CHEM 2500: Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 2500 is the first half of a full year course in organic chemistry taught at the University of Lethbridge.
In this course, students are introduced to the chemistry of carbon. As of the most recent curriculum revision, topics include nomenclature, structure, bonding, conformation, stereochemistry, reaction mechanisms, additions to polar pi bonds (mostly carbonyl chemistry), additions to nonpolar pi bonds (i.e. alkenes and alkynes), aromaticity and reactions of aromatic compounds.
The pre-requisite to this course is CHEM 2000 (General Chemistry II). Almost all of the topics taught in CHEM 2000 are directly applied in this course. To be successful in CHEM 2500, students need to have a solid background in molecular orbital theory, thermodynamics and acid-base chemistry.
Information provided on this website includes:
- Exercises (Practice Questions) courtesy of Prof. Peter Dibble
- Practice Tests (Old Exams)
- Susan's Lecture Notes
- Greg's Lecture Notes
- Useful Links and Files
CHEM 2500 Exercises
These exercises are hosted courtesy of Professor Peter Dibble, who has created and compiled them over many years.
01 Review (Lewis Diagrams, Functional Groups and Isomers)
04 Conformations of Organic Molecules
05 Molecular Orbital Theory and Aromaticity
06 Reactions, Mechanisms and Operational Species
07 Substitution Reactions of Alkyl Halides (SN1 and SN2)
01 Review (Lewis Diagrams, Functional Groups and Isomers)
02 Nomenclature
03 Stereochemistry
04 Conformations of Organic Molecules
 | Exercise 24: Conformation | 21 KB |
| Exercise 24: Conformation (Answers) | 47 KB |
05 Molecular Orbital Theory and Aromaticity
Many more practice questions on the topic of molecular orbital theory can be found on the CHEM 2000 pages of this site.
06 Reactions, Mechanisms and Operational Species
07 Substitution Reactions of Alkyl Halides (SN1 and SN2)
08 Substitution Reactions of Alcohols (More SN1 and SN2!)
09 Elimination Reactions (E1 and E2)
CHEM 2500 Lecture Notes (Findlay)
I will post lecture notes for the new CHEM 2500 curriculum on this page after I have taught it. In the meanwhile, Greg Patenaude is allowing me to post a copy of his notes here.
In Fall 2018/Spring 2019, the CHEM 2500/2600 curriculum was significantly revised, and many topics moved from one course to the other. Students who would like to review lecture notes from the previous version of CHEM 2500 can find them at the following page: CHEM 2500 lecture notes from Fall 2014
These are skeleton notes; it is intended that you complete them when you attend class.
CHEM 2500 Lecture Notes (Fall 2014)
In Fall 2018/Spring 2019, the CHEM 2500/2600 curriculum was significantly revised, and many topics moved from one course to the other. For the sake of any students who took either course before the revision who wish to revisit the lecture notes from the version of the course they took, I am archiving my CHEM 2500 notes from the last semester in which I taught the old curriculum.
CHEM 2500 Lecture Notes (Patenaude)
These are Dr. Greg Patenaude's lecture notes for CHEM 2500 from Fall 2019 (the new curriculum). The chapter numbers refer to the chapters in the Ogilvie text we are currently using for this course.
CHEM 2500 Practice Tests
The practice tests posted here are old midterms. In some cases, they have been edited due to changes in course content.
CHEM 2500 Final Exam
The practice tests should be used to self-test. Just reading them (or, worse yet, just reading the answer keys) is a waste of your time and denies you the learning opportunities available when they are used properly. Do a practice test with your books closed and time yourself. Only allow yourself the tools you would have on a real test (periodic table, molecular modeling kit and ruler; check with your instructor whether or not a calculator will be permitted).
| CHEM 2500 Practice Final (Fall 2018) | 1.57 MB |
| CHEM 2500 Practice Final (Fall 2018) (Answers) | 2.06 MB |
CHEM 2500 Midterm #1
The practice tests should be used to self-test. Just reading them (or, worse yet, just reading the answer keys) is a waste of your time and denies you the learning opportunities available when they are used properly. Do a practice test with your books closed and time yourself. Only allow yourself the tools you would have on a real test (periodic table, molecular modeling kit and ruler; check with your instructor whether or not a calculator will be permitted).
CHEM 2500 Midterm #2
The practice tests should be used to self-test. Just reading them (or, worse yet, just reading the answer keys) is a waste of your time and denies you the learning opportunities available when they are used properly. Do a practice test with your books closed and time yourself. Only allow yourself the tools you would have on a real test (periodic table, molecular modeling kit and ruler; check with your instructor whether or not a calculator will be permitted).