GENERAL INORGANIC AND ORGANIC CHEMISTRY M - ZModule ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Academic Year 2022/2023 - Teacher: Venerando PISTARA'Expected Learning Outcomes
The course focuses on the fundamental chemistry of carbon compounds and an appreciation of its relevance to biology and toxicology. Topics will include nomenclature, structure, properties, synthesis, and reactions, of the major functional groups of organic compounds.
The fundamental objective is to stimulate the student to apply his reasoning skills in the study of matter, limiting the mnemonic effort to the learning of a restricted set of the basic principles of Organic Chemistry.
Course Structure
The lectures for this course will be a combination of classic blackboard lectures and PowerPoint.
Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes, in line with the planned programme .
In case of students with disabilities and/or SLD, in accordance with the Italian Law (170/2010), it is possible to adapt assessment and study methods, without modifying learning objectives; this support includes dispensatory measures and compensatory tools. To request the service, the student must inform professor at the beginning of the course or at least 30 days before the exam.
Furthermore, it is possible to contact Prof. Teresa Musumenci, CInAP (Centro per l’Integrazione Attiva e Partecipata - Servizi per le Disabilità e/o DSA) referent teacher of our Department.
Required Prerequisites
The students must know the fundamental of General and Inorganic Chemistry and in particular:
Periodic Table – Atomic structure and electronic configuration – Ionic and covalent bonds – Atomic and molecular orbitals – Valence bond theory – Structural formulas – Hybrid carbon, oxygen and nitrogen orbitals – Acids and bases, definitions of pKa and pH and equilibrium – Acidity and basicity according to Brønsted-Lowry and Lewis – Thermodynamics and kinetics – Values of ΔH - Catalysis.
The aforementioned topics can be found in the first chapters of any Organic Chemistry textbook.
Attendance of Lessons
Detailed Course Content
1. Introduction - Fundamentals of general chemistry
2. Structure and properties of organic molecules
3. Structure and Stereochemistry of Alkanes
4. The Study of Chemical Reactions
5. Stereochemistry
6. Alkyl Halides: Nucleophilic Substitution and Elimination
7. Structure and Synthesis of Alkenes
8. Reactions of Alkenes
9. Alkynes
10. Alcohols
11. Ethers, Epoxides and Thioethers
12. Dienes
13. Aromatic Compounds
14. Reactions of Aromatic Compounds
15. Aldehydes and Ketones
16. Amines
17. Carboxylic Acids
18. Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
19. Condensations and α-Substitutions of Carbonyl Compounds
20. Carbohydrates and Nucleic Acids
21. Amino Acids, Peptides, Proteins, Nucleic acids and Lipids
Textbook Information
- L. G. Wade: Fondamenti di Chimica Organica – Piccin, 2014, – ISBN 9788829920037
- P. Y. Bruice: Elementi di Chimica Organica – EdiSES (Molecular Modeling Kit included), II Ed/2017 – ISBN 9788879599276
- J. G. Smith: Fondamenti di Chimica Organica – McGraw-Hill, III Ed/2018 – ISBN 9788838694431
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Organic Chemistry | 1) cap. 1, cap. 3 |
| 2 | Structure and Propiertis of Organic Molecules | 1) cap. 5 |
| 3 | Structure and Stereochemistry of Alkanes | 1) cap. 6 |
| 4 | The Study of Chemical Reactions | 2) cap. 3 |
| 5 | Stereochemistry | 1) cap. 4 |
| 6 | Alkyl Halides. Nucleophilic Substitution and Elimination | 1) cap. 7 |
| 7 | Structure and Synthesis of Alkenes | 1) cap. 8, 9 |
| 8 | Reactions of Alkenes | 1) cap. 10 |
| 9 | Alkines | 2) cap. 14 |
| 10 | Alcohols | 1) cap. 12 |
| 11 | Ethers, Epoxides and Thioethers | 1) cap. 13 |
| 12 | Diene Chemistry | 1) cap. 15 |
| 13 | Aromatic Compounds | 1) cap 16 |
| 14 | Reactions of Aromatic Compounds | 1) cap. 17 |
| 15 | Ketones and Aldehydes | 1) cap. 18 |
| 16 | Amines | 1) cap. 12 |
| 17 | Carboxylic Acid | 1) cap. 15, 16 |
| 18 | Carboxylic Acid Derivatives | 1) cap. 19 |
| 19 | Condensations and α-Substitutions of Carbonyl Compounds | 3) cap. 18 |
| 20 | Carbohydrates | 3) cap. 22 |
| 21 | Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins | 3) cap. 23 |
| 22 | Nucleic Acids | 3) cap. 24 |
| 23 | Lipids | 3) cap. 21 |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
The level of acquisition of the educational objectives will be verified through a final exam consisting of a written test followed by an oral interview. Passing the written test with 18/30 is an essential condition for accessing the oral interview.
Booking for the exam is mandatory; it is active up to four days before the date reported in the exam calendar.
The written test (90 minutes) consists of 30 multiple choice questions (5 answers, only one exact – 1 pt. for correct, -0.25 for wrong and 0 for not given answer). It is to be held without the help of notes or book and includes the entire program.
The written test will be passed with a minimum of 18/30.
The oral exam consists of a discussion (about 20 minutes), aimed at ascertaining the level of knowledge and understanding reached by the student regarding the theoretical and methodological contents indicated in the program; it will take place at least two days after the written test and the date will be communicated on the Department website, "news" section.
The final evaluation will be established on the basis of the scores achieved in both tests. The oral exam is not aimed at raising the grade obtained in the written test but, with a negative result, it may result in rejection and the written test must be repeated.
As a result of special conditions, the verification of learning can also be carried out remotely.
For logistical reasons, the number of questions and the time required for their execution can be modified.