Organic Chemistry Unit Descriptor

							   IB Chemistry Organic Chemistry

    SL Benchmarks:
    1. Deduce structural formulas of Hydrocarbons up to C6 including functional groups
    2. Apply IUPAC rules to name hydrocarbons up to C6 including functional groups
    3. Identify primary, secondary, and tertiary carbon atoms on a molecule
    4. Explain volatility and solubility in water of compounds containing functional groups.
    5. Explain and describe reactivity and combustion of alkanes, alkenes, alcohols and halogenoalkanes.
    6. Deduce the reaction pathway given starting materials and products.
    HL Benchmarks:
  I. HL- Deduce structural formulas and name of hydrocarbons including amines, amides, esters and nitrile.
 II. HL-Describe and explain nucleophilic, elimination and condensation reactions of hydrocarbons and
      halogenoalkanes with selected compounds.
III. Describe and compare properties of stereoisomers and enantiomers of cyclic and non-cyclic alkenes.

   Schedule:
   Date          Class/ Topics                       Reading                Assignments     Notes
   12.12/14.12   Introduction:Alkanes,alkenes,       Derry et al. SL Text   11.1 #1-10      Bnmk:1,2
                 functional groups                   p. 342- 371            11.2 #1-14
   5.1           Alcohols, Halogenoalkenes           Derry et al. SL Text                   Bnmk: 1,2,3
                                                     p. 342- 371
   9.1           Reaction Pathways-                  Derry et al. Sl Text   Quiz #1         Bnmk:4,5,6
                 Alkanes,(substitution); Alkenes     p 371-382
                 (addition)
   11.1          Reaction Pathways- Alcohols         Derry et al. SL Text                   Bnmk:4,5,6
                 (oxidation), Halogenoalkanes        p. 383-393
                 (heterolytic fission) and general                                          SL and HLTake
                 Pathways                                                                   Home Exam
   13.1          Lab
   17.1          HL-1 Additional Functional          Derry et al. HL Text                   Bnmk I
                 Groups Intro to Rxn                 p. 280-294
   19.1          HL-2 Substitutions and              Derry et al. HL Text                   Bnmk II
                 Elimination                         p. 295- 307
   30-1          HL-3 Esters amides Pathways         Derry et al. HL Text                   Bnmk II and III
                 and Isomeres                        p. 308-333
                 Lab