Department of Chemistry
Oregon State University



OSU
 
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; and
CH 331, CH 332; or
CH 334, CH 335, CH 336
 
Terms Offered
Fall
Spring
Summer
 
Textbooks
Techniques in Organic Chemistry, third edition, by J.R. Mohrig, C.N. Hammond, P.F. Schatz
Organic Chemistry, sixth edition, by P.Y. Bruice
Organic Chemistry Study Guide/Solutions Manual, sixth 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 FOR 2011/2012

All course information, updates, announcements 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.
 
SUMMER 2013 OFFERINGS/REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS
  • Organic Chemistry by Bruice (sixth edition)*
  • Organic Chemistry: Study Guide and Solutions Manual by Bruice (sixth edition)*
  • Techniques in Organic Chemistry by Mohrig, Hammond and Schatz (third edition)**

*Special note for students who used McMurry's textbook/study guide-solutions manual in CH 331/CH 332 Summer 2010

  • students who still have their McMurry books do not need to purchase the Bruice books
  • readings and assigned problems for Units 11 to 14 will be provided from the McMurry book

 *Special note for students who used Wade's textbook/study guide-solutions manual in CH 334/CH 335/CH 336

  • students who still have their Wade books do not need to purchase the Bruice books

  • readings and assigned problems for Units 11 to 14 will be provided from the Wade book

 *Special note for students who used the fifth edition of Bruice's textbook/study guide-solutions manual in CH 331/CH 332

  • students who still have the fifth edition of the Bruice books do not need to purchase the sixth edition

  • readings and assigned problems for Units 11 to 14 will be provided from the fifth edition of Bruice

 **Special note for students who have the second edition of the Mohrig book

  • students who have the second edition of Mohrig do not need to purchase the third edition

  • readings will be provided from the second edition of Mohrig