The Islamic University of Gaza

Chemistry Department
2011/2012

Course Description


CHEM 2311: General Organic Chemistry


Lecture Schedule: Saturday & Monday & Tuesday
12-13 F students
13-14 F students
14-15 M students
Lecturers:
Dr. Ramy. Y. Morjan
Text Book: Organic Chemistry: Hart & Craine & Hart

References: Organic Chemistry, Morrison and Boyd, 1995

Prerequisite: Successfully completion of general chemistry A&B.



Course Description
CHEM 2311 is one semester organic chemistry course designed for non major
chemistry students. This short course will provide biology, medicine, education
science, environmental chemistry and other science students with broad overview of
organic chemistry principles with an emphasis on the basic major principles of
organic chemistry. In this course, students learn to recognize and name all organic
functional groups. Students learn about systems to represent organic molecules, how
structure affects physical properties, drawing resonance forms with proper arrow

convention and the important reactions and mechanisms in organic chemistry
(Addition and substitution and elimination reactions) and stereochemistry. The
students studying this course will learn some new knowledge about the important of
organic chemistry and its applications in life.

Contents

Week
Introduction to organic chemistry, Chemical bonding and isomerism,
Alkanes, hybridization and writing structural formula, classification of
organic compounds

Week 1



Chemistry of alkenes and Alkynes

Week 2
Chemistry of aromatic organic compounds

Week 3 & 4
First midterm Exam 25%
Stereochemistry ( Chemistry in 3D)

Week 5 & 6
Alkyl halides chemistry, Substitution and Elimination Reactions
Week 7

Chemistry of alcohols, phenols ethers and epoxides

Week 8 & 9
Second midterm Exam 25%
Chemistry of Aldehydes and Ketones

Week 10-12
Chemistry of Carboxylic acids and their derivatives

Week 13
Chemistry of Amines and nitrogen compounds

Week 14 & 15

Final Exam 50%