CHEM 1503: Chemical Bonding and Organic Chemistry
This course is the first half of a fundamental first year chemistry course. Topics include general concepts of chemical bonding, Lewis structures, molecular shape, and valence bond theory of bonding. The organic chemistry portion of the course focuses on the bonding and structure of organic compounds, compound naming, functional groups, conformational and stereo chemical features, oxidation reduction reactions, substitution and elimination reactions, and enolate chemistry.
Note: You may be required to take CHEM 1505, the lab component, in order to receive transfer credit.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Name simple inorganic compounds.
- Use S.I. units, significant figures, and scientific notation correctly.
- Do stoichiometric calculations (chemical arithmetic) involving chemical reactions.
- Explain the historical development of the quantum theory of atomic structure.
- Describe periodic properties of elements in relation to their electron configuration.
- Explain theories of bonding and describe geometric shapes and polarities of molecules.
- Describe the different intermolecular forces present between molecules and use them to predict physical properties such as melting points.
- Describe the structure, nomenclature, properties, and reactions of some organic compounds, such as alkanes, cycloalkanes, alkenes, haloalkenes, and alcohols.
- Identify constitutional isomers, conformational isomers, stereoisomers, chiral molecules and stereogenic carbons.
- Explain, using reaction mechanisms, the important features of the free radical halogenations, SN1, and SN2 reactions.
Course topics
- Unit 1: Measurement and Matter
- Unit 2: Atoms
- Unit 3: Molecules
- Unit 4: Intramolecular Forces and Organic Chemistry
- Unit 5: Stereochemistry
- Unit 6: Mechanisms of Organic Reactions
Required text and materials
The following materials are required for this course:
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Vollhardt, K. and Schore, N. (2018). Organic chemistry structure and function (8e.) New York: W.H. Freeman.
Type: Loose-leaf Textbook, ISBN-13: 978-1-319-176976
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Prentice Hall. The Prentice Hall molecular model set for organic chemistry. England: Prentice-Hall, 1991.
Type: Model Set
Students will need to source the following on their own:
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Chang, R. & Overby, J (2019). Chemistry with connect 2-semester access Card (13th ed). New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc.
Type: Textbook, ISBN: 978-1-260-19230-8
Note: Connect Access is not required but recommended.
Additional requirements
Non-programmable, single numeric line calculator such as the Casio fx-260 is required.
Optional materials
Solutions to most of the supplementary exercises suggested in the Course Units are provided in the following manuals. These are not provided in your course materials, but you may purchase them on your own if you wish.
- Chang, R. , and Overby, J. (2019). Chemistry solutions manual, student edition.
(13th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
ISBN-13: 978-1-260-16232-5
Type: E-Book - Schore, Neil (2018), Study guide and solutions manual for organic chemistry structure
and function. (8th ed.). New York: Freeman.
ISBN-13: 978-1319195748
Type: Textbook
Assessments
Please be aware that should your course have a final exam, you are responsible for the fee to the online proctoring service, ProctorU, or to the in-person approved Testing Centre. Please contact exams@tru.ca with any questions about this.
To successfully complete this course, students must achieve a passing grade of 50% or higher on the overall course, and 50% or higher on the final mandatory examination.
| Assignment 1 | 8% |
| Assignment 2 | 8% |
| Assignment 3 | 8% |
| Assignment 4 | 10% |
| Assignment 5 | 8% |
| Assignment 6 | 8% |
| Final Exam (mandatory) | 50% |
| Total | 100% |
Open Learning Faculty Member Information
An Open Learning Faculty Member is available to assist students. Students will receive the necessary contact information at the start of the course.
