| WEEK # | TOPICS | LECTURERS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction Review Resonance Acidity and Basicity | Dr. Kimberly Berkowski | |
| 2 | Alkanes and Cycloalkanes Conformational Analysis of Alkanes and Cycloalkanes | Dr. Kimberly Berkowski | Problem set 1 due |
| 3 | Stereochemistry Overview of Chemical Reactions | Dr. Kimberly Berkowski | Problem set 2 due |
| 4 | Thermodynamics Kinetics Reaction Coordinate Diagrams Exam 1 Alkenes | Dr. Kimberly Berkowski | |
| 5 | Addition of HX to an Alkene (Regiospecificity, Carbocation Stability, Hammond Postulate, Stereochemistry) | Dr. Kimberly Berkowski | Problem set 3 due |
| 6 | Reactions of Alkenes | Dr. Kimberly Berkowski | Problem set 4 due |
| 7 | Alkynes Exam 2 Reactions of Alkynes | Dr. Kimberly Berkowski | |
| 8 | Alkyl Halides Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions | Prof. Sarah O'Connor | Problem set 5 due |
| 9 | Alkyl Halides: Elimination Reactions Aromaticity | Prof. Sarah O'Connor | Problem set 6 due |
| 10 | Aromaticity Exam 3 Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution | Prof. Sarah O'Connor | |
| 11 | Electrophilic and Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution | Prof. Sarah O'Connor | Problem set 7 due |
| 12 | Alcohols and Phenols Introduction to Carbonyls | Prof. Sarah O'Connor | Problem set 8 due |
| 13 | Carbonyl Chemistry Exam 4 | Prof. Sarah O'Connor | |
| 14 | Multistep Synthesis | Prof. Sarah O'Connor |