Enrollment year
2021/2022
Academic discipline
CHIM/06 (ORGANIC CHEMISTRY)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY "LAZZARO SPALLANZANI"
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Period
(01/03/2022 - 14/06/2022)
Lesson hours
84 lesson hours
Prerequisites
Fundamentals of General and Inorganic Chemistry: Ionic and covalent bonds; Lewis structures, distance, energy and polarity of the bonds. Resonance concept. Formal charge and oxidation number. Acids and bases.
Learning outcomes
Organic Chemistry Module (6 credits). The aim of this module is to provide the basic knowledge to understand rationalise and predict shapes, structures and reactivity of organic molecules.
Laboratory of Organic Chemistry Module (3 credits). The laboratory module aims to provide students with the practical knowledge of basic organic chemistry through experimental laboratory activities.
Course contents
Organic Chemistry Module (6 credits).
1) Chemical bonding. 2) Covalent bonding in organic chemistry. 3) Organic acids and bases. 4) Stereochemistry, structures and properties of alkanes, alkenes, and cycloalkanes. 5) Reaction mechanisms and intermediates. 6) Reactivity of alkanes, alkenes. 7) Alkyl halides. 8) Alcohols. 9) Ethers, thiols and oxiranes. 10) Amines. 11) Ketones and aldehydes. 12) Carboxylic acids and derivatives 13) Lipids. 14) Aromatic compounds. 15) Generation and reactivity of enols and enolates.
Laboratory of Organic Chemistry Module (3 credits).
In laboratory exercises will apply the basic methods for the isolation (crystallization and distillation), purification (chromatographic techniques), the analysis and transformation of organic compounds through the reactions of functional groups. We will also provide the knowledge relating to safety in the laboratory.
Teaching methods
Organic Chemistry (6 credits)
Lecturing activity and problem solving tutorials
Laboratory of Organic Chemistry Module (3 credits):
Practical experince in the laboratory
Reccomended or required readings
Organic Chemistry Module (6 credits):
Introduction to Organic Chemistry– December 26, 2012, by William H. Brown, Thomas Poon (Authors)
Laboratory of Organic Chemistry Module (3 credits):
Lecture notes and material provided by the teacher
Assessment methods
The exam consists of a written examination made by 15 questions (2 point each) on the theoretical aspects of the course, with particular emphasis on the reactivity of the functional groups embedded in organic molecules involved in bio-transformations.
Laboratory of Organic Chemistry Module (3 credits):
The exam consists of a written report concerning the laboratory activities
Further information
The exam consists of a written examination made by 15 questions (2 point each) on the theoretical aspects of the course, with particular emphasis on the reactivity of the functional groups embedded in organic molecules involved in bio-transformations.
Laboratory of Organic Chemistry Module (3 credits):
The exam consists of a written report concerning the laboratory activities
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