2023
Organic Chemistry I
Name: Organic Chemistry I
Code: QUI11962L
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Chemistry
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
In this course it is intended that the students:
- acquire a fundamental grounding in Organic Chemistry, particularly in respect to structure and bonding,
nomenclature, and electronic effects, etc.
- understand and can distinguish the different types of organic reactions and their general characteristics;
- understand and be capable of predicting the chemical behaviour of compounds belonging to the various
classes of organic compounds;
- become acquainted with the laboratory, with the common techniques used there and be able to work
there, efficiently and safely;
- be able to successfully implement in the laboratory experiments ranging from compound isolation and
purification to chemical reactions;
- be able to critically resolve organic chemical problems related to the material in this course the critical
sense and the capacity of resolution of problems.
- acquire a fundamental grounding in Organic Chemistry, particularly in respect to structure and bonding,
nomenclature, and electronic effects, etc.
- understand and can distinguish the different types of organic reactions and their general characteristics;
- understand and be capable of predicting the chemical behaviour of compounds belonging to the various
classes of organic compounds;
- become acquainted with the laboratory, with the common techniques used there and be able to work
there, efficiently and safely;
- be able to successfully implement in the laboratory experiments ranging from compound isolation and
purification to chemical reactions;
- be able to critically resolve organic chemical problems related to the material in this course the critical
sense and the capacity of resolution of problems.
Contents
Classification and nomenclature of organic compounds. The chemical bond in organic molecules. Drawing
molecules. Constitutional isomers. Stereoisomers and conformational analysis. Electronic structure of
organic molecules. Reactivity of organic molecules. Nucleophilic substitution at saturated carbon.
Elimination reactions. Electrophilic addition to alkenes. Electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions.
Accomplishment of laboratory experiments for the application of fundamental techniques of synthesis,
extraction, isolation and identification of organic compounds.
molecules. Constitutional isomers. Stereoisomers and conformational analysis. Electronic structure of
organic molecules. Reactivity of organic molecules. Nucleophilic substitution at saturated carbon.
Elimination reactions. Electrophilic addition to alkenes. Electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions.
Accomplishment of laboratory experiments for the application of fundamental techniques of synthesis,
extraction, isolation and identification of organic compounds.
Teaching Methods
The teaching/learning process is based on the students' individual work, which is based on the notes taken
in lectures and from reading the recommended literature suggested by the lecturer. In the lectures an
overall view of the material is presented and a deeper understanding of which, is obtained through the
resolution of appropriate problems/exercises related with the material. The laboratory classes compliment
and consolidate the material given in the lectures, particularly through the realisation of practical examples
of the material given in the lectures.
The students evaluation in this course will have two components, a theoretical and one based on practical
performance in the laboratory.
The evaluation of the laboratory component will be done by integration of the results of the continuous
evaluation obtained in these classes, tends in bill the laboratory acting, the reports elaborated in the
practical classes and the progression in the learning.
in lectures and from reading the recommended literature suggested by the lecturer. In the lectures an
overall view of the material is presented and a deeper understanding of which, is obtained through the
resolution of appropriate problems/exercises related with the material. The laboratory classes compliment
and consolidate the material given in the lectures, particularly through the realisation of practical examples
of the material given in the lectures.
The students evaluation in this course will have two components, a theoretical and one based on practical
performance in the laboratory.
The evaluation of the laboratory component will be done by integration of the results of the continuous
evaluation obtained in these classes, tends in bill the laboratory acting, the reports elaborated in the
practical classes and the progression in the learning.
