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SAYT1001 Bondings in Organic Compounds, and Reactivity and Selectivity of Organic Reactions 有機化合物的鍵合,與有機反應的活性及選擇性
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(Last update on: 16 March 2023)

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Key facts for Summer 2023:

Date:   7, 9, 11, 14* August 2023 (15 hours)
Time:   9:30 am – 12:30 pm &/or 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm 
Venue:   CUHK campus
Enrollment:   25
Expected applicants:   Students who are promoting to or studying S4-S6 
Tuition Fee:   HKD 3,000.00
Lecturer:   Dr. MAK Kin Wah Kendrew
* This date is reserved for make-up classes in case there is any cancellation of classes due to unexpected circumstances.



Introduction:

This course is designed to allow students to have a basic understanding about the bonding and structures of organic molecules and ions, and their influences on the molecular properties of organic compounds, and the reactivity and selectivity of some organic reactions. This course will focus on the stability of reaction intermediates, and the reactivity and selectivity of addition reactions, nucleophilic substitutions, eliminations, and electrophilic aromatic substitutions.

本課程設計旨在讓同學對有機分子及離子的鍵合及結構,及它們在有機分子的特性和有機反應的活性及選擇性的影響上有基礎的理解。本課程將會集中討論各類反應中間體的穩定性,及加成反應、親核取代反應、消除反應和親電芳香取代反應的活性及選擇性。

 

Organising units:
  • Department of Chemistry, CUHK
  • Centre for Promoting Science Education, CUHK
Category:   Category I – University Credit-Bearing
Learning outcomes:   Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
  1. understand the bonding and structures of organic compounds
  2. understand electron delocalization in organic molecules, and its effects on the stabilities of organic molecules and reaction intermediates.
  3. recognize the roles of nucleophiles and electrophiles in organic reactions
  4. understand the reaction mechanisms of addition reactions, nucleophilic substitutions, elimination reactions and electrophilic aromatic substitutions
  5. understand the reactivity and selectivity of addition reactions, nucleophilic substitutions, elimination reactions and electrophilic aromatic substitutions
Learning Activities:
  1. Lectures
  2. Exercise and Assignment
Medium of Instruction:   English supplemented with Cantonese
Assessment:
  1. Short answer test or exam
  2. Selected response test or exam
Recognition:   No. of University unit(s) awarded: 1
* Certificate or letter of completion will be awarded to students who attain at least 75% attendance and pass the assessment (if applicable)
 
Expected applicants:   Students who are promoting to or studying S4-S6
Organising period:   Summer 2021; Summer 2022; Summer 2023
Application method:   SAYT Online application