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Chemistry II

Code 11849
Year 1
Semester S2
ECTS Credits 6
Workload PL(15H)/T(30H)/TP(15H)
Scientific area Chemistry
Entry requirements None.
Mode of delivery Classroom teaching
Work placements Not applicable
Learning outcomes It is intended that students learn the fundamentals of organic chemistry and develop knowledge in some areas of General Chemistry, in particular, the application of the concept of chemical equilibrium to acid-base reactions, oxidation-reduction reactions and solid-liquid equilibrium.
At the end of the course unit the student should be able to:
- To apply the concept of chemical equilibrium to acid-base reactions, oxidation-reduction reactions and interpret solubility studies;
- Know and apply the rules of IUPAC nomenclature for organic compounds;
- Sort and identify most common organic functional groups;
- Predict the three-dimensional structure of organic molecules by applying the basic principles of bonding, hybridization and analysis of conformation.
- Identify organic compounds by IR and NMR spectra.

Syllabus 1. Introduction to chemical equilibrium 1.1. Equilibrium constant 1.2. Le Châtelier’s principle 2. Acids and bases 2.1. Definitions 2.2. Strength of acids and bases 3. Acid-base equilibrium 3.1. Acid-base titrations 3.2. Buffer solutions 3.3. Indicators 4. Equilibrium solid-liquid 4.1. Precipitation reactions 4.2. Solubility product 5. Oxidation-reduction 5.1.Redox equations 5.2. Galvanic cells 5.3. Electrolytic cells. 6. Introduction to Chemistry of carbon compounds 6.1. Structure, nomenclature and physico-chemical properties of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons and representative functional groups 6.2. Stereochemistry of carbon compounds 6.3. Identification of organic compounds by NMR and IR spectroscopy.
LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS -Liquid-liquid extraction – Recrystallization – Simple and fractional distillation – Chemical equilibrium – Determination of acetic acid in vinegar – Redox titration (Permanganometry)
Main Bibliography -  Chang R.,  Goldsby K. "Química", 11.ª Edição, McGraw-Hill, Madrid, Espanha, 2012.
- Skoog D. A., West D. M., Holler F. J., Crouch S. R. "Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry", Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning, England, 2014.
- Solomons G., Fryhle C., Snyder S A "Organic Chemistry", 12.st Edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York, USA, 2017.
 Solomons T. W. G., Fryle C. B., Química Orgânica, Vol. 1 e 2, 10ª ed., LTC Livros Técnicos e Científicos Editora S. A.: Rio de Janeiro, 2012. 
- Silverstein R.M., Webster F:X:, Kiemle D:J:, “Identificação espectrofotométrica de compostos orgânicos” 7ª ed, LTC-Livros Técnicos e Científicos, Editora S.A., Rio de Janeiro, 2006.


Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2022-07-02

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