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Course Outlines

Spring 2024 - CHEM 283 D100

Organic Chemistry IIb (3)

Class Number: 1699

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Mon, Wed, Fri, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Feb 13, 2024
    Tue, 6:30–9:30 p.m.
    Location: TBA

    Mar 15, 2024
    Fri, 6:30–8:20 p.m.
    Location: TBA

    Apr 16, 2024
    Tue, 7:00–10:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    CHEM 281 with a minimum grade of C-.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

An advanced treatment of Organic Chemistry II. Topics include dienes and their reactivity, conjugation and aromaticity, aromatic substitution reactions, carboxylic acids and their derivatives, ketones and aldehydes, biological molecules, radical reactions, organometallic reagents, pericyclic reactions and planning multi-step synthesis. Students with credit for CHEM 282 may not take this course for further credit. Quantitative.

COURSE DETAILS:

Please note, this course outline was accurate at the time of publication but is subject to change.

Mode of Instruction:
3 lecture hours/week; 1 tutorial hour/week (for 13 weeks, there are no tutorials in Week 1)
Lecture: In-person at Burnaby campus
Tutorial: In-person at Burnaby campus

Topics:

  • Dienes and Diels-Alder Reactions
  • Conjugation and Aromaticity
  • Aromatic Substitution Reactions
  • Acyl Compounds (carboxylic acids and their derivatives)
  • Carbonyl Chemistry (aldehydes and ketones)
  • Biological Molecules
  • Radical Chemistry
  • Pericyclic Reactions
  • Organometallics
  • Target-Oriented Synthesis

CHANGE TO EXAM TIMES:
Feb 13, 2024: Tue, 6:30–8:00 p.m. 
Mar 15, 2024: Fri, 6:30–8:30 p.m.

FINAL EXAM: TBA; exam period Apr 13-24, 2024

Grading

  • iClicker 10%
  • Term Examination 1 20%
  • Term Examination 2 30%
  • Final Examination 40%

NOTES:

CHANGE TO EXAM TIMES:
Feb 13, 2024: Tue, 6:30–8:00 p.m. 
Mar 15, 2024: Fri, 6:30–8:30 p.m.

FINAL EXAM: TBA; exam period Apr 13-24, 2024

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

Technology Requirements: Students are required to have a desktop or laptop computer, high-speed internet access, and a webcam and microphone (built-in or external) to participate in online course components.

REQUIRED READING:

Any recent edition of an introductory organic chemistry textbook.

RECOMMENDED READING:

There is no specifically assigned textbook for CHEM 282/3/4. However, you should have access to and read any relatively recent edition of a standard undergraduate-level Organic Chemistry text (e.g. Bruice, Brown and Foote, Carey, Jones, Klein, Wade, Vollhardt, McMurry etc.) in order to support your understanding of the course material.

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Department Undergraduate Notes:

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

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity website http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating. Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the university community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the university. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the university. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html