General Organic Chemistry
Code
3690
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Química
Credits
6.0
Teacher in charge
Elvira Maria Sardão Monteiro Gaspar
Weekly hours
4
Total hours
77
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
Background knowledge in Organic Chemistry for a future Chemical/Biochemical Engineer.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge in Physics and general Chemistry. Fondamentals of Chemical bond theory and Physical Chemistry.
Subject matter
1. Introduction. Strucure of organic compounds. Covalent bonds. Hybridisation. Resonance and aromaticity. Functional groups. Physical properties.
2. Reactivity in Organic Chemistry. Kinetics and thermodinamics. Reaction mechanisms. Acidity and basicity.
3. Saturated hydrocarbons. Isomerism, Conformational analysis. Radical reactions.
4. Stereochemistry.
5. Nucleophylic substitution and elimination reactions. Mechanisms snd rectivity.
6. Unsaturated hydrocarbons. Addition reactions. Reactions of aromatic compounds.
7. Carbonyl compounds.
Bibliography
Reccomended book:
- Organic Chemistry (5th edition) by Paula Yurkanis Bruice
- Organic Chemistry with Biological Applications 2e by John E. McMurry
Complimentary bibliography:
- Streitwieser, A.; Heathcock, C.; Kosower, E. “Introduction to Organic Chemistry”, MacMillan, 4ª Ed., 1992
- Volhardt, K.; Schore, N.E. “Organic Chemistry”, W.H. Freeman & Co., 3ª Ed., 1999
Classes support:
- Gaspar, E. "Guia de Laboratório de Química Orgânica Geral ", Setembro, 2018
- Gaspar, E "Folhas de Problemas e Problemas resolvidos" (available in Clip platform before classes)
Teaching method
Theoretical classes, with digital support and application examples.
Resolution of exercises and application examples.
Laboratory works, illustrating basic experimental techniques, security rules, spectroscopy applications and simple chemical reactions.
Evaluation method
Methodoly agreed with students in the first week of the semester (September 17-21, 2018):
50% of the classification for the theoretical component of the subject and
50% of the classification for the practical component of the discipline.
Each of the components can not have an evaluation lower than 9,5 values
(classification from 0 to 20 values).
Classification of the theoretical component:
- Average of 2 tests (75%) (dates also agreed with students)
- Self-evaluation by the student taking into account their presence and work respecting theoretical-practical classes (25%).
Obligatory attendance in 2/3 of existing theoretical-practical classes.