CHIM0205-2 : Organic chemistry I

Study Programmes 2015-2016

CHIM0205-2

Organic chemistry I

Duration :

40h Th, 35h Pr, 15h QA Sess.

Number of credits :

Bachelor in chemistry		8

Lecturer :

Albert Demonceau

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

Contents: 1. Structure and bonding 2. Polar covalent bonds; acids and bases 3. Organic compounds: alkanes and cycloalkanes 4. Stereochemistry of alkanes and cycloalkanes 5. An overview of organic reactions 6. Alkenes: structure and reactivity 7. Alkenes: reactions and synthesis 8. Alkynes: an introduction to organic synthesis 9. Stereochemistry 10.Alkyl halides 11.Reactions of alkyl halides: nucleophilic substitutions and eliminations 12.Conjugated dienes 13.Alcohols 14.Ethers and epoxides 15.Aldehydes and ketones: nucleophilic addition reactions 16.Carboxylic acids and nitriles 17.Carboxylic acid derivatives and nucleophilic acyl substitution reactions 18.Carbonyl alpha-substitution reactions

Learning outcomes of the course :

The course aims at introducing the fundamentals in organic chemistry. This strategy rests on the functional-group approach and a mechanistic approach.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Basic knowledge in chemistry.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Participation to the praticals is mandatory

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

The copies of the transparencies are available for the students.