Organic Chemistry

Code:

Q202

Acronym:

Q202

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Chemistry

Instance: 2015/2016 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Chemistry

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
L:Q	98	Plano de estudos Oficial	1	-	7,5	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Aims:

- Students shoud aquire knowledge about the various families of organic molecules in what concerns their nomenclature, reactivity, reaction mechanisms and methods of synthesis.

 

Learning outcomes and competences

Students should
- understand the relationship between structure and reactivity of organic molecules and be able to predict reactions of the different families of compounds;

- be aware of the presence of organic chemistry in their dayly life (medicine, novel products/materials, etc.).

Working method

Presencial

Program

May be subjected to changes

Nomenclature (self-study) 
Chapter 1 - Alkanes
Chapter 2 - Cuclic Alkanes
Chapter 3 - Stereoisomers
Chapter 4 - Properties and Reactions of Haloalkanes 
Chapter 5 - Alcohols
Chapter 6 - Ethers
Chapter 7 - Alkenes
Chapter 8- Reactions of Alkenes
Chapter 9- Benzene and Aromaticity 
Chapter 10 - Electrophilic Attack on Benzene Derivatives 
Chapter 11 - Aldehydes and Ketones 
Chapter 12 - Enols
Chapter 13 - Carboxylic Acids 
Chapter 14 - Carboxylic Acid Derivatives

Mandatory literature

000073485. ISBN: 0-7167-4374-4
000071896. ISBN: 0-7167-2721-8
000075516. ISBN: 85-363-0413-8
Carlos Corrêa, Maria Augusta Oliveira e Maria Luísa do Vale; Introdução à Nomenclatura da Química Orgânica, 2003

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical lessons will be presented in Power-point. Slides will be provided to the students in advance.

TP lessons: resolution of problems featuring the topics of the theoretical lessons.

Students shoud participate actively in the lessons. Therefore, the teacher will exemplify the resolution of the exercises and then the students will resolve the remaining exercises by themselves, in place and in the blackboard, beeing evaluated for their performance.

There may be some homework to do for the next lessons, students will be evaluated in this item too.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	40,00
Participação presencial	10,00
Teste	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	5,00
Frequência das aulas	5,00
Total:	10,00

Eligibility for exams

T and TP lessons: Attendance is mandatory for this unit.
 
Participation in TP lessons, realization of 5 tests and final exam.
The minimum grade necessary in each test will be established by the teacher and may not be the same for each test. Only students who pass one test (grade superior to the minimum grade established for this test) are allowed to procced to the next test, and so on.
  
To be approved FM (final mark) must be ≥ 9,5.
 

Calculation formula of final grade

Realization of 5 tests minimum grade to be established by the teacher. 

Final exam ≥ 9,5
Final mark must be ≥ 9,5   

The final mark is determined as follows:

FM = (T1+T2+T3+T4+T5)/5)*0,5 + NE*0,4 + PP*0,1

 

Classification improvement

FM = NE*0,9 + PP*0,1