Summer 2025 - CHEM 283 D100
Organic Chemistry IIb (3)
Class Number: 3546
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
May 12 – Jun 20, 2025: Mon, Wed, Fri, 9:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Jun 24, 2025
Tue, 6:30–8:20 p.m.
Location: TBA
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Instructor:
Patricia Somers
psomers@sfu.ca
778-782-4409
Office: SCC9038
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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 (Intersession):
6 lecture hours/week; 2 tutorial hour/week (6 weeks)
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
Grading
- In-class Participation 5%
- Homework and Tutorial 10%
- Term Exam 1 40%
- Term Exam 2 45%
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:
John McMurry, Organic Chemistry: 10th Edition, OpenStax
ISBN: 9781951693985
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
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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
RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION
Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the term are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.