CHEM353W25 Course Calendar

CHEM353W25 CALENDAR

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WEEK	DATES	NOTES	TUTORIALS	LABORATORY	LECTURE
1	Jan 13-17		Tutorial and Moodle orientation Prepare for assignment 1	No laboratory	Isomers and stereochemistry Alkenes & Alkynes I review (structure, properties, preparations etc.) overview of addition reactions reductions ( = hydrogenation) of alkenes and alkynes hydrohalogenation of alkenes and alkynes Markovnikov's rule hydration using aq. acid of alkenes and alkynes hydroboration / oxidation of alkenes and alkynes Alkenes & Alkynes II halogenation of alkenes and alkynes halohydration of alkenes epoxidation of alkenes (and epoxide reactions)
2	Jan 20-24		Tutorial and Moodle orientation Prepare for assignment 1	Introductions & Safety Orientation Check in & Molecular models
3	Jan 27-31		Assignment 1 : 351 review	Aldol reaction
4	Feb 3-7		Prepare for assignment 2	Hydrocarbon reactivity
5	Feb 10-14		Assignment 2 : Alkenes and Alkynes 1	Synthesis of Biodiesel
	Feb 17-21	WINTER BREAK (no classes)
6	Feb 24-28		Prepare for assignment 3	Depolymerisation of PETE Plastic	Alkenes & Alkynes II (contd) ozonolysis of alkenes and alkynes dihydroxylation of alkenes cyclopropanation of alkenes Dienes and polyenes types, stablity and reactivity kinetic and thermodynamic control HX and X₂ additions Diels-Alder reaction Synthesis: how to analyse and design Aromaticity, resonance energy and the criteria for aromaticity Aromatic chemistry aromatic substitution reactions reactions of aromatic substituents substituent effects Organometallic reagents Carbonyl chemistry aldehydes and ketones, nucleophilic addition carboxylic acid derivatives, nucleophilic acyl substitution preparations (oxidations) reactions with nucleophiles enolate reactions
7	Mar 3-7		Assignment 3: Alkenes and Alkynes 2	Distillation
8	Mar 10-14	Midterm Wed Mar 12 (7-9 pm)	MT exam preparation	MID-TERM WEEK (No laboratory)
9	Mar 17-21		Prepare for assignment 4	Grignard reaction
10	Mar 24-28		Prepare for assignment 4	Selectivity of Sodium Borohydride
11	Mar 31-Apr 3		Assignment 4 : Dienes, polyenes, aromatic chemistry Prepare for assignment 5	Diels-Alder reaction
12	Apr 7-10		Assignment 5 : Carbonyl chemistry	No laboratory

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