2022 Faculty Courses School of Science Undergraduate major in Chemistry
Organic Chemistry III
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Chemistry
- Instructor(s)
- Ken Ohmori
- Class Format
- Lecture (HyFlex)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Tue (H113) / 5-6 Fri (H104)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- CHM.D301
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2022
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This is a continuation of Organic Chemistry I and II, particularly focusing on general concepts for C–C bond formation and functional group transformations.
Course description and aims
At the end of this course, students will be able to have an understanding of basic concept of organic chemistry and mechanism of chemical reactions.
Keywords
organic chemistry
organic synthesis
synthetic chemistry
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Attendance is taken in every class.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction of organic chemistry | Exercise problems might be given in this class. |
| Class 2 | Inductive and mesomeric effects, acidity and basicity of organic compounds | Exercise problems might be given in this class. |
| Class 3 | Nucleophilic substitution reaction | Exercise problems might be given in this class. |
| Class 4 | Elimination reaction | Exercise problems might be given in this class. |
| Class 5 | Substitution reaction of aromatic compounds | Exercise problems might be given in this class. |
| Class 6 | Reactivity of carbonyl compounds part I, actualization and hydrolysis | Exercise problems might be given in this class. |
| Class 7 | Reactivity of carbonyl compounds part II, Grignard reaction | Exercise problems might be given in this class. |
| Class 8 | Reaction of carbanion | Exercise problems might be given in this class. |
| Class 9 | Alkylation | Exercise problems might be given in this class. |
| Class 10 | Aldol reaction | Exercise problems might be given in this class. |
| Class 11 | Reaction with organometalic compounds | Exercise problems might be given in this class. |
| Class 12 | Reaction of thioanion derivatives | Exercise problems might be given in this class. |
| Class 13 | Wittig reaction | Exercise problems might be given in this class. |
| Class 14 | Rearrangement | Exercise problems might be given in this class. |
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)
A guide book to mechanism in organic chemistry, Peter Sykes
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Organic Chemistry: Structure and Function, P Vollhardt and N. Shore
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students’ course scores are based on final exams (ca. 70%), which will be held on site (not via online) and exercise problems (ca. 30%) and also attendance.
Related courses
- CHM.D201 ： Organic Chemistry I
- CHM.D202 ： Organic Chemistry II
Prerequisites
Students require basic knowledge of organic chemistry