Learning objectives
The course will provide the students basic knowledges allowing them to evaluate properties and reactivities of organic molecules, as fundamentals for the study of biochemical processes.
Prerequisites
It is necessary to have attended the General Chemistry module
Course unit content
- Covalent bond and molecular structure
- Acids and bases
- Alkanes and cycloalkanes
- Alkenes and alkines
- REactions of alkenes and alkines
- Chirality and molecular asymmetry
- Alogenoalkanes
- Alcohols, ethers and thiols
- Benzene and its derivatives
- Amines
- Aldheydes and ketones
- Carboxylic acids
- Functional derivatives of carboxylic acids
- Enolate anions
- Carbohydrates
- Amino acids and proteins
Full programme
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Bibliography
Brown, Poon: Introduzione alla Chimica Organica (EDISES)
Teaching methods
Oral lectures and practice on organic chemistry problems
Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam.
Other information
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