Exam (elaborations) TEST BANK FOR Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry 5th Edition By T. W. Graham Solomons (Study Guide and Solutions Manual)

Table of Contents Partial table of contents: Carbon Compounds and Chemical Bonds. Representative Carbon Compounds. An Introduction to Organic Reactions: Acids and Bases. Alkanes and Cycloalkanes: Conformations of Molecules. Stereochemistry: Chiral Molecules. Alkenes and Alkynes I: Properties and Synthesis. Alkenes and Alkynes II: Addition Reactions. Radical Reactions. Alcohols and Ethers. Conjugated Unsaturated Systems. Aromatic Compounds. Reactions of Aromatic Compounds. Aldehydes and Ketones I: Nucleophilic Additions to the Carbonyl Group. Aldehydes and Ketones II: Aldol Reactions. Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives: Nucleophilic Substitution at the Acyl Carbon. Amines. Carbohydrates. Lipids. Answers to Selected Problems. Glossary. Index. Solomons/Advices ADVICES FOR STUDYING ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 1. Keep up with your studying day to day –– never let yourself get behind, or better yet, be a little ahead of your instructor. Organic chemistry is a course in which one idea almost always builds on another that has gone before. 2. Study materials in small units, and be sure that you understand each new section before you go on to the next. Because of the cumulative nature of organic chemistry, your studying will be much more effective if you take each new idea as it comes and try to understand it completely before you move onto the nest concept. 3. Work all of the in-chapter and assigned problems. 4. Write when you study. Write the reactions, mechanisms, structures, and so on, over and over again. You need to know the material so thoroughly that you can explain it to someone else. This level of understanding comes to most of us (those of us without photographic memories) through writing. Only by writing the reaction mechanisms do we pay sufficient attention to their details: 1) which atoms are connected to which atoms. 2) which bonds break in a reaction and which bonds form. 3) the three-dimensional aspects of the structure. 5. Learning by teaching and explaining (教學相長). Study with your student peers and practice explaining concepts and mechanisms to each other. 6. Use the answers to the problems in the Study Guide in the proper way: 1) Use the Study Guide to check your answer after you have finished a problem. 2) Use the Study Guide for a clue when you are completely stuck. The value of a problem is in solving it! ~ 1 ~ Solomons/Advices 7. Use the introductory material in the Study Guide entitled “Solving the puzzle –– or –– Structure is everything (Almost)” as a bridge from general chemistry to your beginning study of organic chemistry. Once you have a firm understanding of structure, the puzzle of organic chemistry can become one of very manageable size and comprehensible pieces. 8. Use molecular models when you study. ADVICES FROM STUDENTS TAKING ORGANIC CHEMISTRY COURSE CHEM 220A AT YALE UNIVERSITY The students listed below from the 2000 fall term have agreed to serve as mentors for Chem 220a during the 2001 fall term. They are a superb group of people who did exceptionally well in Chem 220a last year. They know the material and how best to approach learning it. Some of them have provided their thoughts on attaining success in the course. Partial List as of April 20, 2001 • Catherine Bradford My advice on Organic Chemistry: 1. Figure out what works for you and stick with it. 2. Tests: I think the key to doing well on the tests is as much about getting a lot of sleep as it is about studying. It's important to be sharp when you walk into a test, so that you'll be able to think clearly about the tricky problems. As far as studying goes, start studying for them a few nights early. My suggestion for a test on ~ 2 ~ Solomons/Advices Friday is to go through the material on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday nights, then relax on Thursday night and review as needed. 3. Problem Sets: Don't save them for Sunday night. Work out the problem sets so that YOU understand them. Get people's help when needed, but the most important thing is actually understanding how to get the right answer. 4. Don't look at Organic Chemistry as if it were a monster to be battled. Rather, think about it as a challenge. When you come across a problem that looks long and complicated, just start writing down what you know and work from there. You might not get it completely right, but at least you have something. • Claire Brickell 1. As far as I'm concerned, the only way to do well in orgo is to do your work all along. I wish there were a less obnoxious way to say it, but there it is. You probably already think I'm a dork by now, so I'm going to go ahead and say this, too: I like orgo. There is a really beautiful pattern to it, and once you get past the initial panic you'll realize that most of what you're learning is actually interesting. 2. The thing is, if you do your work regularly, you'll realize that there really isn't ALL that much of it, and that it really isn't as hard as you think. I can't really give you advice on HOW to do your work, because everybody learns differently. I hate memorizing, and I am proud to say that I have never used a flash card in my life. I found the best way to learn the reactions was to do as many problems as possible. Once you've used your knowledge a couple of times, it sort of memorizes itself. 3. Last thing: there are a ton of people out there who know a lot about orgo, and a lot about explaining orgo to other people. Use them. The STARS help sessions are really helpful, as are the tutors. • Caroline Drewes So I'm sure by now all of you have heard the “nightmares” that organic chemistry is universally associated with. But don't worry!! The rumored nights of endless memorization and the “impossible” tests that follow them are completely optional. ~ 3 ~ Solomons/Advices By optional I mean that if you put the work in (some time before the night before a test) by reading the textbook before class, taking notes in Ziegler's (helpful) lectures, spending time working through the problem sets and going to your invaluable TA's at section, then you'll probably find orgo to be a challenging class but not unreasonably so. And don't let yourself be discouraged! Orgo can be frustrating at times (especially at late hours) and you may find yourself swearing off the subject forever, but stick with it! Soon enough you'll be fluent in the whole “orgo language” and you'll be able to use the tools you have accumulated to solve virtually any problem –– not necessarily relying on memorization but rather step-by-step learning. I would swear by flashcards, complete with mechanisms, because they're lighter to lug around than the textbook meaning you can keep them in your bag and review orgo when you get a free minute at the library or wherever. Going over the reactions a whole bunch of times well before the test takes 5-10 minutes and will help to solidify the information in your head, saving you from any “day-before-anxiety”. One more hint would be to utilize the extensive website –– you never know when one of those online ORGO problems will pop up on a test! So good luck and have fun!! • Margo Fonder I came to the first orgo class of the year expecting the worst, having heard over and over that it would be impossible. But