CHEM 2600: Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 2600 is the second half of a full year course in organic chemistry taught at the University of Lethbridge.
In this course, students continue to learn about a wide variety of organic reactions using a mechanistic approach. There is also a strong emphasis on spectroscopy, particularly nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), the organic chemist’s most useful analytical tool. Infrared spectroscopy and mass spectrometry are also covered.
The pre-requisite to this course is CHEM 2500 (Organic Chemistry I). It also leans heavily on CHEM 2000 (General Chemistry II), the pre-requisite to CHEM 2500. Almost all of the topics taught in CHEM 2000 are directly applied in this course. To be successful in CHEM 2600, students need to have a solid background in molecular orbital theory, thermodynamics and acid-base chemistry as well as the topics in CHEM 2500. Any student who transfers from an institution that allowed them to take organic chemistry without taking general chemistry first should NOT enroll in CHEM 2600 until after they have taken a full year of general 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
 | Study Habits for Success in Chemistry | 75 KB |
| CHEM 2600 Spectroscopy Data Sheet | 1.46 MB |
| CHEM 2600 Course Outline (Fall 2022) | 238 KB |
CHEM 2600 Exercises
These exercises are hosted courtesy of Professor Peter Dibble, who has created and compiled them over many years.
04 Addition Reactions to Nonpolar Pi Bonds (Alkenes and Alkynes)
05 Addition Reactions to Conjugated Pi Systems (Dienes, etc.)
06 Addition Reactions to Polar Pi Bonds (Carbonyls, Nitriles, etc.)
02 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
03 Mass Spectrometry
04 Addition Reactions to Nonpolar Pi Bonds (Alkenes and Alkynes)
05 Addition Reactions to Conjugated Pi Systems (Dienes, etc.)
06 Addition Reactions to Polar Pi Bonds (Carbonyls, Nitriles, etc.)
The exercise are not listed in numerical order because it makes more sense to group the electrophilic additions together and to group the nucleophilic additions together. Since I cannot edit these documents, I cannot renumber them.
07 Reactions of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
08 Reactions of Aromatic Compounds
CHEM 2600 Lecture Notes (Findlay)
These are the most recent versions of my lecture notes for CHEM 2600 (from Spring 2019).
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 2600 can find them at the following page: CHEM 2600 lecture notes from Fall 2018.
These are skeleton notes; it is intended that you complete them when you attend class.
CHEM 2600 Lecture Notes (Fall 2018)
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 2600 notes from the final offering of the old curriculum.
CHEM 2600 Lecture Notes (Patenaude)
These are Dr. Greg Patenaude's lecture notes for CHEM 2600. The chapter numbers refer to the chapters in the Ogilvie text we are currently using for this course.
CHEM 2600 Practice Tests
The practice tests posted here are old midterms. In some cases, they have been edited due to changes in course content.
CHEM 2600 Final Exam
Final exams in CHEM 2000 are always cumulative, covering all concepts taught throughout the course.
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).
Please note that electronic answer keys do not exist for Prof. Dibble's old final exams.
CHEM 2600 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 2600 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 and molecular modeling kit).
| CHEM 2600 Midterm #2 (Spring 2019) | 127 KB |
| CHEM 2600 Midterm #2 (Spring 2019) (Answers) | 313 KB |
| CHEM 2600 Midterm #2 (Fall 2019) | 114 KB |
| CHEM 2600 Midterm #2 (Fall 2019) (Answers) | 298 KB |