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Summer 2020 - CHEM 281 D100

Organic Chemistry I (4)

Class Number: 1006

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    May 11 – Aug 10, 2020: Mon, Wed, Fri, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Jun 29, 2020
    Mon, 6:30–7:50 p.m.
    Location: TBA

    Aug 18, 2020
    Tue, 3:30–6:30 p.m.
    Location: TBA

  • Prerequisites:

    CHEM 121 with a minimum grade of C-. Corequisite: CHEM 122.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Structure, bonding, physical and chemical properties of simple organic compounds. Introduction to spectroscopy. Kinetics and mechanisms of organic reactions. This course includes a laboratory component. Quantitative.

COURSE DETAILS:

3 lecture hours/week; 1 tutorial hour/week; 4 lab tutorial hours on alternate weeks

Lecture Topics:

  • The chemical bonding and structure of carbon based (organic) molecules.
  • The nomenclature, chemical, physical and spectroscopic properties of organic molecules, (discussed in terms of the functional group) including alkanes, cycloalkanes, alkenes, alkynes, haloalkanes, alcohols and ethers (epoxides).
  • Acidity/basicity, stereochemistry and reactivity concepts. Chemical reactions (transformations) including
    addition, elimination, nucleophilic substitution, and dehydration processes.
  • An introduction to spectroscopy (infrared and proton nuclear magnetic resonance).

Laboratory Topics:
  • Balancing organic chemistry reactions and yields calculations
  • Conformation analysis and stereochemistry (Including nomenclatures and naming of organic compounds)
  • Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions (Including IR and NMR spectral interpretation)
  • TLC Identification
  • Preparation and analysis of esters (Including IR and NMR spectral interpretation)
  • Elimination Reactions (Including IR and NMR spectral interpretation)

Grading

  • Midterm Exam 30%
  • Final Exam 40%
  • Laboratory Tutorial Reports 20%
  • Tutorial Quizzes 10%

NOTES:

Laboratory sessions will start in the second week of classes.

REQUIREMENTS:

The final exam is cumulative. A mark of less than 30% in the final exam will result in a grade of F.

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

  • A molecular model kit is recommended

REQUIRED READING:

Ogilvie, William, et al., Organic Chemistry: Mechanistic Patterns, 1st Edition, 2017, Publisher: Nelson.

RECOMMENDED READING:

Any standard undergraduate-level Organic Chemistry text (e.g. Bruice, Brown and Foote, Carey, Jones, Vollhardt, McMurry etc.) in order to support the understanding of the lecture and laboratory course material.

Department Undergraduate Notes:

A grade of C- or better is required for all prerequisite courses.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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TEACHING AT SFU IN SUMMER 2020

Please note that all teaching at SFU in summer term 2020 will be conducted through remote methods. Enrollment in this course acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as soon as possible to ensure that they are eligible and that approved accommodations and services are implemented in a timely fashion.