Spring 2024 - CHEM 281 D100
Organic Chemistry and Laboratory I (4)
Class Number: 1831
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Mon, Wed, Fri, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Feb 14, 2024
Wed, 6:30–7:20 p.m.
Location: TBAMar 20, 2024
Wed, 6:30–7:20 p.m.
Location: TBAApr 17, 2024
Wed, 3:30–6:30 p.m.
BurnabyApr 17, 2024
Wed, 3:30–6:30 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Pete Wilson
pwilson@sfu.ca
1 778 782-5654
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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. Students with credit for CHEM 280 or CHEM 285 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 Teaching:
3 lecture hours/week; 1 tutorial hour/week; 4 lab hours/week on alternate weeks
Note:
There are no tutorials, or Instructor and TA office hours, in the first week of classes.
Laboratory: In-person at Burnaby campus
Tutorial: In-person at Burnaby campus
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, haloalkanes, alcohols and ethers (epoxides), including stereochemistry.
- An introduction to spectroscopy (infrared and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance) and interpretation of corresponding spectroscopic data.
- Acidity/basicity, resonance, and reactivity concepts. Chemical reactions (transformations) including alkylation, acylation, nucleophilic substitution, elimination, oxidation, reduction, and dehydration processes unified in terms of reaction mechanism.
- Balancing organic chemistry reactions and yields calculations.
- Spectra interpretation (Including IR and 1H NMR spectra).
- Identification, confirmation, and analysis (including TLC, melting point, and GC).
- Introduction to standard organic lab techniques (including crystallization, filtration, extraction, and distillation).
- Reactions and synthesis of organic compounds.
Grading
- Term Examination 1 15%
- Term Examination 2 15%
- Final Examination (3 hour) 45%
- Laboratory 25%
NOTES:
Attendance of In-Person Laboratory Sessions: It is mandatory for students to attend all in-person laboratory sessions. If you are unable to attend an in-person laboratory session due to illness, please contact your instructor as soon as possible to discuss alternative arrangements.
Laboratory sessions will start in the first week of classes.
REQUIREMENTS:
Students must pass both the lecture and the laboratory components individually to obtain a passing grade in CHEM 281. The passing grade for the lab component is 51% and ALL labs need to be attended and completed without any exception.
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:
Required Materials:
- Lab coat and safety glasses/goggles
- A molecular model kit is recommended
REQUIRED READING:
Lab manuals will be distributed during the first laboratory session.
There is no specifically assigned textbook for this course. However, you should certainly 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, Vollhardt, McMurry, Deslongchamps etc.) in order to support the understanding of the lecture and laboratory components 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
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