Department of Natural Sciences
Organic Chemistry (BSc NF)
Lecture
Lectures and Exercises:
- Fundamental principles of organic chemistry (such as theory of chemical bonds and molecular structure)
- Introduction into important classes of organic substances with a special focus on their physical and chemical properties (such as volatility, polarity, solubility, acidity / basicity, nucleophilicity) and on stereochemical aspects
- Presentation of typical chemical reactions of organic compounds including reaction mechanisms
Exercises
- Fundamental principles of organic chemistry (such as theory of chemical bonds and molecular structure),
- Introduction into important classes of organic substances (including essential classes of biomolecules) with a special focus on their physical and chemical properties (such as volatility, polarity, solubility, acidity / basicity).
- Presentation of typical chemic
- al reactions of organic compounds including reaction mechanisms,
- Influences of stereochemical aspects on the molecular structure as well as the physical and chemical properties of organic substances.
- Comparison of chemical and biochemical reaction pathways for selected reactions (such as oxidations and acetylations)
Practical Course
Laboratory Work:
- Basic techniques of organic synthesis (such as heating under reflux, recrystallization, liquid-liquid extraction)
- Basic techniques of analytical organic chemistry (such as determination of melting points and optical purities)
Requirements
For the participation in lectures or exercises: there are no entry requirements;
for the participation in practical class: successful attendance to the Specific Laboratory Safety Instruction is mandatory.
Assessment:
Written modular Examination – graded.
Requirements: Successful participation in the laboratory course, documented by a laboratory report.
Literature
- Paula Y. Bruice, Organic Chemistry, Pearson Prentice Hall, 8th edition, 2017.
- John McMurry, Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry, Brooks / Cole Cengage Learning, 7th edition, 2011.
- R.G. Engel et al., Introduction to Organic Laboratory Techniques, Brooks / Cole Cengage Learning, 3rd ed., 2011.
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