Course Objectives

To have an overview of

- the primary functional groups such as alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aromaticity, alcohols, ketones, organic acids etc.

- the most important reaction mechanisms in organic chemistry.

- naming according to the IUPAC-system.

- the main physical and chemical properties of the different functional groups.

Laboratory experiments: Organic synthesis with instrumentall analysis to identify organic compounds

Course Description

The chemical bond(s), functional group overview, naming rules, nucleophiles, electrophiles, inductive effect, resonance effect, steric effect, reaction mechanisms. The major reactions of the functional groups. General mechanisms such as substitution-, elimination- and addition reaction mechanisms.

Laboratory experiments: Organic synthesis of different organic compounds with instrumentall analysis like chromatography and spectroscopy to identify the organic compounds synthesized

Learning Methods

Lectures and individual exercises.

Assessment Methods

There will be two written individual examinations. The first counts 30% of the final score, the second final examinationcounts40% of the final score. In addition there will be a project in organic synthesis that counts 30%.

The laboratory work is compulsory, and must be approved

To pass the course the student has to satisfy as minimum the qualitative description of credit character E. In additon each of the two individual written exams have to be minimum 20% correct.

Minor adjustments may occur during the academic year, subject to the decision of the Dean