Organic Chemistry
Organische Chemie
6 CPSummerEN
Contents
Terms and definitions, history of organic chemistry, the special position of carbon among the elements, hydrocarbons: alkanes, alkenes, alkynes and aromatic hydrocarbons, bonding relationships of carbon, nitrogen and oxygen atoms, principles of reaction mechanisms, classification of organic chemical reactions, polar substituent effects, additions to CC multiple bonds, halogenated hydrocarbons, alcohols, thiols, phenols, eliminations, nucleophilic substitution on the saturated C atom, ethers, thioethers, amines, aldehydes and ketones, nucleophilic additions to the carbonyl group and their subsequent reactions, carboxylic acids and functional carboxylic acid derivatives, nucleophilic substitution on the acyl carbon, oxidation and reduction reactions of organic compounds, stereochemistry, chemistry of carbohydrates, aminocarboxylic acids, electrophilic substitution on aromatics, radical substitution
Learning outcomes
After participating in the module, students are able to: • Identify classes of substances based on their functional groups, • Recognize and formulate functional groups, • Describe an organic compound in terms of constitutive, configurational and conformational aspects, • Classify reaction types and mechanisms of organic chemical reactions in a classification scheme, • Formulate reaction equations and mechanisms of organic chemical reactions, • Assign physical and chemical properties and reaction options to a class of substances, • Discuss different mechanisms for a given reaction and assign a specific mechanism to it, • Identify and discuss steric and electronic factors influencing reactivity and, based on this, make a reactivity assessment, • Formulate statements about the biochemical significance of a functional group and its reactions. • The students have acquired personal skills related to the course through communicative discussion in exercises and seminars.
Assessment
written exam 120 min
Literature (1)
- Organic Chemistry at a Glance, Harwood, Laurence M. / McKendrick, John E. / Whitehead, Roger, ISBN: 978-0-86542-782-2, John Wiley & Sons
Source: BTU's module description · retrieved 29 Sep 2026Original