Code: | Q2011 | Acronym: | Q2011 | Level: | 200 |
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Classification | Keyword |
OFICIAL | Chemistry |
Active? | Yes |
Responsible unit: | Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry |
Course/CS Responsible: | Bachelor in Chemistry |
Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
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L:Q | 61 | study plan from 2016/17 | 2 | - | 6 | 56 | 162 |
The main objective of this course is to provide the students with the appropriate skills to solve practical problems in contemporary organic chemistry, by understanding the connection between structure and function. After learning the structures and functions of the various families of organic compounds, the mechanisms of new important reactions will be discussed. During this course, new applications of organic chemistry in the life sciences, industrial practices, environmental monitoring and clean-up as far as synthesis and green chemistry will be referred to.
By the end of this course students must recognize the most important reactions of a variety of functional groups, the mechanisms associated with them and the structure-reactivity relationships of the major families of organic compounds (aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids and their derivatives, benzene and its derivatives), with particular emphasis on biomolecules (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids).
RECOMMENDED PRE-REQUISITES It is recommended that the students previously attend the courses of Química I, Química II and Química Orgânica I
Lectures
Chapter 1 – Aldehydes and ketones: the carbonyl group
Chapter 2 – Carbohydrates: polyfunctional compounds in Nature
Chapter 3 – Delocalized pi systems
Chapter 4 – Benzene and aromaticity: electrophilic aromatic substitution
Chapter 5 – Electrophilic attack on derivatives of benzene: substituents control regioselectivity
Chapter 6 – Enols, enolates and the aldol condensation
Chapter 7 – Carboxylic acids
Chapter 8 – Carboxylic acid derivatives
Chapter 9 – Amino acids, peptides, proteins and nucleic acids: nitrogen-containing polymers in Nature
1 - Lectures (2 hours per week)
The different subjects will be presented by using multimedia tools. The slides will be available in the web page of the discipline (Moodle), as well as complementary documents.
2 - Practical classes (2 hours per week, compulsory classes) will be conducted to solve problems related to the matter taught in the lectures.
Students will solve the problems previously available via Moodle. The forms should be resolved out of the class, as an autonomous work, and, in class, students should discuss the different approaches made and clarify their doubts, preferably by solving the exercises on the blackboard.
Students will be evaluated for their work.
If possible, students will work in groups (5-6 students).
designation | Weight (%) |
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Exame | 80,00 |
Trabalho escrito | 20,00 |
Total: | 100,00 |
designation | Time (hours) |
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Estudo autónomo | 92,00 |
Frequência das aulas | 56,00 |
Trabalho escrito | 14,00 |
Total: | 162,00 |
Practical classes are mandatory.
The students cannot miss more than 1/4 of the number of practical sessions on a basis of 14 weeks.
The final grade (NF) is calculated as a weighted average of the pratical evaluation (NTP) and theoretical evaluation (NEF) or the average grade of the two tests conducted during the semester (NMT) according to the algorithm:
NF = 0.20 x NTP + 0.80 NEF ou NF = 0.20 x NTP + 0.80 NMT
To pass the course, the NF and the NEF or NMT must be equal to or greater than 9.5.
Students with an weighted average of the tests (NMT) of 9.5 or more are exempt from the final exam.
Students with an weighted average of the tests lower than 9.5 must do the final exam.