ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Introduction to Organic Chemistry – Chemical Bonds and Molecular Structure 2. Β. Organic Compounds – Functional Organic Groups – Nomenclature – Intermolecular Forces – Resonance Structures – InfraRed Spectroscopy of Organic Molecules 3. Introduction to Chemical Reactions and Mechanisms – Acid – Bases and their reactions 4. Nomenclature and isomerism of alkane and cycloalkanes – Conformations of alkanes and cycloalkanes 5. Ε. Stereochemistry of alkanes and cycloalkanes 6. Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions – Mechanisms SN1 and SN2 7. Nucleophilic Elimination Reactions – Mechanisms E1 and E2 8. Η. Alkenes/Alkines – Electrophilic Addition Reactions in double/triple bonds - Markovnikov rules 9. Mechanisms of Free Radical Reactions and Polymerization 10. Aromatic Compounds – Nomenclature – Synthesis and Properties – Mechanism of Electrophilic Substitution Reactions

Objectives

At the end of this course the student should be able to predict: 1. The nomenclature and structure of organic compounds and functional groups 2. The types of intermolecular forces and their effect on the physical properties of organic compounds 3. The main reaction mechanisms of organic molecules as: Nucleophilic Substitution (SN1 and SN2), Nucleophilic Elimination (Ε1 and Ε2), Electrophilic Addition Reactions and Markovnikov rule, Free Radical Reactions and Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Reactions 4. The main mechanisms of synthesis of the most important organic compounds and families.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisite courses. It is, however, recommended that students should have knowledge of General Chemistry, Reaction Kinetics, Atomic-Molecular Orbitals and Hybridization, Acid – Bases and Basic Thermodynamic Properties (Free Energy Gibbs, Enthalpy, Entropy)

Syllabus

1. Introduction to Organic Chemistry – Chemical Bonds and Molecular Structure 2. Β. Organic Compounds – Functional Organic Groups – Nomenclature – Intermolecular Forces – Resonance Structures – InfraRed Spectroscopy of Organic Molecules 3. Introduction to Chemical Reactions and Mechanisms – Acid – Bases and their reactions 4. Nomenclature and isomerism of alkane and cycloalkanes – Conformations of alkanes and cycloalkanes 5. Ε. Stereochemistry of alkanes and cycloalkanes 6. Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions – Mechanisms SN1 and SN2 7. Nucleophilic Elimination Reactions – Mechanisms E1 and E2 8. Η. Alkenes/Alkines – Electrophilic Addition Reactions in double/triple bonds - Markovnikov rules 9. Mechanisms of Free Radical Reactions and Polymerization 10. Aromatic Compounds – Nomenclature – Synthesis and Properties – Mechanism of Electrophilic Substitution Reactions