Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

PCE 504 — Petrochemicals & Organic Synthesis II

2 units · PCE department course · Nigerian universities

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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

apply fundamental skills in performing synthesis of organic compounds in the course content
apply the fundamental skills in the isolation and purification of products of organic synthesis reactions listed in the course content
prepare a flow diagram and identify critical/important points in an organic synthesis procedure listed in the course content;
prepare reaction schemes using the appropriate software.

Course contents

Raw materials and their processing techniques for halogenation of paraffins, methane, ethane, olefins, ethylene liquid and gaseous phase halogenation processes. Chlorination products of olefins; methylchloride, synthetic fibers, glue and plastics, vinyl chloride from acetylene, freezers, and antifreezes; hydrolysis, hydration, dehydration esterification processes in the production of solvents, plastification synthetic lubricants, complex organic ethers – monomer for polymerization reactions, oxidation of paraffin and olefins; ethylene oxide and some higher oxides of hydrocarbons synthesis of Amides; condensation of aldehydes with olefins: synthesis of isoprene synthesis of rubber. PREQ PCE 501.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study PCE 504.

PCE 504 — Petrochemicals & Organic Synthesis II

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Course contents

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