66992 - Organic Chemistry (M-Z)

Learning outcomes

The student will gain a good knowledge on the behaviour and application of the most important organic compounds, including biological molecules, such as peptides, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids. The student will also learn the most important mechanisms of the organic reactions that will allow him to predict the reactivity of the functional groups.

Course contents

Structure and Bonding

Acids and Bases

Introduction to Organic Molecules and Functional Groups

Alkanes and Cycloalkanes

Stereochemistry

Understanding Organic Reactions

Alkyl Halides and Nucleophilic Substitution

Alkyl Halides and Elimination Reactions

Alcohols, Ethers, and Epoxides

Alkenes

Alkynes

Oxidation and Reduction

Radical Reactions

Conjugation, Resonance

Benzene and Aromatic Compounds

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

Carboxylic Acids and the Acidity of the O–H Bond

Introduction to Carbonyl Chemistry; Organometallic Reagents; Oxidation and Reduction

Aldehydes and Ketones—Nucleophilic Addition

Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives—Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution

Substitution Reactions of Carbonyl Compounds at the α Carbon

Carbonyl Condensation Reactions

Amines

Lipids

Carbohydrates

Amino Acids and Proteins

Nucleic Acids

Readings/Bibliography

One of those handbooks:

1. Janice Gorzynski Smith – Chimica Organica – McGraw-Hill
2. T. W. Graham Solomons, Craig B. Fryhle – Chimica Organica
3. John McMurry – Chimica Organica – Piccin
4. Brown & Foote – Chimica Organica – EdiSES
5. Bruno Botta – Chimica Organica – EDI-ERMES
6. Janice Gorzynski Smith – Fondamenti di Chimica Organica – McGraw-Hill
7. Brown – Introduzione alla Chimica Organica – EdiSES
8. John McMurry – Chimica Organica - Un approccio biologico – Zanichelli 

Teaching methods

The topics listed in the program will be fully covered, particularly the reaction mechanisms.

Assessment methods

The preparation is tested by a written exam, whose aim is to verify both the knowledge of the subject.

Teaching tools

Overhead projector, PC, blackboard

Office hours

See the website of Claudia Tomasini

See the website of Riccardo Amorati