1CHEM241 (2024)
Applied Organic Chemistry for Chemical Engineers
School of Chemistry and Physics
Howard College, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Course background and purpose
This module is required for a degree in Chemical Engineering. Chemical Engineering students take it at level two. The important aspects of organic chemistry, including the reactions of aliphatic/aromatic functional groups, spectroscopic methods and synthetic polymers, are covered in this module.
Module Details
Module Coordinator/Lecturer: Prof Vincent O. Nyamori (nyamori@ukzn.ac.za)
Module Administrator: Ms Silindile Promise Soni (Sonisp@ukzn.ac.za)
Module Name: Applied Organic Chemistry for Chemical Engineers
Module Code: CHEM241 H1
Prerequisite
You are assumed to be fully familiar with all the content in the first-year Chemistry modules CHEM161 and CHEM171. Please note that NOT all the material to be covered is available in the textbook or notes provided on the Chem241 Learn website; therefore, attending lectures is crucial.
Course content:
· Aromatic Compounds: aromaticity, reactions of benzene and substituted benzenes
· Polymer Chemistry: classifications and synthesis
· Spectrometry and Spectroscopy: mass spectrometry, infrared spectroscopy, ultraviolet/visible spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
· Amino acids, Peptides and Proteins: structures, naming and synthesis
Recommended textbook
Organic Chemistry
by Paula Yurkanis Bruice
7th Edition, Prentice Hall
New Jersey
- Teacher: Vincent Nyamori
