Organic Chemistry

Course Description

COURSE CONTENT

• Types, properties and nomenclature of organic compounds.
• Organic-chemical reactions.
• Resonance.
• Stereochemistry.
• Alkene and alkyne. Electrophilic addition reactions on unsaturated carbon.
• Alkyl halides. Nucleophilic substitution reactions on saturated carbon.
• Alkyl halides. Elimination reaction.
• Aldehydes and ketones. Nucleophilic addition reactions on carbonyl group.
• Carboxylic acids and derivatives. Nucleophilic substitution reactions on carbonyl group.
• Acylation of enolate anions. -Carbanion.
• Aromatic compounds. Electrophilic aromatic substitution.
• Heterocyclic aromatic systems.
• Carbohydrates.
• Lipids.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• recognize and name selected organic compounds (from simple hydrocarbons to compounds containing functional groups)
• interpret the influence of structure on the physico-chemical properties and reactivity of selected organic molecules
• describe and explain basic stereochemical concepts in simple examples of organic compounds
• predicted and interpret the mechanisms of addition, substitution and elimination reactions on selected examples of organic compounds
• classify selected biomolecules (carbohydrates, nucleic acids and lipids) and describe their chemical properties and reactivity
• according to the given instruction, independently perform the simple purification and isolation procedures and the synthesis of organic compounds using conventional laboratory techniques