Course Identification

Basic OC for non-chemist
20212292

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Prof. Mark Gandelman
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Course Schedule and Location

2021
Second Semester
Tuesday, 11:15 - 13:00
23/03/2021
10/07/2021

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Chemical Sciences: Lecture; Elective; Regular; 2.00 points

Comments

A recommended course for students with Physics and Engineering background excluding Chemical Engineering background.

Credit points will not be given to students who have Chemistry or Chemical Engineering background.

If your status is not clear to you, please contact Prof. Oren Tal for consultation.

Please contact the courses coordinator for credit points adjustments.

Prerequisites

General Chemistry course 

Restrictions

100

Language of Instruction

English

Attendance and participation

Expected and Recommended

Grade Type

Numerical (out of 100)

Grade Breakdown (in %)

100%

Evaluation Type

Examination

Scheduled date 1

22/07/2021
FGS, Rm A
1300-1600
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Scheduled date 2

09/08/2021
FGS, Rm A
1300-1600
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Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

2

Syllabus

1. Electronic Structure and bonding. Basic orbitals theory. Hybridization; molecular geometries; resonance. Electronegativity.

2. Basic concepts of organic reactions. Reaction kinetics and profiles. Acidity and basicity.

3. General overview of organic compounds according to functional groups.

4. Alkanes and cycloalkanes: conformations and radical reactions.

5. Stereochemistry: isomerism, chirality, enantiomers, diastereomers, optical rotation.

6. Nucleophilic substitution reactions. Nucleophiles and electrophiles. Organic halides.

7. Addition and elimination reactions. Alkenes, alcohols and ethers.

8. Carbonyl function and its reactivity. Aldehydes and ketones.

9. Carboxylic acids and derivatives. Peptide bond.

10. Aromaticity. Electrophilic aromatic substitution.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, the students:

Will get a basic knowledge in organic chemistry. The course focuses on fundamental principles of organic compounds and their reactivity. Physical-organic principles constitute the guideline of the course. We will focus on the type of reactions and general mechanisms, rather than simply on properties of organic compounds according to their functional groups. Successful accomplishment of the course will provide to the student a basic understanding of organic functional groups, properties of organic compounds, their reactivity in chemical transformations.

Reading List

Streitwieser, Heathcock, Kosower: Introduction to Organic Chemistry, 4th ed.

or any basic book in Organic Chemistry

Website

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