University of Texas at El PasoDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry

CHEM 2125 Course Structure for Spring 2021

CRN’s: 21768; 21801; 22154, 25928; 22671; 25929; 24951

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Course Name: CHEM 2125 Online (Blackboard)

Class Structure: Online Asynchronous (No Online Class to Attend). Everything is via Blackboard.

Your Instructor: Dr. Hemant SharmaEmail: hsharma@utep.edu (747-7565)Virtual Office Hours: Via Blackboard, email M, T, R

from 9:30- 10:30 am

Communication: You are responsible to check your email in a regular basis to receive

any update related to your course. If you have any questions, UTEP e-mail is the best way to contact me. I will make every attempt to respond to your e-mail within 24-48 hours of receipt. When e-mailing me, be sure to email from your UTEP student account and please put the course number (CRN) in the subject line. In the body of your e-mail, clearly state your question. At the end of your e-mail, be sure to put your first and last name, and your university identification number. Your initial point of contact is your TA. All emails to your TA should be simultaneously copied to me (hsharma@utep.edu).

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All study materials and assignments related to this course will be delivered via UTEP Blackboard. You are responsible to periodically check your Blackboard homepage to receive any contents and submit quizzes on time.

Text Book: Experimental Organic Chemistry: A Small Scale Approach

2nd EditionWilcox & Wilcox

Grading: A (> = 85%), B (> = 75%), C (> = 65%), D (> = 55%), F (< 55%)Grading will be done solely based on your performance in the

online quizzes administered via Blackboard.

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As the class is online, physical attendance is not required. You need to check the homepage of the Blackboard regularly every week for videos, power point presentations, commentaries on the labs and quizzes.

CHEM 2125 Course Structure:

This is an asynchronous course and will be taught via Blackboard only. There are 12 chapters to cover in this course. Every week we will cover 1

chapter. The first Quiz is on the week of January 25-29. It is about Lab Safety. Your score from your safety quiz will be considered for final grading. There will be No Quiz on the week of March 15-19 and March 22-26. Your TA will provide a pre-recorded lecture for every chapter. Any other study materials will be dropped in the Blackboard. It is strongly recommended to read the relevant chapter from your

Textbook. For every chapter, you will be required to submit 1 quiz. The questions are mostly of multiple choice, multiple answer or matching

types. The questions will test your general understanding of experimental organic

chemistry

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You will get just single attempt to complete a quiz. There is no timer for your quiz. You will not be forced to complete once you started your quiz. After the due date for a quiz, you will be able to see correct answer and

feedbacks for that quiz. For every quiz, you will get 5 days to submit (see the Table below for

details). Say for example, quiz available on Monday at 12:00 AM is due by Friday midnight (MST). It is your responsibility to submit quizzes before the due dates.

Things to Keep in Mind: It is YOUR responsibility to check whether you have successfully submitted

a quiz. I will NOT re-open a quiz if you failed to submit it on time. After the due date is over, I will NOT re-open a quiz for you.

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It is strongly recommended NOT to wait for the last hour to submit your quiz.

The last minute excuses like 'Computer freeze' or 'Internet out' will NOT be entertained.

No excuses will be entertained other than (i) if you (not family member) are seriously sick and you have a letter from

your physician. (ii) if you are participating activities related to UTEP.

Homework for Every Week: Watch/Listen your lecture. Go through the power point presentations carefully and try to understand the chemistry of the experiments. Read your textbook. Submit your quiz on time (For detail schedule of quizzes, see below).

Detail Schedule of All Quizzes for CHEM 2125 (Administered via UTEP Blackboard)

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Lab Experiments Quizzes Available on UTEP BlackboardLab#1_Safety Safety Quiz 1 Date 01/25/2021 Time 12.00AM – Date 01/29/2021 Time

11.59PMChapter 1 (Pages 3-9)

Lab#2_Benzaldehyde Quiz 2 Date 02/01/2021 Time 12.00AM – Date 02/05/2021 Time 11.59PM

Chapter 6 (Pages 70-76)Lab#3_Stilbene Quiz 3 Date 02/08/2021 Time 12.00AM – Date 02/12/2021 Time

11.59PMChapter 28 (Pages 366-370)

Lab#4_Stilbene Dibromide Quiz 4 Date 02/15/2021 Time 12.00AM – Date 02/19/2021 Time 11.59PM

Chapter 28 (Pages 366-370)Lab#5_Diphenylacetylene Quiz 5 Date 02/22/2021 Time 12.00AM – Date 02/26/2021 Time

11.59PMChapter 28 (Pages 366-370)

Lab#6_Dibenzyl Ketone Quiz 6 Date 03/01/2021 Time 12.00AM – Date 03/05/2021 Time 11.59PM

Lab#7_Benzoin Quiz 7 Date 03/08/2021 Time 12.00AM – Date 03/12/2021 Time 11.59PM

Chapter 48 (Pages 477-484)Lab#8_Benzil Quiz 8 Date 03/29/2021 Time 12.00AM – Date 04/02/2021 Time

11.59PMChapter 48 (Pages 477-484)

Lab#9_Tetraphenylcyclopentadienone

Quiz 9 Date 04/05/2021 Time 12.00AM – Date 04/09/2021 Time 11.59PM

Chapter 34 (Pages 397-400)Lab#10_Hexaphenylbenzene Quiz 10 Date 04/12/2021 Time 12.00AM – Date 04/16/2021 Time

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11.59PMChapter 41 (Pages 435-440)

Lab#11_ IR Spectroscopy Quiz 11 Date 04/19/2021 Time 12.00AM – Date 04/23/2021 Time 11.59PM

Chapter 13 (Pages 234-253)Lab#12_ NMR Spectroscopy Quiz 12 Date 04/26/2021 Time 12.00AM – Date 04/30/2021 Time

11.59PMChapter 15 (Pages 263-290)

Course Objectives: Understand the safety, rules and regulations of a typical Organic Chemistry

Laboratory. Know the dangers of a laboratory including how to mitigate your risk. Read and understand all the chapters and not just the experimental

procedure. Read and understand all other course materials provided to you during the

semester.  Make sure that you can draw all structures and mechanisms for each lab.  Be able to apply a given mechanism to other reagents because we are not

just cooks! Understand which fundamental mechanism you are applying (Addition,

Elimination or Substitution) including the stereo-chemical consequences.

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Understand whether a reaction is an oxidation, reduction or not a net redox reaction.

Be able to calculate the yield of a reaction, structure to formula conversion, formula to molecular weight conversion, volume (mL) to mass (gm) conversion using density, grams to mole conversion, and more.

Understand the stoichiometry of the reaction and concept of limiting reagent.

Understand why a particular procedure was adopted and why certain modification was recommended.

Remember that in this semester, this lab is your duty. Do your job sincerely.

You shall be learning about the multistep synthesis of hexaphenylbenzene in this lab course, Chapter 41. Each week you will learn about the different organic reactions like Wittig reaction, addition, elimination, oxidation, condensation and Diel’s Alder reactions, their mechanisms and chemistry. The following is the scheme for multistep synthesis of hexaphenylbenzene beginning with the purification of benzaldehyde.

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TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTSCourse content is delivered via the Internet through the Blackboard learning management system. Ensure your UTEP e-mail account is working and that you have access to the Web and a stable web browser. Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox are the best browsers for Blackboard; other browsers may cause complications. When having technical difficulties, update your browser, clear your cache, or try switching to another browser.

You will need to have access to a computer/laptop, scanner, a webcam, and a microphone. You will need to download or update the following software: Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Windows Media Player, QuickTime, and Java. Check that your computer hardware and software are up-to-date and able to access all parts of the course.

If you do not have a word-processing software, you can download Word and other Microsoft Office programs (including Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and more) for free via UTEP’s Microsoft Office Portal. Click the following link for more information about Microsoft Office 365 and follow the instructions.

IMPORTANT: If you encounter technical difficulties beyond your scope of troubleshooting, please contact the UTEP Help Desk as they are trained specifically in assisting with technological needs of students. Please do not

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contact me for this type of assistance. The Help Desk is much better equipped than I am to assist you!

SCHOLASTIC INTEGRITYAcademic dishonesty is prohibited and is considered a violation of the UTEP Handbook of Operating Procedures. It includes, but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, and collusion. Cheating may involve copying from or providing information to another student, possessing unauthorized materials during a test, or falsifying research data on laboratory reports. Plagiarism occurs when someone intentionally or knowingly represents the words or ideas of another as ones' own. Collusion involves collaborating with another person to commit any academically dishonest act. Any act of academic dishonesty attempted by a UTEP student is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. All suspected violations of academic integrity at The University of Texas at El Paso must be reported to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR) for possible disciplinary action. To learn more, please visit HOOP: Student Conduct and Discipline .

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