Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module students should be able to:1. Understand three-dimensional shape and bonding of saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons, structural isomerism and the importance of well-defined stereochemistry in chemistry and biology.2. Demonstrate knowledge of industrial processes involving the production of synthesis gas, steam cracking, catalytic reforming, methanol carbonylation and hydroformylation chemistry.3. Outline reactions and reaction conditions relevant to the conversion of primary petrochemicals to principal bulk organic chemicals, e.g., ethylene oxide, vinyl chloride, styrene, aniline, phenol.4. Rationalize mechanisms of free-radical reactions, SN1 and SN2 nucleophilic substitution and elimination reactions, electrophilic aromatic substitution and acylation reactions.5. Employ laboratory techniques for bromination, nitration, esterification and Beckmann rearrangement in order to synthesize compounds which represent fine chemicals, eg. a pharmaceutically active compound and a monomer for Nylon-6 synthesis.