Organic Chemistry I

Code:

Q1001

Acronym:

Q1001

Level:

100

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Chemistry

Instance: 2023/2024 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://https://moodle2324.up.pt/course/view.php?id=2362
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:B	1	Official Study Plan	3	-	6	54	162
L:BQ	143	Official Study Plan	1	-	6	54	162
L:CC	1	study plan from 2021/22	2	-	6	54	162
			3
L:F	2	Official Study Plan	2	-	6	54	162
			3
L:G	0	study plan from 2017/18	2	-	6	54	162
			3
L:M	1	Official Study Plan	2	-	6	54	162
			3
L:Q	63	study plan from 2016/17	1	-	6	54	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Aims:

- Provide knowledge of the main functional classes of organic molecules, focusing on their nomenclature, three-dimensional structure, reactivity, synthesis methods and mechanisms of the main reactions in which they are involved.

Learning outcomes and competences

When finishing the course, students should have already gained:

- full understanding of the relationship between structure and reactivity of organic molecules and be able to predict reactions of the different functional classes covered by the syllabus;

- awareness on the presence and relevance of organic chemistry in nature, in biology, and in the most diverse dimensions of human activity (daily life, biomedical and pharmaceutical science and technology, novel products and materials, etc.).

Working method

Presencial

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

Students should have been approved in UC Química I/Fundamentos de Química.

Program

Chapter 1 - Revisiting basic concepts in molecular structure and chemical bonding
Chapter 2 - Alkanes
Chapter 3 - Cyclic Alkanes
Chapter 4 - Stereoisomers
Chapter 5 - Haloalkanes 
Chapter 6 - Alcohols
Chapter 7 - Ethers
Chapter 8 - Alkenes
Chapter 9 - Alkynes

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

Complementary Bibliography

Carey Francis A. 1937-; Organic chemistry. ISBN: 9780071323970
McMurry John E.; Organic chemistry. ISBN: 9780840054531

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures (theoretical sessions, optional) will be presented in Power-Point in presential mode. Exceptionally, the lectures may have to be delivered by e-learning methods (Zoom or similar), and the students will be timely notified of that fact.

Tutorials (problem-solving sessions, mandatory) will be devoted to the resolution of problems featuring the topics of the syllabus, addressed in the lectures. Materials for these sessions will be made available in Moodle.

Other supporting materials will be equally made available in Moodle.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	70,00
Participação presencial	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	15,00
Total:	15,00

Eligibility for exams

Attendance to the tutorial (problem-solving) sessions is mandatory. The maximum number of absences allowed is in accordance with the current institutional norms.
 

Calculation formula of final grade

Students' assessment will rely on two components, namely, problem-solving (TP) with a 30% weight, and individual written evaluation (AT) with a 70% weight.

Students will have the possibility to take two optional individual written tests (T1 and T2). Those students who reach an average classification ≥ 9.5 (in the 0-20 scale) may be exempted from the final written exam, and will get approved if their final grade (NF) is ≥ 9.5 (in the 0-20 scale), as calculated by:

NF = 0.70 x [(T1 + T2)/2] + 0.30 x TP

Students who opt by not taking the tests or whose average classification on these tests is < 9.5 (in the 0-20 scale) will have to take the final exam and obtain a minimum classification (EF) of 9.5 in it, in order to try to get approved in this course. Approval will be given to those students whose final grade (NF) is ≥ 9.5 (in the 0-20 scale), as calculated by:

NF = 0.70 x EF + 0.30 x TP

Notes:

(a) taking tests on alternative dates to those that will be established will not be allowed; in calculating the average classification of the tests for students who have attended only one of them, the grade of the test they missed will be counted as zero;

(b) cases where NF ≥ 18 or  8 ≤ NF ≤ 9.5 (in the 0-20 scale) may be subjected to a complementary oral exam, if justified;

(c) working students institutionally registered as such (TE status) are not obliged to attend the tutorial (problem-solving) sessions, but will be subjected to the same individual evaluation rules as applied to other students;

(d) with exception of working students (TE status), all others have to attend the minimal number of tutorial sessions established according to the institution's statutes; otherwise, they won't pass the course in the current academic year;

(e) the operating rules, as well as those for attendance and evaluation, may be changed for reasons of force majeure, if so determined by the institution.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Internship work/project

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable.

Classification improvement

Students who are exempted from the final exam due to passing tests may, if they wish, try to improve their final grade in the final exam, with the best grade obtained being attributed to them. In all other cases, institutional norms will apply.

Observations

Not applicable.