CH 1003 Practical Chemistry I (60P,2C, Core)

Dependencies: None

Syllabus: Safety in laboratory, Quantitative analysis, qualitative analysis of organic and inorganic compounds, Chromatography and simple synthesis.

Duration: First Semester and 5 weeks of second semester.

Assessment: One or more practical assessments.

Suggested Readings: Quantitative analysis (Vogel), Quantitative analytical chemistry, Vol. I. Introduction to principles  (H.A. Flaschka, A.J. Barnard and P.E. Sturrock)

CH 1004  Practical Chemistry II  (30P,1C, Optional)

Dependencies: CH 1003 recommended.

Syllabus: Molecular modeling, Synthesis, spectroscopy.

Assessment: End of semester practical examination.

Suggested Readings: Hyperchem – users manual, Organic chemistry (L.G. Wade)

CH 1006 Impact of Chemistry on Society  (30L,2C, Optional)

Dependencies: CH 1008, CH 1009 recommended.

Syllabus: Polymers: Organic polymers (polyphenols, polyvinyls),Natural polymers (proteins, polypeptides, polysaccharides); Petroleum products: Formation, processing, use and environmental damage; Pesticides and Fertilizers: Synthesis, Chemical Reactivity and environmental damage, Exposure and health effects; Pharmaceuticals (drugs): Synthesis, Activity and dose; Chemical industry: paints, emulsions, colloids, synthetic materials, soap and detergents, ceramics and cement, Standards and Quality assurance; Electrochemistry applications: Cells and corrosion, plating, sensors, fuel cells; Food And Nutrients: Analysis, additives, preservatives.

Assessment: End of semester examination.

Suggested Readings: Will be announced during the course

CH 1007 Concepts in Biochemistry (for physical students) (15L,1C, Optional)

Dependencies: CH 1008, CH 1009 recommended.

Syllabus: Chemical basis of life: biological fitness of compounds, chemical reactions in living cells. Special characteristics of living organisms; Bbiomolecules, the specialization and differentiation of biomolecules; hormones, pigments, antibiotics, essential oils, lignin; The molecular organization of cells and cell organelles; Amino acids, peptides and proteins, the size of protein molecules and structures (I^ry, II^ry,III^ry and  IV^ry structures), denaturation of proteins and analysis of structure  (Edman degradation). Introduction to carbohydrates and lipids: classification, structure and functional aspects.

Assessment: End of semester examination.

Suggested Readings: Molecular cell biology (H. Lodish et al.), Genes VII (B. Lewin)

CH 1008 General Physical Chemistry (30L, 2C, Core)

Dependencies: None

Syllabus: Atomic Structure: nature of light, photoelectric effect, wave particle duality, electromagnetic spectrum, atomic hydrogen spectrum, the Bohr model of the atom, Heisenberg uncertainty principle, quantum numbers, orbitals and their shapes, Pauli exclusion principle, Hund’s rule, and Aufbau Principle. Introduction to the periodic table in terms of four quantum numbers, orbital shielding, calculation of the effective nuclear charge. Introduction to bonding: Types of bonds, radius ratio rules and coordination numbers, structure of ionic solids, classification of ionic solids, covalent bonding, Lewis theory, octet rule, dative bonding, resonance structures, valence bond theory, molecular orbital theory, application of MO theory to the homo nuclear diatomic molecules, molecular orbital diagrams for conjugated organic compounds (e.g. ethylene and butadiene). Chemistry of selected main group elements (e. g. B, P,..etc.), Application of VSEPR method to predict shapes of organic and inorganic moleculesEnergetics of Chemical processes: Heat of reactions, Thermal capacities, Kirchoff’s Equation, The first Law: Heat, Work and Internal energy, State functions and Path functions, Reversible and Irreversible processes,  The second Law: spontaneous change, Entropy and irreversibility;  The three laws of Thermodynamics, Universal entropy, Gibbs function, Helmholtz function; Phase Equilibria: Clausius Clapeyron equation; Kinetics and Reaction Mechanisms: Elementary reactions, rates of reactions, order and the rate constant of a reaction, steady state approximation, rate determining step, Reagents: Radical and polar reagents: Nucleophiles, Electrophiles, consecutive, reversible and reactions with equilibrium, competing reactions, chain reactions. Arrhenius equation, transition state, intermediates, energy level diagrams (S_N¹ and S_N²), isotope effects. Catalysis, Introduction to collision theory,

Assessment: End of semester examination.

Suggested Readings: Elements of Physical Chemistry  (P.W. Atkins), Physical Chemistry (G.F. Liptrot, J.J. Thompson. G.R. Walker)

CH 1009 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry (30L, 2C, Core)

Dependencies: None

Syllabus:  Overview of organic chemistry, Functional groups, Resonance,  Constitutional isomers,  Intermolecular forces and physical properties, Structure and  bonding of alkanes, Conformations of alkanes (ethane, propane, butane and higher alkanes), Conformational stabilities,  Sawhorse and Newman projections, Cycloalkanes (cyclopropane, cyclobutane, cyclopentane, cyclohexane and higher cycloalkanes), Stabilities of cycloalkanes, conformations of cycloalkanes, Substituted cycloalkanes and cis,trans isomerism, Mono- and di-substituted cylohexanes and conformational stabilities, Stereoisomerism, chirality and optical activity, Molecules with one stereocenter ,  Molecules with two or more stereo centers,  R,S-configurations, Fisher Projection formulas, Resolution of enantiomers, (E) and (Z) isomers, Acids and bases in organic chemistry, Mechanisms of organic reactions, Alkyl halides, Ionic reactions (Sn1, Sn2, E1 and E2 reactions), Radical reactions, Chemistry of alcohols and ethers, Structure, synthesis and reactions of alkenes and alkynes, Aldehydes and ketones, Nucleophilic addition to the carbonyl group,  Keto -enol  tautomers, Carbonyl condensation reactions, Caboxylic acids and their derivatives.

Assessment:  End of the semester examination.

Suggested Readings: Organic Chemistry (T.W.G. Solomons),  Organic Chemistry (T.W.G. Solomons and C.B. Fryhle),  Organic Chemistry (J. McMurry), Organic Chemistry (L.G. Wade Jr.)  

CH 1010 Calculations in Chemistry (15L, 1C, Optional)

 Dependencies: None

Syllbus: Review of basic Mathematics for Chemistry; use of significant figures and error theory; calculations based on stoichiometry; calculations based on equilibria (acid-base, buffers, solubility, etc.), redox reactions, electrochemistry, and thermodynamics; use of graphs; use of spreadsheets in chemistry, probability theory, probability distribution.