Instructor Information

Instructor	Email	Office Location & Hours
Prof. Dr.Sameh Hamo	anasrajab@gmail.com	[Faculty of Pharmacy, 1-3 pm, Saturday]

General Information

Description

The course includes the basic and fundamentals in organic chemistry by understanding of the definitions, terms and general physical and chemical properties of the organic chemical compounds.

Expectations and Goals

This course aims to provide the student with the following:

1 - Study of the concepts and basics of organic chemistry, which are the basis for the study of pharmacy.

2 - Study of the basic and fundamentals in organic chemistry by understanding the definitions and terms and the physical and chemical properties of organic chemical compounds.

3 - Study of the stereochemistry of organic compounds and their effects on physical and biological properties.

4- Study of some functional groups of organic compounds.

5- Study of the general mechanisms of organic reactions (mechanisms of substitutions, eliminations, additions and rearrangement).

Language(s) of Instruction: Arabic Textbook(s) Language(s): Arabic

Course Materials

Required Text

Paula Bruice, Organic Chemistry (7th edition), 2014 .

Course Schedule

	Week	Topic	Reading	Exercises
1	22/9 – 27/9	Introduction to organic chemistry
2	29/9 – 4/10	molecular orbital , Hybridization
3	6/10 – 11/10	Molecular properties (Intermolecular forces, organic acids and bases)
4	13/10 – 18/10	Molecular properties (Resonance and mesomeric effect)
5	20/10 – 25/10	Classification of organic molecules and study their interactions
6	27/10 – 1/11	Isomerism in organic chemistry compounds
7	3/11 – 8/11	stereochemistry
8	10/11 – 15/11	Alkanes
9	17/11 – 22/11	Cycloalkanes
10	24/11 – 29/11	Alkenes and cycloalkenes
11	1/12 -6/12	alkynes
12	8/12 – 13/12	Benzene and aromatic hydrocarbons
13	15/12 – 20/12	Reactions of Benzene and aromatic hydrocarbons
14	22/12 – 27/12	Organic halides
15	29/12 – 3/1	Organometallic Compounds

Testing Schedule

test	Date	Subject	Reading	Type	language	% of final grade
Quizz 1	27/10 till 1/11	First 6 chapters	Chapter/pp	written	Arabic	5%
Quizz 2	8/12 till 13/12	Last 6 chapters	Chapter/pp	written	Arabic	5%
Final	5/1 till 17/1	All chapters	Chapter/pp	written	Arabic	60%