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| CHIM0604-2 | Chemistry and organic materials
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 30h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Lionel Delaude |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| This course aims at introducing the fundamentals of organic chemistry to students and to help them realize its importance in our everyday life.
After a brief recall of the atomic structure and the nature of chemical bonds, the major classes of organic compounds (alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alkyl halides, aromatics, alcohols, ethers, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids and their derivatives, amines) will be examined in terms of nomenclature, molecular structure, electronic features, and reactivity. From these core notions, the main types of organic reactions and their underlying rationales will be discussed. A special attention will be devoted to stereochemical aspects of the transformations under study.
To illustrate this course, we shall perform experimental demonstrations to explain the role of organic compounds and materials in multiple objects from our everyday life (alcohol breath testers, soaps and detergents, plastic wrapping, epoxy glues,...). |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of this course, students should be able:
- to identify and to name the main functions of organic chemistry,
- to predict the evolution of various physico-chemical properties of organic compounds according to their structures,
- to determine the outcome of the main organic reactions and to propose a plausible mechanism for them,
- to propose (a) suitable reagent(s) for achieving a given organic transformation.
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| The prerequisite for this course implies a good knowledge of basic general chemistry, as it is taught, for instance, in the chemistry course intended for the first year students of the bachelor in Engineering Sciences, civil engineer orientation (CHIM0603).
In particular, notions relatives to structure and matter, chemical reactions, and chemical equilibria should be mastered even if, during this course, these fundamental concepts and the relevant chemical vocabulary will be briefly recalled every time they are needed.
Sessions of practical laboratory work will be organized within the combined chemistry laboratories (CHIM0681) to illustrate the key-notions of the course and to acquaint students with the basic techniques of organic synthesis and the analysis of organic compounds. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Twelve lessons of 150 minutes each will be given during the second quadrimester. Exercise sessions (30 h) will complement and illustrate the theoretical course. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face course, see above for details. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Reference Textbooks:
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Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry, John McMurry, 7th International Edition, Brooks/Cole: Belmont, CA, 2011
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Essential Organic Chemistry, Paula Yurkanis Bruice, 2nd Edition, Pearson: Montreal, 2010
Copies of the slides screeened during the lectures are available as pdf files from the student portal 'my ULg' or via the web site http://www.ulg.ac.be/lcfi/orgmat/. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| A written examination lasting 4 h will be organized during the june session. It will cover the whole course content. It will be followed on the same day or the day after by an oral examination lasting 15 minutes.
With the possible exception of a non programmable calculator, the use of any electronic device (mobile phone, computer, notepad, camera,...) is strictly prohibited during the examinations. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Lionel Delaude
Institut de chimie organique
Bâtiment B6a, local 3.70c
Tel: (04) 366-3496
E-mail: l.delaude@ulg.ac.be
Assistant in charge of the exercise sessions:
Sylvestre Dammicco
Cyclotron Research Centre
Tel: (04) 366-2334
E-mail: sdammicco@ulg.ac.be |
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| Items online : |
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| Chemistry and organic materials |
| Pdfs of the slides screeened during the lectures, solved problems, and typical resolution of written examinations from the previous years. |
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