BASIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | Makerere University Courses

Course Code:

CHM 1205

Course Credit Units:

Semester:

Semester 2

Year of Study:

Year 1

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Undergraduate Level

College:

College of Education and External Studies

School:

School of Education (SoE)

Course Description & Objectives:

Introduction to organic chemistry in daily life, various aspects of bonding in organic chemistry and methods of structure determination, nomenclature, synthesis, and reactions of simple organic compounds will be covered. Practical aspects of physical constant determination, synthesis and purification of simple organic molecules will also be covered

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the course, the students will be able to:

Describe the role of organic chemistry in everyday life
Define organic chemistry and outline its importance
Outline methods of determining structures of organic compounds
Distinguish between different conformations of organic molecules
Complete equations, predict products and write plausible reaction mechanisms
Synthesize organic molecules.

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