CHEMISTRY 337

Organic Chemistry Laboratory

General Information

Chemistry 331 (lecture), Chemistry 332 (lecture) and Chemistry 337 (lecture and laboratory) constitute the course sequence for pre-professional students (medicine, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy and other health professions), chemical engineering students and other students, not majoring in chemistry, who require a year of organic chemistry.

Course Structure

Four credit-hour course

A lecture component

A laboratory component

Prerequisite(s)

One year of freshman chemistry

CH 121, CH 122, CH 123; or

CH 221, CH 222, CH 223; or

CH 231/CH 261, CH 232/CH 262, CH 233/CH 263; and

CH 331, CH 332; or

CH 334, CH 335, CH 336

Terms Offered

Fall

Spring

Summer

Textbooks

Techniques in Organic Chemistry, fourth edition, by J.R. Mohrig, C.N. Hammond, P.F. Schatz

Organic Chemistry, seventh edition, by P.Y. Bruice

Organic Chemistry Study Guide/Solutions Manual, seventh edition, by P.Y. Bruice

Topics

Melting point determination

Recrystallization

Extraction (solid-liquid; liquid-liquid)

Chromatography (TLC; GC)

Infrared spectroscopy

Proton NMR spectroscopy

The aldol reaction

The Grignard reaction

Dehydration of alcohols

Dehydrohalogenation of alkyl halides

Ester saponification

Isolation and characterization of green-leaf pigments from spinach

Isolation and characterization of lactose from milk

Isolation and characterization of essential oils from spices

Isolation and characterization of trimyristin from nutmeg

Lecture Topics

Chemistry at the alpha-carbon

Radical chemistry

Amines and amides

Amino acids

Proteins

Detailed List of Topics (effective Fall 2011)

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

All course information, updates, announcements for the current academic term are posted via Blackboard at: http://my.oregonstate.edu/

ONLINE ORGANIC CHEMISTRY SEQUENCE

CH 331, CH 332, CH 337

Click here for information about the online sequence, including prerequisites and overrides.

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS FOR CH 337

Organic Chemistry by Bruice (sixth or seventh edition)*

Organic Chemistry: Study Guide and Solutions Manual by Bruice (sixth or seventh edition)*

Techniques in Organic Chemistry by Mohrig, Hammond and Schatz (third or fourth edition)

*Special note for students who used Vollhardt's textbook/study guide-solutions manual in CH 334/CH 335/CH 336 - Sudents who still have their Vollhardt books do not need to purchase the Bruice books as readings for Units 11 to 14 will be provided from the Vollhardt book

SPRING 2015 OFFERING OF CH 337/REGISTRATION INFORMATION

If you are not currently registered for CH 337 and you are a Senior who needs this course in order to graduate June 2015 please email either Dr. Myles or Dr. Walker at your earliest convenience.

If you are not currently registered for CH 337 and you have confirmed arrangements for transferring to another university at the conclusion of Spring Term please either Dr. Myles or Dr. Walker at your earliest convenience.

Concurrent registration in CH 332 and CH 337 is not permitted since CH 331/CH 332 are enforced prerequisites.

Concurrent registration in CH 336 and CH 337 is not permitted since CH 334/CH 335/CH 336 are enforced prerequisites.

To assist students with their course planning the following information for future course offerings is provided,

Summer Term 2015

CH 337-001 (fully on-site format)

CH 337-020 (hybrid format, with both online and on-site components)

Fall Term 2015

CH 337-001 (fully on-site format)