To deepen the understanding of structural features of organic compounds, students will learn basics and applications of chemical bonding, stereochemistry, aromaticity, and supramolecular chemistry in this course. Concepts of structures and properties required for advanced researches will be explained with introducing theoretical background and concrete examples.
Students will learn the following skills from taking this course
1) be able to understand the nature of chemical bonding based on molecular orbital theory.
2) be able to apply fundamental concepts of stereochemistry to concrete examples.
3) be able to understand concepts and evaluation methods of aromaticity.
4) be able to understand intermolecular interactions and their analysis.
5) be able to understand the method of construction of hollow structures and their properties.
Chemical bonding, Stereochemistry, Aromaticity, Supramolecular chemistry, Functional molecules
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Basically lecture style. Exercises.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Chemical Bonding 1 | Preview textbook chapter 1. |
Class 2 | Intermolecular interactions | Review the course contents. |
Class 3 | Chemical Bonding 2 | Preview textbook chapter 1. Review and exercise. |
Class 4 | Analysis of intermolecular interactions | Review the course contents. |
Class 5 | Strain and Stability | Preview textbook chapter 2. Review and exercise. |
Class 6 | Interlocked compounds | Review the course contents. |
Class 7 | Stereochemistry 1 | Preview textbook chapter 3. |
Class 8 | Hollow compounds | Review the course contents. |
Class 9 | Host-guest complexes | Review the course contents. |
Class 10 | Stereochemistry 2 | Preview textbook chapter 3. Review and exercise. |
Class 11 | Supramolecular catalysis | Review the course contents. |
Class 12 | aromaticity 1 | Preview textbook chapter 4. |
Class 13 | Supramolecular materials | Review the course contents. |
Class 14 | aromaticity 2 and final exam | Preview textbook chapter 3. Review and exercise. |
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.
Structural organic chemistry, Nakasuji, Kubo, Suzuki, Toyota Eds. Tokyo Kagaku Dojin
Assigned at the lectures.
Final examination and reports.
Recommended to understand basic organic chemistry.