Organic Chemistry

Code:

Q243

Acronym:

Q243

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Chemistry

Instance: 2015/2016 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	https://moodle.up.pt/course/view.php?id=837
Responsible unit:	Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Physics

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
L:AST	1	Plano de Estudos a partir de 2008	3	-	5	-
L:B	3	Plano de estudos a partir de 2008	3	-	5	-
L:CTA	60	Plano de estudos de 2008 até 2015/16	2	-	5	-
L:F	1	Plano de estudos a partir de 2008	3	-	5	-
L:G	0	P.E - estudantes com 1ª matricula anterior a 09/10	3	-	5	-
		P.E - estudantes com 1ª matricula em 09/10	3	-	5	-
L:M	0	Plano de estudos a partir de 2009	3	-	5	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To confer the students basic/introductory theoretical concepts in Organic Chemistry.

Learning outcomes and competences

By the end of the course, the student should have acquired and understood basic concepts in Organic Chemistry. Briefly, the student should have acquired competences in

 1) identification of the main functional groups in organic compounds and how those groups affect compounds' physical and chemical properties;

2) basic organic nomenclature and stereochemistry;

3) recognizing main types of organic chemical reactions, their relevant intermediates and pathways;

4) establishing basic structure-reactivity relationships.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

not applicable

Program

LECTURES (28 h)

The program to be addressed in lectures will cover the topics of chapters 1 to 9 of the adopted book:

PART 1 – CARBON: INTEGRATED REVIEW OF FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS IN CHEMISTRY

1. Atoms. Connection between electronic configuration and reactivity.

2. Chemical bonding. Lewis structure and the octet rule.

PART 2 – ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

3. Saturated hydrocarbons. Isomers and stereoisomers.

4. Unsaturated hydrocarbons.

5. Alcohols, Phenols and their sulfur analogues.

6. Aldehydes and ketones.

7. Carboxylic acids and derivatives.

8. Amines and amides.

9. Organic stereochemistry in depth.

 

TUTORIALS (28 h)

 

In the 2015/16 course, this part of the programme will be exclusively devoted to tutorials, aimed at guiding students in the resolution of questions, quizzes and problems related with the organic chemistry concepts addressed in the lectures.

Mandatory literature

000087490. ISBN: 0-7167-7072-5

Complementary Bibliography

Carlos Corrêa, Maria Augusta Oliveira e Maria Luísa do Vale; Introdução à Nomenclatura da Química Orgânica, 2003

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures will follow a standard magisterial model, supported by multimedia tools.

All relevant info, teacher-student communication and course management will be made through the Moodle electronic platform.

Practical sessions will basically consist in tutorials for guided resolution of quizzes and problems related to topics addressed in lectures.

keywords

Physical sciences > Chemistry > Organic chemistry
Physical sciences > Chemistry > Organic chemistry > Quimica do carbono

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

The general rules of FCUP will be applied. It must be stressed that students having missed over 25% of the tutorials.

 

 

Calculation formula of final grade

Students not excluded from final evaluation will be subjected to a final exam, whose mark will correspond to the final classification. Only students with a final exam mark equal or higher than 9.5 (0 to 20 scale) will be APPROVED.

Examinations or Special Assignments

 

 

 

Internship work/project

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

General rules of FCUP will apply.

Classification improvement

General rules of FCUP will apply.

Observations

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