2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Undergraduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
Organic Chemistry I (Alkanes) (Chemical Science and Engineering)
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Takeshi Serizawa
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Mon
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- CAP.B211
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
[Summary of the course] In this course, structures and bonds, polar covalent bonds: acids and bases, and alkanes and cycloalkanes, and their conformation will be explained to the students who want to study organic chemistry systematically.
[Aim of the course] Bonds are the basic element of organic compounds. In addition, alkanes and cycloalkanes are basic skeletons of organic molecules. Therefore learning about them is essential to understand the reactivity and physical properties of organic compounds. In this course, students first understand the bonds based on molecular orbital. Next, students understand the polarity caused by the electronic bias and acids and bases from the polarity. In addition, we overview the functional groups to determine the properties of organic molecules. Finally, students understand the nomenclature of saturated hydrocarbons (alkanes), and develop the ability to discuss their stereoisomers and conformations.
Course description and aims
Students will be able to acquire the following capabilities by taking this course.
(1) Ability to understand the covalent bond that is the basic element of organic chemistry.
(2) Ability to understand the polarity and acids and bases generated by the electronic bias.
(3) Ability to understand naming and conformation of the alkane.
Keywords
Molecular orbital, hybrid atomic orbitals, electronegativity, dipole moment, acids, bases, alkanes, isomers, confomation
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
This course will proceed in the following order: (1) structure and covalent bond, (2) a polar covalent bond: acid and a base, (3) alkanes and their conformations, (4) cycloalkanes and their conformations. In the last class, practice problems and interpretation of them will be provided to check the level of understanding.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction; structurs and bonds | Explain atomic structures and chemical bonds based on the concept of molecular orbitals. |
| Class 2 | Polar covalent bonds; polarity and resonance | Explain polarity and resonance of molecules. |
| Class 3 | Polar covalent bonds; acids and bases | Explain acids and bases. |
| Class 4 | Alkanes: functional groups and isomers | Explain functional gorups. In addtion, explain the property and nomenclature of alkanes. |
| Class 5 | Alkanes: their confirmations | Explain conformations of alkanes. |
| Class 6 | Cycloalkanes and their conformations | Explain conformations of cycloalkanes. |
| Class 7 | Practice problems and interpretation for confirming the level of understanding | Solve practice problems by accurate understanding of the above all lectures. |
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, international edition of 9th edition (Cengage Learning) ISBN-13: 978-0840054531
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Study Guide with Student Solutions Manual for McMurry's Organic Chemistry, 9th Edition(Cengage Learning) ISBN-13: 978-1305080485
Evaluation methods and criteria
Practice problems and interpretation for confirming the level of understanding (85%), level of class participation (15%) (The level of class
participation will be calculated by discussion, small examination and so on in the lecture.)
Related courses
- CAP.B212 ： Organic Chemistry II (Alkenes)
- CAP.B213 ： Organic Chemistry III (Aromatic Compounds)
- CAP.B214 ： Organic Chemistry IV (Nucleophilic Substitution)
- CAP.B315 ： Organic Chemistry V (Carbonyl Compounds)
- CAP.B316 ： Organic Chemistry VI (Amines)
Prerequisites
Available to students who enrolled in 2021 or earlier (student ID number is 21B or earlier)
Other
Students must take the first half of Organic Chemistry 1 (Alkanes, Alkenes, and Alkynes) A in 1Q (offered twice a week).