Chapter 7 Part 2 - Alkyl Halides: Elimination Reactions

Daily
To-Do

Flipped
Lectures

In-Class
Worksheets

Step 1

• Read Klein Chapter 7, sections 7.5-7.7
• Watch flipped lectures
• Work through SkillBuilders 7.3, 7.4 & 7.5
  

• Part 1a - Introduction to Alkenes: Structure and Stability
  18 minutes, skeleton notes page 7-13
  
  
• Part 1b - E2 Elimination: Mechanism and Stereochemistry
  19 minutes, skeleton notes page 7-14
  
  
• Part 1c - E2 Regiochemistry
  25 minutes, skeleton notes page 7-15
  
  
• Part 1d - E2 vs. Sn2 Mechanisms
  20 minutes, skeleton notes page 7-16 [BONUS sample problems, page 7-17]

Worksheet Ch7-3

Step 2

• Read Klein sections 7.8-7.11
  
• Watch flipped lectures
• Work through SkillBuilders 7.7 & 7.9
• 5th edition: Competing Reactions & Alcohol Substrates (Tosylates)
• Alcohol Dehydration Homework (in Gradescope - can be submitted late with no penalty, up until date of Exam 3)
  
  
• Work on suggested Chapter 7-Part2 EOC problems on WileyPLUS (auto-graded) and/or on paper (self grade, using Solutions Manual). 
  
  

• Part 2a - E1 Elimination Mechanism
  20 minutes, skeleton notes pages 7-18, 7-19
  
  
• Part 2b - E1/Sn1 Product Mixtures: Carbocation Rearrangements
  14 minutes, skeleton notes page 7-19
  
  
• Part 2c - E1 Alcohol Dehydration & Using Flash Cards
  17 minutes, skeleton notes page 7-20
  
  
• Part 2d - Predicting Mechanisms Sn2/E2/Sn1/E1 & Planning a Synthesis
  23 minutes, skeleton notes page 7-21
  
  
• Not on Exam III
  Solvents & Solvent Effects on Substitution Reactions
  21 minutes, skeleton notes page 7-11

Worksheet Ch7-4

Supplemental Materials

• Sn2 vs. E2 predict-the-product practice problems (page 7-17), answer key and video solution
• Substitution & Elimination Competition Worksheet and answer key page 1 (summary) | page 2 (predict)
• Worksheet 7-4 answer key
  
  
• Alcohol Dehydration Homework (in Gradescope - can be submitted late with no penalty, up until date of Exam 3)
  
  
• 5th edition: Competing Reactions & Alcohol Substrates (Tosylates)

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