Trent University Department of Chemistry
CHEM 2100H: Introduction to Synthetic Organic Chemistry
2016 Fall
Peterborough
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Course Description
On behalf of the Department of Chemistry, we would like to welcome you to your second-year organic chemistry course. This outline is designed to provide you with information about the course, to let you know what we hope to do, and to point out what we expect from you.
The chemistry course CHEM 2100H is designed to provide a general introduction to organic chemistry for students who intend to follow a science program, primarily in the Life, Health or Physical Sciences. It is also a recommended course for those applying for entry into professional programs such as Medicine.
CHEM 2100H serves as an introduction to the principles of structure and chemical bonding and their relation to chemical reactivity, with an emphasis on organic molecules. In this course, a working knowledge of chemistry at the 1000 level will be assumed. We hope that you will find this course interesting and challenging. We believe that CHEM 2100H will prepare you well for other chemistry courses in later years. If this is to be your only organic chemistry course, we trust you will have gained some understanding of the breadth of the subject and of its importance in a wide variety of other areas of science.
Course Pre-requisites: CHEM 1000H and CHEM 1010H
Required Texts:
The required text for CHEM 2100H is "Organic Chemistry, 8th Edition" by JohnMcMurry (Brooks/Cole, 2000). "Organic Chemistry, 7th Edition" by JohnMcMurry, also meets the reading requirements for this course. However, students should note that there may be subtle differences between these editions and furthermore, differences between the numbering of sections and questions. While every effort will be made to inform students of these differences during lectures, it is the students’ responsibility to ensure that they are reading the correct material. There is also a supplement to this text: Study Guide and Solutions Manual by Susan McMurry which contains complete solutions to the problems found in the main text. While you are not required to purchase the supplement, we recommend that you consider using the Solutions Manual with the main text. These materials are available from the Trent University Textbook Store located on the main campus.
LearningSystem/Blackboard:
The main objectives of each lecture will be posted prior to that lecture on Blackboard. All course announcements, term tests and laboratory information will also be posted on Blackboard.
Course Format:
Type / Day / Time / LocationLecture / Friday / 15.00 – 16.50 / OCA 203
Seminar (Help Sessions) / Tuesday / 12.00 – 12.50 / OCA 203
Laboratory / Varied / 3 hours / CSB D109
Learning Outcomes/Objectives/Goals/Expectations:
I have developed the course to address several learning outcomes. By the end of the course a successful student should:
- Understanding shape and bonding in organic molecules
- Understand the motivation of organic reactions
- Understand the 3D nature of molecules
- Understand the basic concepts of reaction mechanism
Course Evaluation:
Type of Assignment / Weighting / Due DateTerm Test 1 / 25% / Tuesday October 4th
12.00 – 12.50
OCA 203
Term Test 2 / 25% / Tuesday November 8th
09.00 – 09.50
GCS 114
Final Exam / 25% / TBA
Laboratories / 25% / 1 Week after lab.
Week-by-week schedule:
The following outline gives a brief overview of the textbook material that will be covered time permitting:
Chapter / Week / Topic1 / 1 / Basic Structure and Bonding in Molecules
2 / 2 / Polar Covalent Bonds; Acids and Bases
3 / 3 and 4 / Organic Compounds, Alkanes and Cycloalkanes
4 / 5 and 6 / Stereochemistry of Alkanes and Cycloalkanes
5 / 7 and 8 / Stereochemistry at Tetrahedral Centre’s
6 / 9 / An Overview of Organic Reactions
7 / 10 / Alkenes: Structure and Reactivity
Note: The final date to withdraw from Fall-term courses is November 8, 2016. After this date, students remain registered in the course and receive a final grade.
Laboratories:
Laboratories (D101). The laboratory schedule is posted on Blackboard. Your first introduction lab is during the week of September 12th, please make sure you attend. The CHEM 2100H Lab Notes will be posted on Blackboard the week prior to your experiment. Each student should obtain a copy of these notes for the laboratory. Students are expected to equip themselves with the following additional materials for the laboratory classes: Safety goggles and a lab coat.
These may be purchased from Trent University Bookstore.
Department and/or Course Policies:
Chemistry Department Policy on Completion of Course Work:
The Department of Chemistry considers that completion of all components of a course is necessary for a student to be given credit in that course. Therefore, it is the policy of the Department that a student must complete, and hand in if applicable, all material associated with each component of the course. This applies equally to work that is handed in or completed too late to earn any marks in the course, in conjunction with the policy of the course instructor on lateness.
Students who fail to meet this requirement for reasons that would make it reasonable to assign an ”incomplete” mark for the course should consult the instructor well before on which final marks are due for the course in question. In the absence of an incomplete standing being assigned, the student will receive a mark of “0” and an “F” grade in the course.
University Policies
Academic Integrity:
Academic dishonesty, which includes plagiarism and cheating, is an extremely serious academic offence and carries penalties varying from failure on an assignment to expulsion from the University. Definitions, penalties, and procedures for dealing with plagiarism and cheating are set out in Trent University’s Academic Integrity Policy. You have a responsibility to educate yourself – unfamiliarity with the policy is not an excuse. You are strongly encouraged to visit Trent’s Academic Integrity website to learn more.
Access to Instruction:
It is TrentUniversity's intent to create an inclusive learning environment. If a student has a disability and documentation from a regulated health care practitioner and feels that he/she may need accommodations to succeed in a course, the student should contact the Student Accessibility Services Office (SAS) at the respective campus as soon as possible.