Organic Chemistry for (Bio-)Materials

lfyki1203  2026-2027  Louvain-la-Neuve

Organic Chemistry for (Bio-)Materials
5.00 credits
30.0 h + 30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Demoustier Sophie; Glinel Karine;
Language
French
Prerequisites
LEPL 1301 (Chemistry and Physical Chemistry 1) or equivalent course
LEPL 1302 (Chemistry and Physical Chemistry 2) or equivalent course
Main themes
This course aims to introduce the fundamentals of organic chemistry and illustrates its key role in everyday life, materials science (polymers and organic materials), and life sciences (biopolymers, biochemistry, and biomaterials).
The topics covered are as follows:
  • Fundamental concepts required for a good understanding of the structure and reactivity of organic molecules and macromolecules.
  • The chemical behavior of the main families of organic compounds, illustrating the relationships between the structure of a functional group, its properties, and its reactivity.
  • Organic biological and synthetic materials: from chemistry to functional properties.
  • Introduction to the fundamental concepts of green chemistry and sustainable approaches to materials synthesis.
Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

Contribution of the course to the program's learning outcomes
With regard to the learning outcomes of the “Bachelor in Engineering” program, this course contributes to the development and acquisition of the following learning outcomes:
  • AA 1.1 : Apply concepts, laws, and reasoning to a disciplinary problem of framed complexity.
Specific learning outcomes for the course
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
  • understand the basics of the structure of organic compounds;
  • Identify the different types of reagents (nucleophiles, electrophiles, radicals, acids, and bases).
  • recognize and depict the functional group(s) of the main families of organic compounds;
  • understand and explain the structure and reactivity of organic molecules relevant to biological materials and systems;
  • understand and explain how basic organic constituents determine certain properties of biological and synthetic macromolecules;
  • understand and explain the fundamental concepts of green chemistry and the main strategies for minimizing the environmental impact of organic material synthesis.
 
Content
Fundamental concepts
  • Structure, bonds, and geometry of organic molecules; isomerism.
  • Categories of reagents; electronic effects; reaction intermediates.
Structure and reactivity of some functional groups
  • Alkenes, halogenated compounds, alcohols, thiols, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids and derivatives, amines and derivatives.
Biological materials: the building blocks of life
  • Sugars, lipids, amino acids, peptides, and proteins, nucleic acids.
  • Structure and biological functions of these molecules.
  • Examples of key organic reactions in metabolism.
Synthetic organic materials
  • Introduction to organic polymer synthesis.
  • Introduction to the fundamental concepts of green chemistry and sustainable approaches
Teaching methods
The course is based on lectures, exercise sessions, and practical work in the laboratory or classroom demonstrations.
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Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

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Learning outcomes
Specialization track in Biomedical Engineering
FILGBIO
5
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5
Specialization track in Applied Chemistry and Physics
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Mineure Polytechnique
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