Semester I

ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

INTRODUCTION

To understand organic chemistry one must first familiarize oneself with the physical and chemical properties of different functional groups of organic compounds. Then there is a need to understand the reactivity of organic molecules by application of molecular orbital theory. These two passes for understanding organic Chemistry have been covered respectively in Organic chemistry I (Level II) and Organic Chemistry II (Level IV). Thus organic chemistry I is an Introductory course that focus on compounds, followed by a course on reaction mechanisms

Now our goals is to solidify the student‘s understanding of the concepts provided in the two first parts of organic chemistry and to fill in much more information and details about Aromaticity, Organometallic compounds, Concerted reactions, Functional group protection  and an introduction to the Retrosynthesis.

Thus the four chapters in this Module are :

Chap. 1. AROMATICITY

Chap. 2. ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS

Chap. 3. FUNCTIONAL GROUP PROTECTION

Chap. 4. RETROSYNTHETIC ANALYSIS

Brief description of aims and content 

This module aims to teach some of theoretical concepts of organometallic chemistry and organic catalysis. The bulk of the course will be devoted to the fundamental principles of organometallic chemistry and organic catalysis where the structures and the properties of ligands and complexes will discussed. Furthermore, new and more performing reactions actually used in organic catalysis will be discussed.

 Graduate Attributes & Learning Outcomes

            Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

1. Explain the 18 electron rule
2. Determine the charge of a complex
3. Distinguish the structures of different types of ligands and complexes
4. Explain how the Tolman’s cone angle and electronic parameter are determined
5. Explain the influence of electronic and steric hindrance effects of ligands on the catalytic activity of complexes
6. Determine the fundamental reactions used in the synthesis of complexes
7. Make the difference between the heterogeneous catalysis and homogeneous catalysis
8. Distinguish different types of cross-coupling and metathesis reactions

      Cognitive/Intellectual skills/Application of Knowledge

            Having successfully completed this module, students should be able to:

1. Explain how more performing complexes can be synthesized from available and easily accessible complexes,
2. Explain the advantages of cross-coupling and metathesis reactions in organic synthesis
3. Compare the  effects of ligands on catalytic activity of complexes.

Instructor: Dr. Gratien Habarurema

E-mail: habatheos@gmail.com

Tel: +250788887035

This module aims at providing students with fundamental knowledge about chemical industry and quality control. It will help students understand major chemical processes that provide us with daily life commodities such as food, fuels, textiles, metals, and agrochemicals …Students will have the opportunity to deal with a wide scope of chemical processes including food industries, petrochemicals, inorganic commodities, pesticides and fertilizers.

This module aims at providing students with tools and knowledge needed to understand, analyse and optimize chemical processes. This module includes transport phenomena (fluid dynamics, heat and mass transfer), unit operations (distillation, liquid-liquid extraction, absorption/stripping, drying and crystallization…), chemical reaction engineering especially various types and design of chemicals reactors (Batch reactor, CSTR, PFR,…),  and process flow sheeting and optimization of operating conditions (temperature, pressure, inlet and outlet concentrations,..).

Green Chemistry is built on the twelve principles that aims at designing chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances 

Brief description of aims and content 

This module aims to teach some of theoretical concepts of organometallic chemistry and organic catalysis. The bulk of the course will be devoted to the fundamental principles of organometallic chemistry and organic catalysis where the structures and the properties of ligands and complexes will discussed. Furthermore, new and more performing reactions actually used in organic catalysis will be discussed.

Graduate Attributes & Learning Outcomes

            Knowledge and Understanding

            Having successfully completed this module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

1. Determine the charge of a complex
2. Explain the 16 and 18 electron rule
3. Distinguish the structures of different types of ligands and complexes
4. Explain how the Tolman’s cone angle and electronic parameter are determined
5. Explain the influence of electronic and steric hindrance effects of ligands on the catalytic activity of complexes
6. Determine the fundamental reactions used in the synthesis of complexes
7. Make the difference between the heterogeneous catalysis and homogeneous catalysis
8. Distinguish different types of cross-coupling and metathesis reactions

Cognitive/Intellectual skills/Application of knowledge

Having successfully completed this module, students should be able to:

1. Explain how more performing complexes can be synthesized from available and easily accessible complexes,
2. Explain the advantages of cross-coupling and metathesis reactions in organic synthesis
3. Compare the  effects of ligands on catalytic activity of complexes.

Facilitator: Dr. Gratien Habarurema

E-mail: habatheos@gmail.com

Phone: +250788887035

Summary

The course aims to present the methodology of chemical analysis on the basis of traditional chemical methods and instrumental methods. It deals with different methods of systematic chemical analysis which include preliminary tests of observation, purification and determination of physical constants and then further analysis by using high developed equipment. It also deals with separations technics of mixtures, qualitative and quantitative analysis.

Learning outcome

At the end of the course students should be able:

- To have a complete methodology for chemical analysis

- To be able to separate and purify a compound from a given mixture

- To classify and identify unknown compounds

- To be able to analyse a mixture and to establish its components

- To analyse and report results from each laboratory practice

- To be able to report on the purity (quality) of sample analysed

- To be able to quantitatively and qualitatively analyse a sample and identify its components

- To be able to make necessary calculation in chemical analysis

Dr Theoneste Muhizi, Associate Professor                              

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The course aims to equip the learners with basic principles in waste management for both wastewater and solid waste. The course lays emphasis on types and amounts of solid waste and wastewater, the handling of wastes and by-products, environmental effects, hierarchy of waste management, design and construction of sanitary landfill. It covers biological, chemical and physical of wastewaters analysis and the wastewater treatment processes such as screening, flocculation, sedimentation and natural wastewater treatment.

This module deals with overall view of industrial processes, difference between industrial operations and laboratory operations, types of reactors and ancillary units, Industrial diagram, Security and quality control. It also deals with environmental problems inducted by industrial process such pollution; greenhouse effect and global warming, CO2 emission, water pollution and their consequences. Industrial wastes management, etc.