Teaching code

4S00091

Teacher

Roberto Fiammengo

Coordinator

Roberto Fiammengo

Credits

4

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

CHIM/06 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Period

Semester 2 dal Mar 6, 2023 al Jun 16, 2023.

Location

VERONA

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

The course aims to teach the student the fundamental principles on which the chemistry of carbon derivatives and their reactivity is based by examining the molecular structural properties and fundamental reaction mechanisms

The main acquired knowledge will be:
basic knowledge of the various types of homo- and heteronuclear chemical bonds; physical and chemical characteristics of the various functional groups;
knowledge of the fundamental reactions for the transformation of functional groups;
knowledge of the reactions of formation of homo- and heteronuclear bonds, with particular reference to the formation of the carbon-carbon bond.

The main skills will be:
ability to represent an organic compound through structural formulas;
name an organic molecule;
identify the reactivity centers of a chemical species and classify its chemical behavior.

Prerequisites and basic notions

The students should have attended the lessons of General and Inorganic Chemistry

Program

- Introduction: chemical bonding and bond types, polarity, hybridization of carbon, Valence Bond Theory and resonance, acidity and basicity.
- Structure and nomenclature of hydrocarbons: alkanes and cycloalkanes, alkenes, alkines
- Stereochemistry
- Structure, properties, and reactivity of: alkyl halogenides; alcohols, ethers and amines; aromatic compounds; aldehydes and ketones; carboxylic acids and their derivatives
- Principal reaction mechanisms: nucleophilic substitution, elimination, electrophilic addition to double bonds, nucleophilic addition to carbonyls, nucleophilic acyl substitution.
- Structure and properties of biomolecules: carbohydrates, amino acids and peptides, lipids, nucleic acids.

Bibliography

Didactic methods

Lessons and exercises in the classroom. Attendance at lessons is strongly recommended.

Learning assessment procedures

To pass the exam, students must demonstrate that they:
- have understood the principles of the chemistry of organic molecules
- are able to accurately describe the properties and reactivity of the compounds
- to apply the acquired knowledge to solve proposed problems presented in the form of exercises and questions.

Evaluation criteria

Ability to organize acquired knowledge, critical reasoning skills, rigor in the representation of molecular structures and in describing chemical reactions, correct use of terminology.
The written exam consists of multiple-choice and open-ended questions, and exercises. The duration of the written exam is between 90 and 120 minutes. Only in case the student has passed the written exam (grade ≥18/30), he/she may ask the instructor for a complementary oral exam, which will last between 20 and 30 minutes.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

Mark out of thirty; for optional oral from -3/30 to +3/30 to be added to the written mark.

Exam language

italiano e inglese (alcuni testi tecnici)