Course Level:
Second Year
Academic Year:
2026/2027
Please note: The following outline is subject to change - it may reflect a previous term's offering of the course, ie. last year (2025-2026). Please check again soon for any update - this note will not appear once the following outline has been updated / finalized.
Instructor:
Dr. Nigare Raheem, nigarer@chem.ubc.ca
Dr. Jay Wickenden, jay.wickenden@ubc.ca
Dr. Jolene Reid, jreid@chem.ubc.ca
Dr. Glenn Sammis, gsammis@chem.ubc.ca
Course Outline (Subject to Change):
- Course Introduction & Intermolecular forces
- Bonding & Resonance
- Acids & Bases & Stereochemistry
- Electrophilic addition to Alkenes
- Unimolecular mechanisms (SN1 & E1) & Terpene biosynthesis
- Bimolecular mechanisms (SN2 & E2)
- Additions to Carbonyls
- Carbohydrates
- Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution
- Oxidation & Reduction
- Enolate Chemistry (Aldol & Claisen)