2023 Faculty Courses School of Science Undergraduate major in Chemistry
Organic Chemistry II
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Chemistry
- Instructor(s)
- Shinji Toyota
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Tue (M-B104(H103)) / 3-4 Fri (M-B107(H104))
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- CHM.D202
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
I Organic Chemistry II is the second course of fundamental introduction to organic chemistry.
II Structures, properties, preparation, reactions, and synthetic applications of organic compounds will be discussed.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, for conjugated, aromatic, carbonyl, and amine compounds, students will be able to:
1. Understand nomenclature, structures, and properties of compounds by functional group.
2. Understand preparation methods of compounds.
3. Understand reactions and account for their mechanisms.
4. Design synthetic method using various reactions.
Keywords
Organic chemistry, structures, reactions, reaction mechanisms, synthesis
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Lectures and exercises.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Conjugated π conjugated system and pericyclic reactions: conjugated dienes, molecular orbitals | Understand fundamentals for molecular orbital. |
| Class 2 | Conjugated π conjugated system and pericyclic reactions: electrophilic addition, Diels-Alder reactions | Understand electrophilic addition and Diels-Alder reactions of conjugated compounds. |
| Class 3 | Conjugated π conjugated system and pericyclic reactions：electrocyclic reactions, sigmatropy | Understand pericyclic reactions of conjugated compounds. |
| Class 4 | Aromatic compounds: structures and stability, aromaticity, reactions at benzylic position, reduction | Understand structure, properties, and reactions of aromatic compounds. |
| Class 5 | Aromatic substitution reactions: electrophilic reactions (basic reactions, reactivity, directing groups) | Understand electrophilic reactions of aromatic compounds. |
| Class 6 | Aromatic substitution reactions: electrophilic reactions (synthesis), nucleophilic reactions, elimination-addition reactions | Understand synthesis and various reactions of aromatic compounds. |
| Class 7 | Aldehydes and ketones: nucleophilic addition reactions | Understand preparation and nucleophilic additions of aldehydes and ketones. |
| Class 8 | Aldehydes and ketones: applications to synthesis | Understand applications aldehydes and ketones to synthesis. |
| Class 9 | Carboxylic acids and their derivatives 1: structure, properties, and reactions | Understand structure, properties, reactions, and synthesis of carboxylic acids, acid chlorides, and acid anhydrides. |
| Class 10 | Carboxylic acids and their derivatives: structure, properties, and reactions | Understand structure, properties, reactions, and synthesis of esters, amides, and nitriles. |
| Class 11 | Enols and enolates: α-halogenations, aldol reactions, Claisen condensations | Understand properties and reactions of enols and enolates. |
| Class 12 | Enols and enolates: α-alkylation, conjugated additions, application to synthesis | Understand reactions and applications to synthesis of enols and enolates. |
| Class 13 | Amines: properties, synthesis, reactions 1 | Understand properties, preparation, and reactions of amines. |
| Class 14 | Amines: reactions 2 | Understand reactions of amines. |
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)
Organic Chemistry by David R. Klein
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Organic Chemistry by K. Peter C. Vollhardt and Neil E. Schore
Materials may be provided via T2SCHOLA.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Final exam (80%) and quizzes and reports (20%)．
Related courses
- CHM.D201 ： Organic Chemistry I
- CHM.D203 ： Exercise in Organic Chemistry I
- CHM.D204 ： Exercise in Organic Chemistry II
Prerequisites
An understanding of the fundamentals of organic chemistry is required for this course.
Other
Preparation by reading the textbook is required.