Organic Chemistry
Course Number 3660
Teacher: Mr. Ian MacDonald
Updated on May 24th, 2012
Month
Content
Learning Activities
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
January substituents
# of C
Functional
Group
Molecular vs Structural vs
Condensed
Structural
formulae vs Line
Isomerism
Structural
Geometric (cis +
trans)
Stereoisomerism
Alkenes + alkynes
unsaturated vs
satura
ted
February
IUPAC nomenclature
physical
and
chemical
properties
Hydrocarbon Rings
Aliphatic
Cyclic
Aromatic (Arenes)
Assessment
Worksheets
Model kit work
Worksheets
Quiz
Worksheets
Model kit work
Worksheets
- names of simple monoWorksheets
substituted rings
Model kit work
- ortho, meta and para
Student presentations
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.
March
Resonance and
delocalization in benzene
Functional Groups –
April
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
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
Test on 1st Quarter
worksheets
worksheets
Student presentations
Student presentations
LAB: oxidation of alcohols
LAB: DUI
LAB: Esters
MayJune
Aldehydes, Ketones and
Worksheets
LAB: aldehydes and
Carboxylic acids
Structural formula,
ketones
physical properties
LAB: Carboxylic acids
IUPAC nomenclature
Videos
Chemical properties:
oxidation(reduction)
nucleophilic
addition
Tests
to
distinguish
aldehydes from ketones
Polymerization –
addition
free radical
chain reaction
condensation
The Greenhouse Effect
worksheets
Test on 2nd quarter