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Course Outlines

Fall 2025 - CHEM 283 D100

Organic Chemistry IIb (3)

Class Number: 5819

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2025: Mon, Wed, Fri, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Oct 6, 2025
    Mon, 6:30–7:50 p.m.
    Location: TBA

    Nov 4, 2025
    Tue, 6:30–8:50 p.m.
    Location: TBA

  • 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

Grading

  • Term Examination 1 30%
  • Term Examination 2 30%
  • Term Examination 3 40%

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.

RECOMMENDED READING:

Any recent edition of an introductory organic chemistry textbook.

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.

You can gain access to a free OpenStax” Organic Chemistry textbook available (you can also access the study guide and solutions manual as downloadable pdfs, under the Student Resources tab): 

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.