Big Ideas - Organic Chemistry
- Organic compounds have predictable chemical and physical properties determined by their respective structures.
- Organic compounds can be synthesized by living things or through artificial processes.
- Organic chemical reactions and their applications have significant implications for society, human health and the environment.
Learning Goals for Organic Chemistry: The student will be able to
- discuss the hazards and benefits of organic compounds
- discuss the unique properties of carbon
- name hydrocarbons
- draw the structural diagrams for hydrocarbons
- discuss the hazards of organic solvents
- do an inquiry to compare size to melting point
- draw Lewis structures to represent covalent bonds
- build molecular models of some organic compounds
- predict the nature of a bond using Pauling's numbers
- identify functional groups and families
- explain solubility in water
- conduct an inquiry to determine the solubility of some common organic compounds
- identify the risks and benefits of some organic solvents
- conduct an inquiry to synthesize aspirin and determine its physical properties
- use structural formula to describe esterification
- conduct an inquiry to synthesize an ester and determine its physical properties
- use structural formula to describe esterification
- discuss plastics, their uses and risks
- explain addition reactions
- conduct an inquiry to synthesize a polymer and determine its physical properties
- use structural formula to describe polymerization
- describe combustion
- use structural formula to explain combustion
- conduct an inquiry to identify some of the products of combustion
- conduct an inquiry to identify some of the products of combustion of an alcohol and an alkane
- explain fractionation
- research a useful product made from one or more organic substances
- complete the unit task of making soap
Lecture Summaries
Day 1
We will take up the unit test and then start Organic Chemistry with an Introduction.
We will take up the unit test and then start Organic Chemistry with an Introduction.
introduction_to_organic.pdf | |
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organic_compounds_introduction.pdf | |
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Day 2
LAB Introduction to organic chemistry. Review EN from unit 1 on how to predict bond type and how to indicate partial charges.
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electronegativity.doc | |
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electronegativity_and_polarity2.docx | |
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Day 3
Students will be learning about hydrocarbons. Today's focus will be on alkanes. Naming, structure and formulae will be practiced. Textbook p. 181-183, Questions 1-2
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how_to_name_complex_alkanes.pdf | |
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Day 4
Students will continue to develop their knowledge of alkanes adding side chains and cyclic structures to parent chains.
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Day 5
Students will continue to develop their knowledge of hydrocarbons adding double and triple bonds to structures. The naming and drawing of alkenes and alkynes will be the focus today. Textbook Read p. 184-190 Complete practice questions 3-7 practice, q. 1-11 (S).
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naming_hydrocarbons_practice_1.pdf | |
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naming_alkanes_alkenes_and_alkynes_easy_practice.pdf | |
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hydrocarbon-nomenclature-handout.pdf | |
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Day 6
We will continue to develop hydrocarbon nomenclature skills.
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Day 7
Students will complete a research assignment and opinion piece. See links on Day 11.
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Day 8
The Safe Use of Organic Solvents. Assignement is to be placed in the lab book.
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Day 9
Students will investigate isomers. Activity Let Me Count the Ways to be placed in the lab book.
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Day 10
Students will work with organic reactions. Today's focus will be on addition reactions. (hydrogenation, halogenation, hydrohalogenation, hydration). Example reactions are to be placed in the lab book. p. 188
Day 11
Water Bottles Reading Assignment. This assignment is to be placed in the lab book. Click on the web links below.
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Day 11
Students will review reactions of hydrocarbons with some practice.
The term alkyl refers to the group of organic compounds previously referred to as hydrocarbons, specifically alkanes. We will use the shorthand symbol of “R” instead of writing out a hydrocarbon chain. Alcohols will be our focus today. Students will complete a take home quiz. Hmwrk p. 206 #1-2.
The term alkyl refers to the group of organic compounds previously referred to as hydrocarbons, specifically alkanes. We will use the shorthand symbol of “R” instead of writing out a hydrocarbon chain. Alcohols will be our focus today. Students will complete a take home quiz. Hmwrk p. 206 #1-2.
reactions_of_hydrocarbons_including_practice.pdf | |
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alcohols.pdf | |
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organic_take_home_quiz_1.pdf | |
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Day 12
Students will review naming alcohols and complete p.207 1-5. Students will practice naming alcohols and compare their properties to ethers. Students will learn about ethers. We will examine their properties and how to name as well as draw ethers.
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alcohol_and_ether_naming_practice.pdf | |
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Day 13
Students will learn the properties of the carbonyl group. We will examine how to name and draw aldehydes and ketones. p. 212-214 # 1-3.
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aldehydes_and_ketones_naming_practice.pdf | |
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aldehydes_and_ketones_-_fill_in_the_blanks.pdf | |
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Day 14
Students will examine properties of carboxylic acids. We will learn how to draw and name them. p. 218-219 #1-4.
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carboxylic_acids_-_worksheet.pdf | |
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Day 15
Students will examine the properties of esters. We will learn how to draw and name them.p.223-5 #1-4
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Day 16
Students will review functional groups. Functional groups are a group of atoms within a molecule that have a characteristic chemical behaviour. pg. 201 #2, 4, 5(a) 6 Pg. 196 #2, 3, 5, 6
*Take home Quiz.
*Take home Quiz.
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Day 17
Ester Lab.
Day 18
Students will review polarity and electronegativity.
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Day19
Polymer lab. (Cross-linkers.)
Day 20
Fractional Distillation and Cracking p.193-195.
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Day 21
Vulcanized Rubber - Reading to be placed in the lab book.
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Day 22
Unit Test Review
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Day 23 UNIT TEST
FINAL EXAM: LAST DAY OF CLASSES.
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