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2020　Exercise in Organic Chemistry I

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Academic unit or major
Undergraduate major in Chemistry
Instructor(s)
Eguchi Tadashi  Iwasawa Nobuharu  Goto Kei  Ohmori Ken  Kudo Fumitaka  Takaya Jun  Ando Yoshio  Ono Kosuke  Miyanaga Akimasa  Takahashi Kohei 
Class Format
Exercise    (ZOOM)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Fri7-8(H113)  
Group
-
Course number
CHM.D203
Credits
1
Academic year
2020
Offered quarter
1Q
Syllabus updated
2020/9/18
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

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.

Student learning outcomes

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.

Keywords

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

Competencies that will be developed

✔ Specialist skills Intercultural skills Communication skills Critical thinking skills ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

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

  Course schedule Required learning
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 Final exams/Commentary for solutions Solve related exercise problems.

Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

None required.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Organic Chemistry (K. P. C. Vollhardt and N. E. Schore)

Assessment criteria and methods

Exercise problems including homework in each class (30%) and a final report (70%)

Related courses

  • LAS.C103 ： Basic Organic Chemistry
  • CHM.D201 ： Organic Chemistry I
  • CHM.D205 ： Laboratory Course in Basic Organic Chemistry

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

No prerequisites are necessary, but enrollment in the related courses is desirable.

Office hours

Students may approach the instructors at the end of class or contact by e-mail in advance to schedule an appointment.

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