GENERAL AND ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Organic Chemistry module

Degree course: 
Corso di First cycle degree in ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2023/2024
Year: 
1
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2023/2024
Course type: 
Basic compulsory subjects
Credits: 
6
Period: 
Second semester
Standard lectures hours: 
48
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (48 hours)
Assessment: 
Voto Finale

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Structure of organic molecules: single, double and triple bonds. Carbon, nitrogen and oxygen(sp3, sp2, sp) hybridization. Bond length and bond energy. Electronegativity and bond polarization. Polarization effect on the reactivity. Electrophiles and nucleophiles.
Functional groups: structure and IUPAC nomenclature.
Resonance and aromaticity.
Nomenclature of polyfunctionalized molecules: priority scale of functional groups.
Stereochimistry.
Reactivity of functional groups.
ALKANES.
ALKENES.
ALKINES.
AROMATIC REACTIVITY.
ALKYL HALIDES.
ALCOHOLS.
CARBONYL COMPOUNDS.
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES (Acyl halides, Esters, Amides)

Structure of organic molecules: single, double and triple bonds. Carbon, nitrogen and oxygen(sp3, sp2, sp) hybridization. Bond length and bond energy. Electronegativity and bond polarization. Polarization effect on the reactivity. Electrophiles and nucleophiles.
Functional groups: structure and IUPAC nomenclature.
Resonance and aromaticity.
Nomenclature of polyfunctionalized molecules: priority scale of functional groups.
Stereochimistry.
Reactivity of functional groups.
ALKANES.
ALKENES.
ALKINES.
AROMATIC REACTIVITY.
ALKYL HALIDES.
ALCOHOLS.
CARBONYL COMPOUNDS.
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES (Acyl halides, Esters, Amides).

The course will be held through 24 lectures (48 hours), also including exercises carried out in classroom. PPT slides will be used in classroom.

Please contact for an appointment by email: s.gazzola@uninsubria.it