Some Concepts of Organic Chemistry and Hydrocarbons

Paper Code: 
CHY-102
Credits: 
2
Contact Hours: 
30.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

This course will enable the students to -

  1. understand the core concepts of organic chemistry i.e. resonance, hyperconjugation, inductive effect etc. and their qualitative and quantitative treatment.

  2. provide an in-depth knowledge about alkanes, alkenes & alkynes and their reactions.

Course Outcomes (COs):

 

Course

 

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

 

Learning and teaching strategies

 

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

 

CHY

102

Some Concepts of Organic Chemistry and Hydrocarbons

(Theory)

The students will be able to –

 

CO7: identify different electronic effects, their role and impact on molecules

CO8: explain the behavior of different aliphatic hydrocarbons

CO9: identify various organic reaction mechanisms including free radical substitution, electrophilic and nucleophilic addition reactions

CO10: to solve problems based on the concept of electronic effect

CO11: illustrate the mechanism of organic reactions on hydrocarbons depending upon the reactants involved.
  • Interactive Lectures
  • Discussions, Tutorials
  • Quiz
  • Problem solving

 
  • The oral and written      examinations (Scheduled and surprise tests)
  • Closed-book and open-            book tests
  • Problem-solving exercises
  • Assignments
  • Quiz
  • Semester End Examination

 

Unit I: 
Basics of Organic Reactions and Alkanes

Pre requisite: Inductive effect, electromeric effect, introduction to hydrocarbons, branched and unbranched alkanes, physical properties, different methods of formation of alkane, conformation of alkanes and cycloalkanes, CFC’S and greenhouse effect.

Chemical Reactions: Types of fission, reactive intermediates, structure and stability of the reaction intermediates (carbocation, carbanion and free radical) energy profile diagram, hyperconjugation, applications of different electronic effects (inductive effect, electromeric effect, and mesomeric effect).

Alkanes: Reactivity of alkanes- bond dissociation energies, halogenation with special reference to generation of free radicals, reactivity and selectivity.

5.00
Unit II: 
Alkenes: Structure and Reactivity

Pre requisite: Hybridization of carbon, cis-trans isomerism, IUPAC nomenclature, general methods of preparation, physical properties.

Structure and bonding in alkenes, heat of hydrogenation; methods of formation – dehydration of alcohols (formation of carbocation, structure and stability), dehydrohalogenation of alkyl halide, relative stability of alkene isomers by Saytzeff’s rule and Hoffmann’s rule; Regioselectivity.

7.00
Unit III: 
Chemical reaction of alkenes

Mechanism involved in hydrogenation, electrophilic and free radial addition, Markovnikov’s rule, hydroboration oxidation, oxymercuration-reduction, oxidation, ozonolysis, hydration, hydroxylation and oxidation with KMnO4and OsO4.

5.00
Unit IV: 
Dienes

Structure and stability of conjugative and cumulative dienes, resonance and molecular orbital structure of allene and 1,3-butadiene; methods of preparation, Diels’ Alder reaction; addition of hydrogen halides to conjugated dienes – 1,4 v/s 1,2 addition (formation, structure and stability of  allylic carbocation and free radicals).

6.00
Unit V: 
Alkynes

Pre requisite: Nomenclature, structure and bonding, physical properties, hydroboration-oxidation reaction.

Structure and stability; methods of preparation, acidity of alkynes, chemical reactions, mechanism of electrophilic and nucleophilic addition reactions; reduction of alkynes – catalytic hydrogenation, dissolving metal reduction. 

Self Study : Industrial applications of alkynes.

References: 

  • Organic Chemistry; Fourth Edition, Indian Edition; G. Marc Loudon; Oxford University Press, New York,2008.
  • Organic Chemistry; Sixth Edition; G. Marc Loudon, J. Parise; WH Freeman, New York, 2015.
  •  Organic Chemistry; Seventh Edition; R. T. Morrison, R. N. Boyd, S.K. Bhattacharjee; Pearson Education India, New Delhi, 2010.
Academic Year: 
2021-2022
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