Key words
Chemics
Objectives
The second year chemistry course deals with the organic or carbon chemistry.
Actual, living matter, some materials, drugs and a lot of other products are
built up by a carbon chain.
The basic knowledge of organic chemistry is imparted. The students must have
an understanding of the structure and the nomenclature of the different
classes of compounds, of the (organic) chemical principles and patterns, of
the basic conversion reactions between the classes. All of these are applied
in theoretical and practical exercises.
In the second part the students must become aware of the significance of the
organic chemistry in every day's life. This is supported by discussions
about current organic compounds in different professional fields. The
complexity of (organic) chemical matter is pointed out, from where the
specific compound can be isolated and identified only by enforced analytical
techniques.
Topics
Part 1: theoretical session
Hydrocarbons, functional groups and nomenclature; polarity, acid-base
behaviour, field and resonance effects; fundamentals and classes of organic
reactions, simple conversions; discussion of current organic compounds; a
survey of qualitative and quantitative (organic) analysis.
Part 2: practical session
Basic techniques of crystallization, distillation and extraction;
Fundamentals of chemical and physical identification;
Fundamentals of chemical conversions and synthesis.
Prerequisites
The students must have a sufficient knowledge of the general and inorganic
chemistry. Nevertheless, the specific issues concerning organic chemistry
and molecules are imparted from the beginning.
Final Objectives
Materials used
Teacher's courses. Additional notes and background information given during
the lectures, also belong to the examination subject.
Textbooks for optional background information:
* "Introduction to Organic Chemistry", Streitwieser; Publ. Mc Millen, 1992.
* "Organic Chemistry", Volhardt; Publ. Frieman, 1997.
* "Organic Chemistry", Solomons; Publ. Wiley & Sons.
* "A Text-Book of Practical Organic Chemistry", A. Vogel; Publ. Longman.
Study costs
Study guidance
Teaching Methods
Contacting hours: lectures and theoretical examples (theoretical session);
demonstrations and practical exercises (practical session);
Home study: It's expected that the students perform, on an individual basis,
the additional theoretical exercises, found after each chapter.
Nevertheless, supplementary explanation can be obtained by appointment.
Assessment
Part 1: theoretical session: written examination (open questions on the
theory and the exercices partially taken from the course and from the
additional notes) (67%);
Part 2: practical session: permanent evaluation and practical tests (33%).
Lecturer(s)
Paul VANHEE
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