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This class uses "gapped" lecture notes. The idea is that the tedious part of the note-taking is done for you, so that you spend less time writing in lecture, and more time listening and learning. The gaps represent those parts of the material that I think need to be emphasized, or that you need to learn how to to write and/or draw yourself. The gaps also help to keep you awake at 7:30 AM!

   

After we have finished each section of the notes in class, I will post my completed version so that you can make sure that you have no gaps or mistakes.

The "gapped" versions of the notes are given below, in the form of .pdf files. You can either print these and bring them to lecture, or you can save money by purchasing the entire gapped notes set from The Alternative Copy Shop, which is at the southwest corner of Mill Ave. and 10th street. Give them a call to order or before you go to make sure that they have some copies in stock, (480) 829-7992. The cost should be ca. $30.

click here for the expanded version of this summary, including detailed textbook reading suggestions

click here for the complete set of notes files in one zip file

Section Completed Notes Smith Chapters* "Gapped" Notes as *.pdf files
      Cover Page/Periodic Table
A Retrosynthesis : Putting Reactions Together 6, 17 Retrosynthesis
B Alkynes : Developing Synthetic Methods 6 Alkynes
C Alcohols : Oxidation and Reduction 10 Alcohols
D Organometals : Carbon-Carbon Bonds 20 Organometals
E Ethers and Epoxides : Reactions with Bronsted Acids and Bases 10 Ethers and Epoxides
F Conjugated Systems : Return to Molecular Orbital Theory 7, 29 Conjugated Systems
G Aromaticity : Stability and Instability in Conjugated Pi-Systems 7, 14 Aromaticity
H Reactions of Benzenes : Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution 14, 15 Reactions of Benzenes
I Aldehydes and Ketones : Nucleophilic Addition 17 Aldehydes and Ketones
J Enols and Enolates : Acidities of Carbonyls 18 Enols and Enolates
K Carboxylic Acids : Organic Acids 16 Carboxylic Acids
L Carboxylic Acid Derivatives : Addition/Elimination 16 Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
M Amines : Organic Bases 20 Amines

 

*These are roughly the Chapters in the Textbook by Smith (3rd Edition) that are relevant. For a detailed correlation between the lecture notes and the appropriate book chapters, click here for the expanded version of this summary