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Industrial Chemistry

Chemistry of Aromatic Compounds

CHMI2402
3 hours English

Chemistry of Aromatic Compounds

Chemistry of Aromatic Compounds ()
CHMI1401 Chemistry of Aliphatic Compounds
3 hours One requisite
1 Aromaticity: Huckelrule and annulenes. / Benzene: molecular orbital theory point of view, stability and resonance
2 Chemical properties of benzene: friedel-crafts reactions and their / applications in organic syntheses
3 Electrophilic substitution reactions
4 Reactivity and orientation in benzene ring – second electrophilic / substitution
5 Reactivity and orientation in benzene alkyl derivatives
6 Aromatic amines and their derivatives
7 Sulfonic acids and their derivatives
8 Phenols and their derivatives
9 Aromatic aldehydes and ketones
10 Aromatic carboxylic acids and their derivatives
11 Poly nuclear aromatic hydrocarbons – diphenyl benzedine derivatives
12 Condensed aromatic hydrocarbons - Cancer-causing hydrocarbons
1.1 Mapped to: K2

Name and classify the aromatic compounds.

Teaching Strategy Lectures
Assessment Methods Quiz. Final and mid-term exam
1.2 Mapped to: K2

Recognize the physical, chemical properties and applications of aromatic compounds.

Teaching Strategy Lectures Lab work
Assessment Methods Quiz. Final and mid-term exam. Lab exam
1.3 Mapped to: K1

Explain the mechanism of reactions of aromatic compounds and their interconversions based on the theoretical background.

Teaching Strategy Lectures
Assessment Methods Quiz. Final and mid-term exam.
2.1 Mapped to: S1

Apply the IUPAC rules for nomenclature of all aromatic compounds.

Teaching Strategy Lectures Web based study.
Assessment Methods Quiz. Final and mid-term exam. Assignments and activities
2.2 Mapped to: S1

Explain the different strategies for preparation of aromatic compounds.

Teaching Strategy Lectures
Assessment Methods Quiz. Final and mid-term exam. Lab exam
2.3 Mapped to: S2

Predict the expected product and mechanism of different reactions of aromatic compounds.

Teaching Strategy Lectures
Assessment Methods Quiz. Final and mid-term exam.
2.4 Mapped to: S3

Practice chemical processes and techniques for identification and investigation of aromatic compounds.

Teaching Strategy Lectures Lab work
Assessment Methods Quiz. Final and mid-term exam. Lab exam
3.1 Mapped to: V1

Demonstrate commitment to professional and academic values, and ethics in the field of Aromatic Compounds

Teaching Strategy Research activity. Web based study.
Assessment Methods Portfolios Assignments and activities
3.2 Mapped to: V2

Write and present a chemical report related to aromatic chemistry.

Teaching Strategy Lab work Library visit.
Assessment Methods Quiz. Lab report
3.3 Mapped to: V3

work individually and in a team to perform a specific experiment or preparing a report on the aromatic chemistry.

Teaching Strategy Lab work Library visit.
Assessment Methods Assignments and activities
Assessment
Weight
Mid-term exam
20%
Assignments and activities
5%
Quizzes and class discussions
5%
Practical Exam
30%
Final Exam. (2 hours exam)
40%
Total
100%