Diploma Food Technology
Organic Chemistry
Course Outline
Module Purpose
To provide introductory level skills and concepts of classes
of organic chemistry and provide essentials skills in naming and classifying
organic compounds and predicting their reactions
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module Learners will be able to:
1 Describe the nature of organic compounds and define
important terms relating to organic chemistry
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Interconvert names and molecular structures of organic compounds
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Recall and apply functional group reactions
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Link physical properties of organic compounds to their structure
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List and discuss the applications of simple organic compounds
Student requirements:
To pass this module students will be required to
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Attend 75 % of classes
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Submit satisfactory reports of practicums
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Complete problem sheets
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Attain 50% average of the two tests
References:
Text:
No compulsory text is prescribed for this module however
the following will be useful
McMurry, J. (1994) Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry,
Brooks/Cole.
ISBN: 534212107
On-line:
On-line Organic Chemistry http://chipo.chem.uic.edu/web1/ocol/ocol.htm
Think Quest
http://library.thinkquest.org/3659/orgchem/
Class Program
Naming, occurrence, classification, reactions and application
of each of the following will be covered.
Practice Test
Topic 1 History of organic chemistry
Unique nature of carbon
Topic 2 Alkanes
Topic 3 Alkenes and alkynes
Topic 4 alcohols
Topic 5 aldehydes and ethers
Topic 6 carboxylic acids
Topic 7 amines and amides
Topic 8 alicyclic compounds
Topic 9 nitro compounds and nitriles
Topic 10 carcinogenic compounds
Barbecued
Meat Linked To Breast Cancer
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