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COURSE PORTFOLIO
FACULTY OF SCIENCE FOR GIRLS
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
COURSE NAME: PHOTOCHEMISTRY
COURSE NUMBER: CHEM 444
SEMESTER/YEAR: FALL TERM (2011-2012)
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PART II
COURSE SYLLABUS
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Instructor Information
Name of the instructor: Dr.Suzan A. Khayyat
Office location 314\Section A
Office hours
Saturday: 10-12
Monday: 10-12
Wednesday: 10-13
Mobile Number: 0504511318
E-mail address: [email protected]
Web-site: http://saekhayyat.kau.edu.sa
Occupation:
1998-2003 Demonstrator in Science and Math
Department, College of Education
Jeddah
2003-2007 Lecturer in Science & Math Department
College of Education- Jeddah
2007-2012 Assistant Professor in Organic Chemistry
Chemistry Department, Girls, college of
Education – Jeddah
2012- to present Associate Professor in Organic Chemistry
Chemistry Department, Science Faculty for
Girls, King Abdulaziz University – Jeddah
Course Information
- Course name and number PhotoChemistry-CHEM444 - Course meeting times, places 10:00 – 10:50 am .S.T. 05A, Room 312A. - Course prerequisites and requirements CHEM. (334). - Teaching Methodology:- PowerPoint+ white board, discussion & solving problems. - Philosophy:- Save time, economic & effort.
Course Description:
Photochemistry is a science that deals with photo and chemical changes. This course covers the basic
principles of photochemistry and present real-world applications, so that students can gain an
understanding of chemical changes that are influenced by photoreactions.
Course Areas
The major areas of this course are included in the following chapters:
- Photochemical principles
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- Chemical changes III. Photophysics
IV. Concerted reaction
V. Photochemistry in nature.]
Course Objectives
Objectives of the course are concentrated around the above areas as follows:
1- Photochemical principles__ after careful study of this chapter the student should be able to a) Define the photochemistry b) Distinguish absorption and emission process c) Describe the nature of light d) Define Einstein’s work e) Distinguish between electric and magnetic fields. f) Describe the action of light with matter. g) Compare between spontaneous and simulated emission. h) Describe the electronic transition i) State photochemistry laws
2- Chemical changes__ after careful study of this chapter the student should be able to a) Define types of photochemical reactions. b) List the factors determining reactivity c) Describe Jablonski diagram d) Compare between types of singlet oxygen reactions. e) Understand Cis cyclic mechanism f) Describe Diels Alder reaction g) Describe photodissociation reaction h) Compare between Norish type I and Norish type II i) Distinguish inter & intra molecular cyclo addition
3- Photophysics __ after careful study of this chapter the student should be able to a) Distinguish pathways for loss of electronic excitation b) Describe the differences between three types of cold lights c) Define the Fluorescence and its electronic transition d) Know the process of phosphorescence radiation e) Define Chemiluminescence f) Give example of cold light applications.
4- 4- Concerted reaction __ after careful study of this chapter the student should be able to a) Define concerted reaction b) Define Major categories of pericyclic reactions c) Describe electrocyclic closure ring\opening ring d) Describe cycloaddition reactions e) Explain sigmatropic rearrangement f) Draw Frontier orbitals of butadiene and hexatriene g) Expect stereochemical product of electrocyclyic reactions h) Distinguish pathways conratatory and disrotatory i) Distinguish pathways suprafacial and antrafacial
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Learning Resources
Note of four chapters for Dr.Suzan prepared A, Khayyat basing on various resources as below
photochemistry course carefully.
Text resources
1- Photochemistry: C.E. Wayne & R. P. Wayne , 1996. OUP Primer
2- Pericyclic Reactions, Ian Fleming, 1999, Oxford
3- Principles and Applications of photochemistry, R. P. Wayne, 1988, Oxford.
Course Assessment
(5-1) Assessment Summery
This is a summery of the assessment in the course
ASSESSMENT TASK DUE DATE WEIGHTING
Homework exercises 5%
Quizzed 20%
Oral Exam 5%
Project 10%
Midterm 20%
Final Exam Examination period 40%
Summation 100%
(5-2) Course Grading
Grading scale
95-100 = A+ 90-94 = A 85-89 = B+ 80-84 = B
75-79 = C+ 70-74 = C
65-69 = D+ 60-64 = D
59 AND BELOW IS FAILING FOR DN IP – In Progress IC – In complete
DN- Denile NP – NOGRADE PASS
NOGRADE - FAIL W- WITHDREWN
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(5-3) Late Submission
Late submission of homework problems or projects will not be accepted without prior agreement
of the course instructor. Permission to miss or reschedule the mid-semester exams will only be
given in exceptional circumstances where the student has approached the course instructor in
advance. In the case of illness, a medical certificate must be produced.
(5-4) Other assessment Information
(5-5) Expectations from students
Students are expected to participate efficiently during classes by asking questions, and solving
problems. The are also expected to read and speak fluent English to be able communicate and
understand the terminology used in thermodynamics chemistry course.
(5-6) Student responsibilities to the course
They need to study frequently, and solve problems so that they can comprehend and digest the
course and be able to perform well in exams.
(5-7) Expectations for each assignment and project
To do homework professionally and submit on due date
(5-8) Important rules of academic conduct
Students need to be aware of the honor system used at KAU. They also need to be aware of
plagiarism and its penalties.
Detailed Course Schedule
Course Schedule Model
(meeting two times a week)
Week
# Lecture Topic Chapter Pages Examples Problems
1 1 Introduction
- Definition of photochemistry --
The nature of light.
- Einstein’s work
-electric and magnetic fields
Chapter 1 1-3
2
-Characteristics of all waves
--Interactions of Light with
matter
-Absorption and emission.
- Types of emission radiation
3-4 Selected
Problems
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2 1 - Jablonksi energy diagram
-Beer-Lambert law
- Electronic excitation
- Selection Rules
Chapter 2 5-7
2 -Electronic transitions
-Fats of excited state
-Laws of photochemistry
8-11
3 1 -Quiz 1
-Types of chemical
-Jablonksi energy diagram
-Photo oxygenation Reaction
-Types of singlet Oxygen
reaction
18 Selected
problems
2 -Ene reaction
-Cycloaddition Reaction
-Direct addition reaction
20 Selected
problems
4 1 -Photosensitized Oxidation
-Photo dissociation: processes
and examples
-Compounds containing the
carbonyl group:
-Norish Type I
-Norish type 2
Chapter 2 21-23
23-24
2 -Photocycloaddition Reaction
2+2 Intermolecular cycloaddition
2+2 Intrarmolecular
cycloaddition
2+4 Intermolecular cycloaddition
55-62 Selected
Problems
5 1 Quiz 2
-Photoenolization
-Photoaddiction and and -
photocyclization reactions
Chapter3 63-68
2 Solving Example
-Photochemistry in solution
-Direct and photosensitized
reactions
25-27
6 1 -Isomerization and rearrangement -Photo fires rearrangement
-Factors Determine reactivity
27-32
2 Mid-term Exam Project -
Due
Presentatio
ns
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7 1 -Photophisics
-Emission and loss processes
-Quenching or collisional
deactivation
-Fluorescence, phosphorescence
and chemiluminescence
39-45
2 -Photochemistry in nature
Applied Photochemistry
67
8 1 -Concerted photoreactions
Major category of Pericyclic
Reactions
Chapter4 1-5
2 -Cycloaddition Reactions
Molecular Orbitals in Conjugated
Systems
7-17
9 1 -Woodward-Hoffmann
-Theory for prediction of the
stereochemistry of pericyclic
reactions
31-36
2 -Electrocyclisations
Stereochemical considerations
75-61
10 1 -Woodward-Hoffmann theory
applied to cyclobutene
61-64
2 formation -p-Molecular Orbital
System _ 1,3,5 _ Hexatriene
11 1 -Frontier orbital intractions
2 -Sigmatropic Rearrangements
Examples
71-73
12 1 -Pathways conrotoatory and
disrotatory
Pathways suprafacial and
antrafacial
74
2 Quize3
Application
13 1 -Synthetic applications of
electrocyclisation reactions
2 Oral Exam
14 1 Project Presentation
2 Revision 2
Final Exam all sections
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PART III
COURSE RELATED MATERIAL
Contains all the materials considered essential to teaching the
course, includes:
Quizzes, lab quizzes, mid-terms, and final exams and their solution set
Paper or transparency copies of lecture notes/ handouts (optional)
Practical Session Manual (if one exists)
Handouts for project/term paper assignments
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PART IV
EXAMPLES OF STUDENT LEARNING
Examples of student work. (Included good, average, and poor
examples)
Graded work, i.e. exams, homework, quizzes
Students' lab books or other workbooks
Students' papers, essays, and other creative work
Final grade roster and grade distribution
Examples of instructor’s written feedback of student’s work, (optional)
Scores on standardized or other tests, before and after instruction,
(optional)
Course evaluation, self evaluation or students comments (optional)
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PART V
INSTRUCTOR REFLECTION (optional)
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Part V. Instructor Reflections on the Course
Instructor feedback and reflections
Propose future improvement and enhancement
Evaluate student competency and reflect on their course evaluation for improvements
to the course
Conceptual map of relationships among the content, objective, and assessment
Recent trends and new approaches to teach the course.
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COURSE PORTFOLIO CHECKLIST
TITLE PAGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE RELATED MATERIAL
EXAMPLES OF EXTENT OF STUDENT LEARNING
INSTRUCTOR REFLECTION ON THE COURSE
