NOTE: this page last updated on December 6, 2007

• Material covered (along timeline of this course, also all supplementary material presented in lectures):

• Ch. 19 (all enolate chemistry, aldol, Claisen and Dieckman condensations, Michael additions, Robinson annulation, Gillman reagent and 1,4-alkylations, alkyl lithium or Grignard 1,2-additions to alpha,beta-unsaturated carbonyls, etc)
• Ch. 23 (all sections except 23.8.E - aromatic diazonium salts and Sandmeyer reaction)
• Ch. 21.1-21.3 (Aromaticity)
• Ch. 20.1 (Orbital configuration of dienes)
• Ch. 22 (Aromatic Electrophilic/Nucleophilic Substitutions, all three including via benzyne)
• Ch. 23.8.E (Aromatic amines, Sandmeyer reaction)
• Ch. 21.4 (Phenols, Acidity, quinones)
• Ch. 24.6, 24.7 (Diels-Alder reactions, Cope and Claisen rearrangements)

• For those using Foote & Brown 3rd edition:
  • Ch. 19 (enolate chemistry)
  • Ch. 22 (all sections except 22.9.E)
  • Ch. 20.1-20.4 (Aromaticity)
  • Ch. 23.1 (Orbital configuration of dienes only)
  • Ch. 21 (Aromatic Electrophilic/Nucleophilic Substitutions, all three including via benzyne)
  • Ch. 22.9.E (Aromatic amines, Sandmeyer reaction)
  • Ch. 20.5.A-C (Phenols, Acidity, quinones)
  • Ch. 23.3, 23.4 (Diels-Alder reactions, Cope and Claisen rearrangements)

• Review material for reactions learnt in CHEM 30A and 30B (PDF)

Problems from the book:

• You should work on problems from the book on a regular basis. Most of them are meant to be repetitive (to memorize new reactions), but some are much more difficult and too specific (in the last 1/3 of the series). I would recommend spending most of your study time doing the comprehensive problems below and those in the past exams. Use those of the book's as basic training.

Comprehensive problem sets:

• Problem Set 1
• Problem Set 1 Answer Key
• Problem Set 2
• Problem Set 2 Answer Key

• Prof. Maynard’s and Kwon’s VOH websites are good sources for past exams, for example:
  • http://voh.chem.ucla.edu/vohtar/fall04/classes/30C/
  • http://voh.chem.ucla.edu/vohtar/fall05/classes/30C/
  • http://voh.chem.ucla.edu/vohtar/spring06/classes/30C/

Fall 2007 Midterm I (PDF)	Fall 2007 Midterm I Key (PDF)
Fall 2007 Midterm II (PDF)	Fall 2007 Midterm II Key (PDF)
Fall 2007 Final (PDF)	Fall 2007 Final Key (PDF)
The following is from previous quarters:
Spring 2007 Midterm I (PDF)	Spring 2007 Midterm I Key (PDF)
Spring 2007 Midterm II (PDF)	Spring 2007 Midterm II Key (PDF)
Spring 2007 Final (PDF)	Spring 2007 Final Key (PDF)
Winter 2005 Midterm I (PDF)	Winter 2005 Midterm I Key (PDF)
Winter 2005 Midterm II (PDF)	Winter 2005 Midterm II Key (PDF)
Winter 2005 Final (PDF)	Winter 2005 Final Key (PDF)