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ENCH 245 Applied Organic Chemistry I Units: 4.75
A survey of organic functional group reactivity from a mechanistic perspective, including substitution, addition, elimination, rearrangement and redox reactions; extensive use of examples from industrial process chemistry. The laboratory provides experience in organic synthesis, including the preparation, purification and characterization of organic compounds.
(Lec: 3, Lab: 1.5, Tut: 0.25)
(Lec: 3, Lab: 1.5, Tut: 0.25)
Offering Term: W
CEAB Units:
Mathematics 0
Natural Sciences 41
Complementary Studies 0
Engineering Science 16
Engineering Design 0
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Identify reactive sites and predict reactivity of nucleophiles, electrophiles, acids, bases, and leaving groups.
- Write complete mechanisms for some of the most common types of reactions.
- Explain reaction mechanisms of industrial importance.
- Apply the mechanistic details of useful reactions encountered in chemical laboratories/industry to future applications and designs.
- Conduct laboratory experiments focused on reactions and the synthesis of organic molecules.