Organic Chemistry
Course Number 3660

Teacher: Mr. Ian MacDonald

Updated on May 24th, 2012

Month / Content / Learning Activities / Assessment
January / Hydrocarbons:
Alkanes –
homologous series , CnH2n+2
straight and branched chain
physical and chemical properties
IUPAC nomenclature
- # of C atoms (alkyl group names) - Prefix ---- Stem(Parent) ---- suffix
substituents # of C Functional Group
Molecular vs Structural vs Condensed Structural formulae vs Line
Isomerism
Structural
Geometric (cis + trans)
Stereoisomerism / Worksheets
Model kit work / Worksheets
Quiz
February / Alkenes + alkynes
unsaturated vs saturated
IUPAC nomenclature
physical and chemical properties
Hydrocarbon Rings
Aliphatic
Cyclic
Aromatic (Arenes) / Worksheets
Model kit work / Worksheets
March / - names of simple mono-substituted rings
- ortho, meta and para disubstituted rings
Hydrocarbons from the Earth
Natural Gas
Petroleum
- “Cracking” and “Reforming”
Coal
Hybridization
Alkanes, alkenes, alkynes and in benzene
sp3, sp2 and sp. Bond angles and Shapes of molecules.
Resonance and delocalization in benzene
Functional Groups –
Naming common functional groups
alkyl groups – iso, sec and tert
Mechanisms
Alkanes– substitution reactions including free radical mechanism
Alkenes– electrophilic addition reactions
Benzene– electrophilic substitution / Worksheets
Model kit work
Student presentations / Worksheets
Student presentations
Test on 1st Quarter
April / Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
- Prefix ---- Stem(Parent) ---- suffix
substituents # of C Functional Group
Molecular vs Structural vs Condensed Structural formulae vs Line
physical and chemical properties
-  redox, esterification / worksheets
Student presentations
LAB: oxidation of alcohols
LAB: DUI
LAB: Esters / worksheets
Student presentations
May-June / Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic acids
Structural formula,
physical properties
IUPAC nomenclature
Chemical properties:
oxidation(reduction)
nucleophilic addition
Tests to distinguish aldehydes from ketones
Polymerization –
addition free radical chain reaction
condensation
The Greenhouse Effect / Worksheets
LAB: aldehydes and ketones
LAB: Carboxylic acids
Videos / worksheets
Test on 2nd quarter