2024 Faculty Courses School of Science Undergraduate major in Chemistry
Organic Chemistry I
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Chemistry
- Instructor(s)
- Kei Goto / Kosuke Ono
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Tue / 1-2 Fri
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- CHM.D201
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 17, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Organic Chemistry I is the first course of a fundamental introduction to the science of organic chemistry.
In Organic Chemistry I, the basic concepts of organic chemistry, structures of organic molecules, and reaction mechanisms of fundamental organic transformations are overviewed.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to understand the basic concepts of organic chemistry, structures of organic compounds, and mechanisms of organic reactions.
Students will be able to understand the structures, properties, and reactivities of alkanes, cycloalkanes, alkyl halides, alcohols, ethers, alkenes, and alkynes.
Keywords
Bonding of organic molecules, stereochemistry, reactivity, concept of acid and base, reaction mechanism
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 | Introduction to organic chemistry |
Understand of the definition and history of organic compounds |
| Class 2 | Electronic structure of organic molecules |
Understand the electronic structure of organic compounds |
| Class 3 | Resonance, acid and base |
Understand resonance and acid/base |
| Class 4 | Hybrid orbital, functional group |
Understand hybrid orbital and functional groups |
| Class 5 | Configuration and conformation |
Understand configuration and conformation |
| Class 6 | Alkanes and cycloalkanes |
Understand alkanes and cycloalkanes |
| Class 7 | Stereoisomerism, chirality |
Understand stereoisomerism and chirality |
| Class 8 | Reactivity and reaction mechanism |
Understand reactivity and reaction mechanism |
| Class 9 | Nucleophilic substitution reactions |
Understand nucleophilic substitution reactions |
| Class 10 | Elimination reactions |
Understand elimination reactions |
| Class 11 | Structure of alkenes, electrophilic addition reactions |
Understand structure of alkenes and electrophilic addition reactions |
| Class 12 | Alkynes |
Understand alkynes |
| Class 13 | Radical reactions |
Understand radical reactions |
| Class 14 | Alcohols and ethers |
Understand alcohols and ethers |
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
Students are assessed on the degree to which they understand basic concepts of organic chemistry, structures of organic molecules, and reaction mechanisms of fundamental organic transformations.
Students’ course scores are based on final exams, which will be held on-site (but, it depends on the situation at that moment and may be changed to a different method, e.g., an online exam.). Exercise problems and/or reporting assignments will also be considered.
Related courses
- CHM.D202 ： Organic Chemistry II
- CHM.D301 ： Organic Chemistry III
- CHM.D203 ： Exercise in Organic Chemistry I
Prerequisites
Not specified
Other
Preparation by reading the textbook is required.