Diploma in Pharmacy / Бакалавр (Diploma) в Области Фармацевтического Дела

Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit TitleORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
Course Unit CodePHA206
Course Unit Details
Number of ECTS credits allocated6
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. Develop knowledge on organic compound preparation and production, properties, reactions and reaction mechanisms.
  2. Explain the chemistry of heterocyclic and heteroaromatic compounds.
  3. Explain the synthesis and properties of amino-acids and proteins.
  4. Describe the chemistry and properties of nucleic acids.
  5. Acquire, in fair detail, the synthesis, nature, properties and uses of polymers, especially the biodegradable polymers.
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesPHA202Co-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsNONE
Course Contents·  Spectroscopic methods (UV-vis, IR, NMR), mass spectrometry and structure elucidation of organic compounds.
·  Monocyclic, polycyclic aromatic compounds and properties.
·  Electrophilic, nucleophilic aromatic substitution.
·  Conjugates, dienes and isoprenoids.
·  Aminoacids, peptides, proteins.
·  Introduction to Heterocyclic Chemistry. Nucleotides, nucleic acids.
·  Polymerisation and polymers, biodegradable polymers.
·  Steroids, (bio)synthesis, properties, role of steroids.
·  Establishing organic compound structures by modern physicochemical techniques (e.g. chemical, spectroscopic).
·  Laboratory work: Friedel-Crafts reaction, Phenols, aromatic amines and their reactions, Aromatic nitro-compounds, syntheses and properties, Reactions and properties of pyridine, Spectroscopic methods (UV-vis, IR.), NMR and mass spectrometry.
Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • J. Clayden, N. Greeves, S. Warren and P. Wothers, Organic Chemistry, Oxford University Press, UK, 2000.
References
  • M. B. Smith, J. March, March’s Advanced Organic Chemistry, Wiley Interscience, 2001.
Planned learning activities and teaching methodsThe taught part of course is delivered to the students by means of lectures, conducted with the help of computer presentations. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the textbooks.
Lectures are accompanied with laboratory work which is carried out in the chemistry laboratory.
Assessment methods and criteria
Laboratory20%
Tests20%
Final Exam60%
Language of instructionGreek
Work placement(s)NO

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