CHEM20060 Organic Chemistry for Engineers

Academic Year 2020/2021

This module will introduce students to molecular structure, bonding and reactivity of organic compounds and to fundamental synthetic methodology, which is employed in chemical laboratories and industrial plants. Integrated laboratory sessions focussing on the preparation and isolation of selected compounds will provide insight into technical and practical aspects of organic chemistry.

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Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to:1. Understand three-dimensional shape and bonding of saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons, structural isomerism and the importance of well-defined stereochemistry in chemistry and biology.2. Demonstrate knowledge of industrial processes involving the production of synthesis gas, steam cracking, catalytic reforming, methanol carbonylation and hydroformylation chemistry.3. Outline reactions and reaction conditions relevant to the conversion of primary petrochemicals to principal bulk organic chemicals, e.g., ethylene oxide, vinyl chloride, styrene, aniline, phenol.4. Rationalize mechanisms of free-radical reactions, SN1 and SN2 nucleophilic substitution and elimination reactions, electrophilic aromatic substitution and acylation reactions.5. Employ laboratory techniques for bromination, nitration, esterification and Beckmann rearrangement in order to synthesize compounds which represent fine chemicals, eg. a pharmaceutically active compound and a monomer for Nylon-6 synthesis.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Practical

36
Autonomous Student Learning

48
Total

108
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
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Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Students must have achieved the learning outcomes of either CHEM10030 "Chemistry for Engineers" or any of the following alternatives:
CHEM10010, CHEM10050, CHEM10060, CHEM10070, CHEM10080, or CHEM10090.

Learning Recommendations:

Students are recomended not to take CHEM20060 if they are already taking CHEM20040 as a core module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
CHEM10050 - Basis of Organic & Biol Chem, CHEM20040 - Organic Chemistry (Level 2)


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Examination: 2 hour end of semester examination 2 hour End of Trimester Exam Not specified Not yet recorded No

60
Lab Report: Laboratory assessment including laboratory practice, report, data and sample quality Varies over the Trimester n/a Not yet recorded No

40

Carry forward of passed components
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Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
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