1. Chemistry 251 (Organic Chemistry I) – Fall 2012
(Pre-requisite: Grade of C or Higher in Chemistry 114)
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Queens College – CUNY
65-30 Kissena Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11367
Lecture & Recitation – Monday & Wednesday (6:30 – 8:20 PM); Remsen 101
Instructor: Professor Yu Chen, Remsen 206 F
Email: yu.chen1@qc.cuny.edu
Tele: 718-997-4132 (Office)
Office Hours: 2:00 - 3:00 pm Monday & Wednesday (Remsen 206 F)
8:20 - 8:35 pm Monday & Wednesday (Remsen 101)
Textbook: Organic Chemistry by John McMurry, Eighth Edition, BROOKS/COLE
CENGAGE Learning;
Reference Book: Organic Chemistry by A. David Baker, Jaimelee Iolani Rizzo and Robert
Engel;
Ancillary:
1) Study Guide and Solution Manual for McMurry’s Organic Chemistry, by Susan
McMurry, Eighth Edition, BROOKS/COLE CENGAGE Learning;
2) Organic Chemistry as a Second Language, by David Klein, Third Edition, John Wiley &
Sons, INC.
Laboratory Text: by Williamson, Organic Experiments, 9th
Edition.
Schedule of Classes and Examinations:
1. Chapter 1 – Structure and Bonding – Aug. 27th
(Mon., 2 hrs), Aug. 29th
(Wed., 1 hr)
2. Chapter 2 – Polar Covalent Bonds; Acids and Bases – Aug. 29th
(Wed., 1 hr), Sept. 5th
(Wed., 2
hrs.), Review for Chapters 1 & 2 – Sept. 10th
(Mon., 1 hr)
3. Chapter 3 – Organic Compounds: Alkanes and Their Stereochemistry – Sept. 10th
(Mon., 1 hr),
Sept. 12th
(Wed., 1 hr)
4. Chapter 4 – Organic Compounds: Cycloalkanes and Their Stereochemistry – Sept. 12th
(Wed., 1
hr), Sept. 19th
(Wed., 1 hr); Review for Chapters 3 & 4 – Sept. 19th
(Wed., 1 hr)
5. Chapter 5 – Stereochemistry at Tetrahedral Centers – Sept. 24th
(Mon., 2 hrs), Oct. 1st
(Mon., 1
hr), Review for Chapter 5 – Oct. 1st
(Mon., 1 hr)
Review of Chapters 1 through 5, Problem-Solving – Oct. 3rd
(Wed., 2 hrs)
First Mid-term Examination – Chapters 1 through 5 – Oct. 10th
(Wed., 2 hrs)
6. Chapter 6 – An Overview of Organic Reactions – Oct. 15th
(Mon., 2 hrs), Oct. 17th
(Wed., 1 hr)

2. 7. Chapter 7 – Alkenes: Structure and Reactivity – Oct. 17th
(Wed., 1 hr), Oct. 22nd
(Mon., 2 hrs),
Review for Chapters 6 & 7 – Oct. 24th
(Wed., 1 hr)
8. Chapter 8 – Alkenes: Reactions and Synthesis – Oct. 24th
(Wed., 1 hr), Oct. 29th
(Mon., 2 hrs)
9. Chapter 9 – Alkynes: An Introduction to Organic Synthesis – Oct. 31st
(Wed., 2 hrs), Nov. 5th
(Mon., 1 hr); Review for Chapters 8 & 9 – Nov. 5th
(Mon., 1 hr)
Review of Chapter 6 through 9, Problem-Solving – Nov. 7th
(Wed., 2 hrs)
Second Mid-Term Examination – Chapters 6 through 9 – Nov. 12th
(Mon., 2 hrs)
10. Chapter 10 – Organohalides – Nov. 14th
(Wed., 2 hrs)
11. Chapter 11 – Reactions of Alkyl Halides: Nucleophilic Substitutions and Eliminations – Nov.
19th
(Mon., 2 hrs), Nov. 21st
(Wed., 1 hr); Review for Chapters 10 & 11 Nov. 21st
(Wed., 1 hr)
12. Chapter 15 – Benzene and Aromaticity – Nov. 26th
(Mon., 2 hrs)
13. Chapter 16 – Chemistry of Benzene: Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution – Nov. 28th
(Wed., 2
hrs), Dec. 3rd
(Mon., 1 hr); Review for Chapters 15 & 16 Dec. 3rd
(Mon., 1 hr)
Review of Chapters 10, 11, 15 & 16, Problem-Solving – Dec. 5th
(Wed., 2 hrs)
Third Mid-Term Examination – Chapters 10, 11, 15 and 16 – Dec. 10th
(Mon., 2 hrs)
Review Session for Final Examination, Problem-Solving – Dec. 12th
(Wed., 2 hrs)
FINAL EXAMINATION – Chapters 1 through 11 & Chapters 15, 16 – (Dec. 19th
,
tentative)