2020 Faculty Courses School of Science Undergraduate major in Chemistry
Exercise in Organic Chemistry I
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Chemistry
- Instructor(s)
- Tadashi Eguchi / Nobuharu Iwasawa / Kei Goto / Ken Ohmori / Fumitaka Kudo / Jun Takaya / Yoshio Ando / Kosuke Ono / Akimasa Miyanaga / Kohei Takahashi
- Class Format
- Exercise (Zoom)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 7-8 Fri (H113)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- CHM.D203
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course supports students in understanding the contents of "Organic Chemistry I" in the same quarter of the same Academic year.
Solving exercise problems, drawing organic structures and reaction mechanisms with curly arrows help students understand organic chemistry in detail. Therefore, this course provides the opportunity for students to draw organic molecules by hand as much as possible and supports their better understanding of basic organic chemistry.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Explain basic concepts of bonding, structures, and acid-base of organic compounds.
2) Draw reasonable structure, reaction, and resonance formulas of organic compounds.
3) Explain types and features of basic organic reactions.
Keywords
Structure and Bonding in Organic molecules, Acids and Bases, Polar and Non-polar Molecules, Bimolecular Nucleophilc Substitution, Unimolecular Nucleophilc Substitution, Pathways of Elimination, Alcohols, Ethers, Alkenes, Alkynes
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
In the first 20 minutes, the lecturer shows solutions for homework, and subsequently teaches main topics according to the course schedule. Then, students solve several exercise problems. In the last 10 minutes, commentary to the solution guide for the exercise problems is provided.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Structure and Bonding in Organic molecules | Solve related exercise problems. The lecturer provides homework. |
| Class 2 | Structure and Reactivity: Acids and Bases, Polar and Non-polar Molecules | Solve related exercise problems. The lecturer provides homework. |
| Class 3 | Alkanes, Cycloalkans, Stereoisomers | Solve related exercise problems. The lecturer provides homework. |
| Class 4 | Properties and Reactions of Haloalkanes: Bimolecular Nucleophilc Substitution, Unimolecular Nucleophilc Substitution, Pathways of Elimination | Solve related exercise problems. The lecturer provides homework. |
| Class 5 | Alcohols, Ethers | Solve related exercise problems. The lecturer provides homework. |
| Class 6 | Alkenes | Solve related exercise problems. The lecturer provides homework. |
| Class 7 | Final exams/Commentary for solutions | Solve related exercise problems. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None required.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Organic Chemistry (K. P. C. Vollhardt and N. E. Schore)
Evaluation methods and criteria
Exercise problems including homework in each class (30%) and a final report (70%)
Related courses
- LAS.C103 ： Basic Organic Chemistry
- CHM.D201 ： Organic Chemistry I
- CHM.D205 ： Laboratory Course in Basic Organic Chemistry
Prerequisites
No prerequisites are necessary, but enrollment in the related courses is desirable.
Office hours
Students may approach the instructors at the end of class or contact by e-mail in advance to schedule an appointment.