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Course Outlines

Summer 2025 - CHEM 284 D100

Organic Chemistry IIb (1)

Class Number: 3547

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • 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, 6:30–8:30 p.m.
    Burnaby

    Jun 24, 2025
    Tue, 6:30–8:30 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Instructor:

    Patricia Somers
    psomers@sfu.ca
    778-782-4409
    Office: SCC9038

  • Prerequisites:

    CHEM 282 with a minimum of C+, or permission of the Department.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Intended for students planning to take upper division organic chemistry courses. Advanced treatment of topics beyond those covered in CHEM 281 and CHEM 282, including radical reactions, organometallic reagents and metal-based catalysis, pericyclic reactions and planning multi-step syntheses. Students with credit for CHEM 283 may not take this course for further credit.

COURSE DETAILS:

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

Mode of Instruction:
2 lecture hours/week; 1 tutorial hour/week (6 weeks) 
Lecture: In-person at Burnaby campus
Tutorial: In-person at Burnaby campus

Topics:

  • Radical Chemistry
  • Pericyclic Reactions
  • Organometallics
  • Target-Oriented Synthesis

Grading

  • Term Examination 100%

NOTES:

None.

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, Chemistry: 10th Edition, OpenStax (Digital)
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

At SFU, you are expected to act honestly and responsibly in all your academic work. Cheating, plagiarism, or any other form of academic dishonesty harms your own learning, undermines the efforts of your classmates who pursue their studies honestly, and goes against the core values of the university.

To learn more about the academic disciplinary process and relevant academic supports, visit: 


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.