2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
Organic Chemistry (Structure-II)
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Tsuyoshi Michinobu
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Fri
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- MAT.P212
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Organic chemistry covers from life science to materials science. This course discusses basic concepts in organic chemistry and organic reactions. Starting from the thermodynamics and kinetics of organic reactions, structures and reactions of alkenes and alkynes as well as organohalides with the particular emphasis on the reaction mechanisms influenced by the structural parameters of reagents are shown.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will:
1) Gain the fundamental knowledge on organic reaction processes.
2) Understand the basic structural parameters to dictate the organic reaction mechanisms.
3) Develop fundamental knowledge enabling to proceed to further subjects in organic chemistry and related subjects.
Keywords
organic reaction mechanism, alkenes, alkynes, organohalides, substitution reactions, elimination reactions
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
In the first part of the class, a summary of the previous lecture followed by the main points of the day's lecture are given. In the other part, the main points are discussed in detail. Students are asked to provide solutions to some of the questions that have been posed as necessary. Always check the required learning for each class and be sure to complete them as part of preparation and review.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Basic concepts in organic reaction mechanisms: thermodynamic and kinetics | Explain the basic concepts in organic reaction mechanisms: thermodynamic and kinetics. |
| Class 2 | Alkenes: structures and reactivities | Explain the basic concepts in structures and reactivities of alkenes. |
| Class 3 | Alkenes: reactions and synthetic applications | Explain the basic concepts in reactions and synthetic applications of alkenes. |
| Class 4 | Alkynes: basic organic reaction processes | Explain the basic concepts in organic reaction processes of alkynes. |
| Class 5 | Organohalides | Explain the basic concepts in structures and reactivities of organohalides. |
| Class 6 | Reactions of organohalides: nucleophilic substitution and elimination | Explain the basic concepts in nucleophilic substitution and elimination reactions of organohalides. |
| Class 7 | Review and final examination | Review and fully understand the contents of each 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)
McMurry, Organic Chemistry 9th Ed., Tokyo Kagakudojin, ISBN978-4-8079-0809-7 (Japanese)
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Not specified.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students will be assessed on their understandings of basics of organic chemistry by drills, assignments and final examination.
Related courses
- MAT.P211 ： Organic Chemistry (Structure-I)
- MAT.P213 ： Organic Chemistry (Reaction-A)
- MAT.P214 ： Organic Chemistry (Reaction-B)
- MAT.P311 ： Organic Chemistry (Functions) A
- MAT.P312 ： Organic Chemistry (Functions) B
- MAT.P314 ： Organic Synthetic Chemistry A
- MAT.P315 ： Organic Synthetic Chemistry B
- MAT.P328 ： Organic and Biological Chemistry A
- MAT.P329 ： Organic and Biological Chemistry B
- MAT.P395 ： Organic Functional Materials Chemistry
Prerequisites
It is desired that students have taken Organic Chemistry (Structure-I).