This course supports students in understanding the contents of "Organic Chemistry I" in the same quarter of the same Academic year.
Solving exercise problems, drawing organic structures and reaction mechanisms with curly arrows help students understand organic chemistry in detail. Therefore, this course provides the opportunity for students to draw organic molecules by hand as much as possible and supports their better understanding of basic organic chemistry.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Explain basic concepts of bonding, structures, and acid-base of organic compounds.
2) Draw reasonable structure, reaction, and resonance formulas of organic compounds.
3) Explain types and features of basic organic reactions.
Structure and Bonding in Organic molecules, Acids and Bases, Polar and Non-polar Molecules, Bimolecular Nucleophilc Substitution, Unimolecular Nucleophilc Substitution, Pathways of Elimination, Alcohols, Ethers, Alkenes, Alkynes
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
In the first 20 minutes, the lecturer shows solutions for homework, and subsequently teaches main topics according to the course schedule. Then, students solve several exercise problems. In the last 10 minutes, commentary to the solution guide for the exercise problems is provided.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Structure and Bonding in Organic molecules | Solve related exercise problems. The lecturer provides homework. |
Class 2 | Structure and Reactivity: Acids and Bases, Polar and Non-polar Molecules | Solve related exercise problems. The lecturer provides homework. |
Class 3 | Alkanes, Cycloalkans, Stereoisomers | Solve related exercise problems. The lecturer provides homework. |
Class 4 | Properties and Reactions of Haloalkanes: Bimolecular Nucleophilc Substitution, Unimolecular Nucleophilc Substitution, Pathways of Elimination | Solve related exercise problems. The lecturer provides homework. |
Class 5 | Alcohols, Ethers | Solve related exercise problems. The lecturer provides homework. |
Class 6 | Alkenes | Solve related exercise problems. The lecturer provides homework. |
Class 7 | Alkynes | Solve related exercise problems. The lecturer provides homework. |
Class 8 | Final exams/Commentary for solutions | Solve related exercise problems. |
None required.
Organic Chemistry (K. P. C. Vollhardt and N. E. Schore)
Exercise problems including homework in each class (30%) and a final report (70%)
No prerequisites are necessary, but enrollment in the related courses is desirable.
Students may approach the instructors at the end of class or contact by e-mail in advance to schedule an appointment.