2024-2025 / CHIM9255-3

Organic Chemistry

Duration

21h Th, 27h Pr

Number of credits

 Bachelor in bioengineering4 crédits 

Lecturer

Marie-Laure Fauconnier

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Reviews: molecular electronic structure
Chapter 3 - Nomenclature
Chapter 4 - Conformational isomers , stereoisomers
Chapter 5 - Alkenes
Chapter 6 - Alkanes
Chapter 7 - Mass Spectrometry
Chapter 8 - Alkyl halides
Chapter 9 - Alcohols
Chapter 10 - Delocalized electrons and UV -Vis spectrometry
Chapter 11 - Carbonyls
Chapter 12 - Infrared spectrometry
Chapter 13 - Aromatics
Chapter 14 - NMR

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of the course, the students will be able to:

- Understand the basic nomenclature used in organic chemistry
- Distinguish and characterize different types of isomerism and to apply these concepts in the context of chemical reactions
- Know the main basic mechanisms of organic chemistry (additions, substitutions, eliminations)
- Interpret the reaction mechanisms of the main functions and the parameters influencing them
- Understand the principles of spectroscopic methods and their potential applications for bioengineers
- Apply the above concepts to solve simple problems of synthesis or retrosynthetic analysis
- Gain practical experience basis through the realization of the laboratory manipulations of Organic Chemistry

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

From atom to molecule - Bachelor in bioengineering, 1st year (CHIM9268 -1), particularly the section on the atomistic and concepts related to chemical bonds.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

- Lectures
- Seminar and conferences (possibly)
- Exercises sessions in classroom
- Practical work in the laboratory

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course


Further information:

Lectures, exercises and practical work in the laboratory sessions: face-to-face

- Lectures: 21 hours (including exercises, seminars and conferences)
- Practical work (exercises): 15 h
- Practical work (laboratory) 12 h

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
- MyULiège


Further information:

Theoretical course notes available on eCampus
Exercises notes available on eCampus
Practical work (laboratory) notes available on eCampus

Reference Manual:
" Organic Chemistry " P. Bruice, 2nd Edition, Pearson

Further Reading:
" Organic chemistry: the principles " J. Mc Murry and E. Simanek (Dunod)
"Treaty of Organic Chemistry «, P. Vollhardt and N. Schore, de Boeck
" General Chemistry " J. Hill, A. Petrucci, T. McCreary, S. Perry, Prentice Hall

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )

- Remote

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions ) AND oral exam

Written work / report


Further information:

Theoretical part: written exam
Practical part (exercises): written exam
The written exam includes theritical and practical parts.

Practical part (laboratory) grades including the entrance test and the laboratory report.
Attendance at labs is mandatory. If unexcused absences, participation in exams will be denied to the student.

Depending on the health situation, the assessment modalities could be revised to include online assessments.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Supervising Team:

Manon Genva, assistant professor 
Florian Martini, assistant
Adrien Francis, technician
Franck Michels, technician
Thomas Bertrand, technician

Contacts

Prof. Marie-Laure Fauconnier: marie-laure.fauconnier@uliege.be

Association of one or more MOOCs