2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
Organic Synthetic Chemistry B
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Chie Kojima
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Fri
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- MAT.P315
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course gives an overview of synthetic polymer chemistry and polymerization mechanism. Polyaddition, polycondensation, and ring-opening polymerization are explained. Also, living polymerization as a controlled polymerization method and their applications are introduced. In addition, various kinds of polymer reactions and the synthesis and properties of branched polymers and networked polymers are shown.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will:
1) Gain the fundamental knowledge about the synthetic polymer chemistry.
2) Understand the factors in determining molecular weights and polydispersity in both cases of chain-growth polymerization and step-growth polymerization.
3) Understand polymer reactions and branched and network polymers.
4) Develop practical skills for designing commodity plastics.
Keywords
Polymers, organic chemistry, copolymerization, living polymerization, ring-opening polymerization, polycondensation, polyaddition, nonlinear polymers, polymer reactions
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
In each class, the content shown in the following lecture schedule are explained, and some quiz will be given. 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 | Ring-Opening Polymerization | Explain ring-opening polymerization. |
| Class 2 | Polycondensation and Polyaddition | Explain the mechanism of polycondensation and polyaddition as well as the properties of the resulting polymers. |
| Class 3 | Polymer Reactions and Crosslinking | Explain polymer reactions and the properties of the resulting polymers. |
| Class 4 | Living Polymerization | Explain the definition and properties of living polymers. |
| Class 5 | Living Radical Polymerization | Explain the mechanism of living radical polymerization. |
| Class 6 | Block Copolymers and Graft Copolymers | Explain the synthesis and properties of block copolymers and graft copolymers. |
| Class 7 | Nonlinear Polymers | Explain the synthesis and properties of nonlinear polymers such as hyperbranched polymers, star polymers and dendrimers. |
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)
Polymer Science ~From Synthesis to Physical Properties ~, Nobuyuki Higashi, Akikazu Matsumoto, Takashi Nishino, kodansha Scientific; ISBN 978-4-06-156810-5 (Japanese).
Reference books, course materials, etc.
The Society of Polymer Science, Japan. Fundamental Polymer Science, 2nd Ed. Tokyo: Tokyo Kagaku Dojin; ISBN 978-4-8079-0962-9. (Japanese)
The Society of Polymer Science, Japan. Fundamental Polymer Science, Practice. Tokyo: Tokyo Kagaku Dojin; ISBN 978-4-8079-0754-0. (Japanese)
Evaluation methods and criteria
The grade is mainly evaluated based on the results of the reports that are assigned in every quiz and the final examination.
Related courses
- MAT.P211 ： Organic Chemistry (Structure-I)
- MAT.P212 ： Organic Chemistry (Structure-II)
- 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.P316 ： Organic Synthetic Chemistry C
- MAT.P395 ： Organic Functional Materials Chemistry
- MAT.P396 ： Organic Functional Biochemistry
Prerequisites
It is desired that students take Organic Chemistry (Structure-I), Organic Chemistry (Structure-II), Organic Chemistry (Reaction-A), Organic Chemistry (Reaction-B), and Organic Synthetic Chemistry A.