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Organic Chemistry and Chemistry of Fire Extinguishing Media

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Course Unit Code617-0012/03
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
PAV33Ing. Jan Pavelka, ING.PAED.IGIP
KUL37doc. Ing. Lenka Kulhánková, Ph.D.
Summary
The course brings to students the basic knowledge about the structure, physical, toxic
and ecotoxicological properties, reactivity (flammability and explosiveness) and industrial
use of the most important groups of organic compounds with a focus on
hydrocarbons and their oxygen, nitrogen and halogen derivatives. Extinguishing effects,
extinguishing agents and combustion retarders are discussed so.
In seminars is practiced topics of lectures.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The goal of the subject is to provide students with principles of the organic chemistry with a focus on structure, physical, toxic and ecotoxicological properties of the major groups of organic compounds and to explain chemical fundaments of the fire extinguishing.
Course Contents
1. Introduction to Organic Chemistry. Binding properties of carbon atom (molecular orbitals, sigma- and pi- bonds, bond energy, bond polarity, hybridization, electron effects).
Seminary: Binding properties of carbon

2.Principles of the stereochemistry of organic compounds and writting structures (types of formulas and models). Polymerism and isomerism (constitutional- and stereo-isomers, chirality). Conformation. Intermolecular forces. The relationship between the structure and the properties of substances (boiling and melting points, solubility).
Seminary: Structure, formula, model, obtaining structural information from molecular formulas.Practice to the determining the type of isomerism.

3.The system and the nomenclature of organic chemistry. Organic compounds classification. Principles of the IUPAC nomenclature.
Seminary: Practice problems to the principles of IUPAC nomenclature.


4.Reactions of organic compounds and their mechanism. Classifying Organic Chemical Reactions.
Homolysis and heterolysis of bonds to carbon. Radical, electrophilic and nucleophilic species. Molecularity, order and mechanism of the reaction. Reaction energetics and the theory of transition state (energy of activation, free-energy diagrams, reaction heat).
Seminary: Practice problems to the lecture

5.Saturated hydrocarbons.Radical substitution. Cracking (noncatalysed and catalyzed) and isomerisation. Hydrocarbon resources and their utilization.
Seminary: Nomenclature of hydrocarbons

6.Unsaturated hydrocarbons. Radical and ion additions to multiple bonds. Elimination reactions. Resources and industrial utilization of unsaturated hydrocarbons.
Seminary: Practice to the nomenclature of hydrocarbons

7.Aromatic hydrocarbons. Theory of the aromaticity. Reactions of aromatic compounds (nitration, sulfonation, alkylation, acylation, oxidation, catalytic hydrogenation). Petrochemical and coal-tar sources of aromatic hydrocarbons. Industrial utilization. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and their toxicological risk.
Seminary: Nomenclature of aromatic hydrocarbons

8. Derivatives of hydrocarbons. Halogen and hydroxy derivatives. Ethers. Properties, toxicology, applications. The most important reactions.
Seminary: Nomenclature of derivatives

9.Nitrogen derivatives (nitro compounds, amines, heterocycles). Reactivity, properties, toxicology. Heterocyclic compounds.
Seminary: Nomenclature of nitrogen derivatives

10.Carbonyl compounds. Reactivity ( oxidation, reduction and addition to carbonyl group). Preparation and utilization.
Seminary: Nomenclature of aldehydes and ketones.

11.Carboxylic acids and their derivatives. Acidity versus structure, neutralization. Reactivity of the carboxylic group (esterification, decarboxylation). Industrially the most important acids and their utilization. Derivatives of the carbonic acid (phosgene, urea and their sulfur analogues).
Seminary: Practice to the nomenclature and reactivity

12. Water as an extinguishing agent. Reaction of water with substances. Physical and chemical properties of surfactants. Foam as an extinguishing agent.


13. Halogenated hydrocarbons in fire-fighting technology. Ecological implications
of the use of CFCs and halons. Fire extinguishing powders and aerosols.
Fire-retardants.


Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
1) Solomons, T.W.G.,Fryhle C.B: Organic Chemistry. John Wiley & Sons,Inc. 2003 ISBN 0-471-41799-8
2) John McMurry Organic chemistry . - 6th ed.. - Belmont : Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2004. pp. 1176, ISBN 0-534-38999-6
1)Svoboda J.: Organická chemie I. 1. vyd. VŠCHT Praze, Praha 2005 (dostupné v elektronické formě na http://vydavatelstvi.vscht.cz)
2)Orlíková,K. Štroch,P.: Hasiva klasická a moderní. Edice SPBI Spektrum 29.
sv.Ostrava 2002
Recommended Reading:
1) Solomons, T.W.G.,Fryhle C.B: Organic Chemistry. John Wiley & Sons,Inc. 2003 ISBN 0-471-41799-8
2) John McMurry Organic chemistry . - 6th ed.. - Belmont : Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2004. pp. 1176, ISBN 0-534-38999-6
1) Waisser,K.: Nové české názvosloví organické chemie. Učební texty UK Praha 2002
2) Červinka, O.,V. Dědek,V.a Ferles,M.: Organická chemie, SNTL-Alfa, Praha 1991
3) Janeczková A.,Klouda P.: Organická chemie.Nakl. Pavel Klouda Ostrava 2001
4) Balog K.: Hasiace látky a jejich technologie. Edice SPBI Spectrum 37. Ostrava 2004
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Seminars
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Exercises evaluation and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        Exercises evaluationCredit30 (30)16
                WrittenWritten test30 16
        ExaminationExamination70 (70)35
                Written examinationWritten examination30 15
                OralOral examination40 20