1. DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
TRENT UNIVERSITY
CHEM 2110H : INTRODUCTORY PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
WINTER
Peterborough
Instructor: Email: Telephone:
705 748-1011
Campus:
Symons
Office Location: Office Hours:
TBD
Secretary:
Laurie LaPlante
Email:
llaplante@trentu.ca
Office Location:
CSB D105
Telephone:
Ext 7505
Course DescriptionU:
The thermodynamics and kinetics pertaining to mechanistic organic chemistry will be investigated
with case example classes of compounds.
The application and theory of MS, IR, UV and NMR spectroscopy in the structural determination of
organic compounds will be introduced.
Course Pre-requisitesU: CHEM 1000H and 1010H, or 100, and 2100H. Excludes CHEM 212.
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UCourse FormatU:
Peterborough Campus:
Please check TUhttp://www.trentu.ca/admin/mytrent/AcademicTimetable.htmUT to confirm times
and locations.
Type Day Time Location
Lecture
Lecture
One lab/week
One seminar-tutorial fortnightly
Monday
Wednesday
Assigned
Friday
10:00 – 10:50
16:00 – 16:50
12:00 – 12:50
FPHL 117
OCA 205
D 101
GCS 114
Lab Coordinator: Dr . Al-haddad Email: halhaddad@trentu.ca
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Teaching Assistants:
TBD
Email:
TBD

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Course EvaluationU:
Normally at least 25% of the grade in a half-year course offered in the regular academic session must
be determined and made available by the deadline for withdrawal without academic penalty. For full-
year courses at least 25% of the grade must normally be determined and made available before the
mid-year review in January.
With the exception of laboratory examinations in the sciences, no in-class tests or final examinations
which are worth more than 10% of the final grade may be held during the last two weeks of classes in
the Fall or Winter term. In the Summer session the period during which in-class tests and examinations
may not be held is the last two weeks for 12-week courses and the last week for 6 week courses.
Type of Assignment (e.g, test, essay, lab report,
etc.)
Weighting Due Date
Term Test 1 25 %
Term Test 2 25 %
Final Exam 25 % TBD
Labs 25 % Returned week
after the exp ends
University Policies
UAcademic IntegrityU:
Academic dishonesty, which includes plagiarism and cheating, is an extremely serious academic
offence and carries penalties varying from a 0 grade on an assignment to expulsion from the
University. Definitions, penalties, and procedures for dealing with plagiarism and cheating are set out
in Trent University’s Academic Integrity Policy. You have a responsibility to educate yourself –
unfamiliarity with the policy is not an excuse. You are strongly encouraged to visit Trent’s Academic
Integrity website to learn more: TUwww.trentu.ca/academicintegrityUT.
UAccess to InstructionU:
It is Trent University's intent to create an inclusive learning environment. If a student has a disability
and/or health consideration and feels that he/she may need accommodations to succeed in this course,
the student should contact the Disability Services Office (BL Suite 109, 748-
1281, Udisabilityservices@trentu.caU) as soon as possible. Complete text can be found under Access to
Instruction in the Academic Calendar.
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URequired TextsU: Organic Chemistry, by John McMurray. The latest edition is 8, copyright 2012. Page
numbers mentioned in the lectures refer to this edition. If you choose to use an earlier edition, locate
the relevant pages by scanning the chapter on that subject (chapter numbers may not be the same),
and/or using the index at the back.
There is also a Study Guide and Solutions Manual. This is not required, but you may find it helpful;
check it out at the bookstore.
URecommended TextsU: (if applicable) See Study Guide and Solutions Manual, above.

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UMyLearningU: (if applicable) This (also called webct) will be used to post lectures beforehand, so you
can print out the lecture, read it, take it to class and make noted in the spaces provided. I will say things
in the lecture that may not be in the posted version, so miss the lectures at your peril.
UWeek-by-week scheduleU:
(Please enter schedule of topics covered/readings required for each class, as appropriate)
This is the approximate shedule:
Chapter 10 Organohalides Week 1
Chapter 10 Organohalides Week 2
Chapter 11 Alkyl Halides Week 3
Chapter 11 Alkyl Halides Week 4
Chapter 12 Infarared Spectroscopy Week 5
Chapter 13 NMR Spectroscopy Week 6
Chapter 14 Conjugated compounds and UV Spectroscopy Week 7
Chapter 15 Benzene and Aromaticity Week 8
Chapter 16 Benzene chemistry Week 9
Chapter 16 Benzene chemistry Week 10
Revision Revision Week 11
UDepartment and/or Course PoliciesU:
(Please enter relevant department and/or course policies on late submission of work, attendance in
class/labs, and any other additional information.)
Failure to write a test on the scheduled day at the scheduled time will require a doctor’s certificate;
otherwise a mark of zero will be awarded.
ULaboratories
Labs (in D101) areweekly, starting the week of Monday January 16. It is your responsibility to get
assigned to a lab section. Lab instructions will be posted on webct before the lab. You will also need to
take to the lab (available from the university Bookstore):
Approved lab safety goggles (independently vented with splash side guards)
A lab coat
UChemistry Department Policy on Completion of Course Work:
The Department of Chemistry considers that completion of all components of a course is necessary for
a student to be given credit in that course. Therefore, it is the policy of the Department that a student
must complete, and hand in if applicable, all material associated with each component of the course.
This applies equally to work that is handed in or completed too late to earn any marks in the course, in
conjunction with the policy of the course instructor on lateness.
Students who fail to meet this requirement for reasons that would make it reasonable to assign an
”incomplete” mark for the course should consult the instructor well before on which final marks are
due for the course in question. In the absence of an incomplete standing being assigned, the student
will receive a mark of “0” and an “F” grade in the course.