Workshop 9

Workshop Problems

First Term Review - Organize your notes!

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Structure:

Create a flowchart that would allow you to determine whether a given compound is an isomer of another, and if so, what type of isomer. (Work in pairs, then share the results.)

Reactions:

The four families of compounds studied thus far are the alkanes, alkenes, alkyl halides, and alcohols. Represent them by four circles and write arrows that show reactions that convert a compound from one family to another. Include all other reactions that we have studied; if they don't lead to one of these functional groups, just show them emanating from one of the circles. (Work in pairs, the share the results.)

Compare and update your notes:

Organize and optimize the class responses to the above exercises; create study sheets that you can take home.

Other advice - Practice on sample final exams:

Fall 2002 (Dr. Lutz) : http://web.pdx.edu/~lutzr/334.html

Fall 2001 (Dr. Wamser) : http://chem.pdx.edu/~wamserc/C334F01/Final.htm

Fall 2000 (Dr. Lutz) : http://web.pdx.edu/~lutzr/334.html

Fall 1999 (Dr. Wamser) : http://chem.pdx.edu/~wamserc/C334F99/Final.htm

Fall 1998 (Dr. Wamser) : http://chem.pdx.edu/~wamserc/C334F98/Final.htm

(Caution - the topic coverages were somewhat different in 1999 and earlier, based on different textbooks,
and in 2000 and 2002, Chapter 6 was not included in the final exam.