108 Chem

  Module Description          
Atomic structure and chemical bonding. 
Classification, nonmenclature, physical properties, synthesis and reactions of the following organic classes: aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, alcohols, ethers, phenols, aldehydes, keones, carboxylic acid and derivatives , amines and structures and properties of carbohydrates, fats and oils.

Practical:
Experimental include: MP determination, recrystallization, simple distillation, extraction, synthesis of alkenes and unsaturation test, alkyl halide nuclear substitution, reactions of alcohols, phenols, aldehydes, ketones, amines, carboxylic acids (and derivatives) and diazonium compounds, saponification, reactions of carbohydrates.

Module Aims                                 

• Classification of organic compounds
• Nomenclature of common classes of organic compounds
• Relationship between structure and physical and chemical properties
• Formation and reactions of common functional groups
• Application of organic compounds

BOOK/  Organic Chemistry (a short course)       Harold Hart      7th ed., Houghton Mifflin Company, (latest)