Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | PHA202 | ||||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 6 | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
Prerequisites | PHA101 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
Course Contents | · Nomenclature of organic compounds. · Structure and bonding in organic compounds. · Synthesis, properties, reactivity of alkanes, cycloalkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alkyl halides, alcohols, ethers, epoxides, amines, carbonyl compounds, organometallic compounds, sulphur and phosphorus containing compounds. · Stereochemistry. Stereochemistry in organic reactions. · Nucleophilic substitution, addition and elimination reactions and the involved mechanisms. · Mechanisms of selected organic reactions, some name reactions. · Separation of organic compounds using chemical and chromatographic techniques. · Sugars and lipids. Laboratory work: Distillation and crystallisation, Esterification, hydrolysis, saponification, Synthesis of ethers, Quaternisation of a tertiary amine, Carbonyl reactions and identification, Grignard reactions. | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The taught part of course is delivered to the students by means of lectures, conducted with the help of computer presentations. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the textbooks. Lectures are accompanied with tutorials and laboratory work which is carried out in the chemistry laboratory. | ||||||||
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Language of instruction | Greek | ||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |