a specific compound.

 

Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1.  Name a wide variety of organic compounds.

2.  Predict and explain relative physical and chemical properties for a

wide variety of organic molecules.

3.  Predict the products and describe the mechanisms for a wide variety of

organic compounds using fundamental chemical principles.

4.  Effectively communicate observations and subsequent conclusions by

means of written laboratory reports.

Topics and Scope

LECTURE MATERIAL

1.  Alcohols, Ethers, Epoxides and Related Sulfur Compounds

2.  Aldehydes and Ketones

3.  Enols and Enolates

4.  Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives

5.  Amines

6. Aromatic Compounds

7.  Aryl Halides and Phenols

8.  Heterocyclic Compounds

9.  Carbohydrates

10.  Lipids

11. Amino Acids and Proteins

12. Nucleic Acids

 

LABORATORY MATERIAL

1.  Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry

2. NMR, IR, UV-VIS Spectroscopy

3. Multistep Organic Synthesis

4. Separation, Purification and Qualitative Spectroscopic Analysis

Assignments:

Assignments for Chemistry 12B include:

1.  Specific reading and study assignments averaging 40-50 pages per week.

2.  Completion of end-of-chapter exercises averaging 20-25 problems/week.

3.  Laboratory experiments (10-15): identification of unknowns and products of

reactions by physical, instrumental, and spectroscopic methods.

4.  A written laboratory report on each experiment detailing

accomplishments.

5.  Laboratory practical.

6.  A literature research project on "An Interesting Organic Molecule."

7.  Four to six lecture and laboratory exams plus a comprehensive final

exam. American Chemical Society (ACS) Organic Chemistry Exam.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 20 - 25%
Lab reports, An Interesting Organic Molecule report
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 5 - 10%
Lab reports
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 1 - 5%
Lab skill technique/accurate lab results. Lab practical.
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 55 - 70%
Exams: Multiple choice, completion, problem solving & short essay involving both lecture and lab material. ACS Org Chem exam.
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 5%
Class Participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

1. Organic Chemistry, 4th ed., Maitland Jones, Jr., W.W. Norton & Company,

2009

 

2. Multiscale Operational Organic Chemistry, 2nd ed., John W. Lehman, Pearson, 2009

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