Fundamental Organic Chemistry

Course title

11733150

	NAKAMURA Asao
	YAKABE Shigetaka

Course description

This course introduces the basis of fundamental organic chemistry. Especially the electronic theory of organic chemistry is emphasized. The course introduces the necessary knowledge needed to learn advanced organic and bioorganic chemistry. The course also provides a wide scope of the relationship between daily life and organic chemistry, by introducing special topics focusing on a specified compound we meet in daily life.

Purpose of class

The aim of this course is to help students to acquire an understanding of the electronic theory of organic chemistry. The course introduces the necessary knowledge needed to learn advanced organic and bioorganic chemistry. The course also provides a wide scope of the relationship between daily life and organic chemistry.

Goals and objectives

To be able to draw the Lewis structure of a specified organic compound and indicate the formal charge of each atom of the compound.
To be able to image the 3-dimensional molecular structure of an organic compound by looking the structural formula of the compound.
To be able to draw the structural formula of a specified organic compound by reading the name of the compound.
To be able to write the reaction mechanisms of organic reactions using curved arrows showing the movement of electron pairs.
To understand what is chirality and how important the chirality is to life process.
To understand how the achievements of organic chemistry bring benefits to our daily life.

Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

	Quizzes	Mid-term examination	Term-end examination	Total.
1.	10%	10%		20%
2.	10%	10%		20%
3.	5%	5%		10%
4.	20%		20%	40%
5.	5%		5%	10%
Total.	50%	25%	25%	-

Evaluation method and criteria

Your final grade will be calculated according to the following process: Quizzes (50%) , Mid-term examination (25%), and Term-end examination (25%). To pass, students must earn at least 60 points out of 100.

Language

Japanese

Class schedule

	Class schedule	HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.)	Amount of Time Required
1.	Introduction What is Organic Chemistry? Topics in Organic Chemistry	Students are expected to read Chapter 1 of the textbook prior to the class.	100minutes
2.	Valence Electron and Lewis Structure	Students are expected to read Chapter 2 of the textbook prior to the class.	200minutes
3.	Formal Charge and Resonance Structure	Students are expected to read Chapter 3 of the textbook prior to the class.	200minutes
4.	Molecular Shapes and Hybrid Orbitals	Students are expected to read Chapter 4 of the textbook and pp. 1–4 of the workbook prior to the class.	200minutes
5.	Writing Structural Formulae of Organic Compounds	Students are expected to read Chapter 5.1 of the textbook prior to the class.	200minutes
6.	Nomenclature of Organic Compounds	Students are expected to read Chapter 5.2 of the textbook prior to the class.	200minutes
7.	Mid-term Examination	Students are expected to review all the contents of the classes prior to this class.	210minutes
8.	Formation and Breaking of Valence Bonds	Students are expected to read Chapter 10 of the textbook prior to the class.	200minutes
9.	Nucleophilic Substitution of Haloalkane	Students are expected to read Chapter 14 of the textbook prior to the class.	200minutes
10.	Chirality and Asymmetric Synthesis	Students are expected to read Chapter 11 of the textbook prior to the class.	200minutes
11.	Structures of Cyclic Compounds	Students are expected to read Chapter 12 of the textbook prior to the class.	200minutes
12.	Nucleophilic Addition of Carbonyl Compounds and Electrophilic Addition of Alkenes	Students are expected to read Chapter 7 of the textbook prior to the class.	200minutes
13.	Planning Organic Synthesis	Students are expected to read Chapter 6 of the textbook prior to the class.	200minutes
14.	Term-end Examination	Students are expected to review all the contents of the classes.	200minutes
Total.	-	-	2710minutes

Feedback on exams, assignments, etc.

ways of feedback	specific contents about "Other"
Feedback in outside of the class (ScombZ, mail, etc.)

Textbooks and reference materials

Textbook:
「ビギナーズ　有機化学（第２版）」川端　潤　著（化学同人）

Handouts will be provided through LMS ScombZ.

Reference book:
「有機化学」奥山　格　監修（丸善）
P. Y. Bruice, Essential Organic Chemistry, 3rd edition, Pearson, 2014.

Prerequisites

The students are recommended to complete "Basic Chemistry A" or "Basic Chemistry B" prior to this class.

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