Organic Chemistry, CHM 314
Dr. Laurie Starkey, Cal Poly Pomona

Course Materials and Announcements:

Clicker Questions:

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Holiday (Educator.com SN1)
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Answer Keys (for current quarter):

  • Resonance homework, answer key and notes

  • Compare Acid Strength homework and answer key

  • Electronic Transitions: Color Chemistry (overhead shown in class)

  • 3-D Sketch homework and answer key

  • Exam I: blank copy and answer key (histogram)

  • Nomenclature handout and practice sheet (note: this is NOT homework to be turned in!) and answer key

  • Conformer homework and answer key

  • Exam II Review Sheet and answer key (note: Part VI essentially asks how many different places can you add one Cl to the alkane given - draw and name all the possible isomers)

  • take Blackboard quizzes for stereochemistry practice! (+1 bonus point on Exam II if you try BOTH the "R/S" quiz and the "Compare" quiz, at least one time each) These quizzes will remain available for the remainder of the quarter!

  • Exam II: blank copy and answer key (histogram)

  • Wade Chapter 4 Summary (Chemical Reactions and Free-Radical Halogenation)

  • Reaction Mechanism Animations
  • Sn2 vs. Sn1 mechanism homework (note: see Wade section 11-5 for structure of the tosylate leaving group, -OTs) and answer key

  • Sn2 vs. Sn1 predict product homework and answer key

    Sample Syllabus

    Sample Exams

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    Last updated November 29, 2012.