Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | PHA206 | ||||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 6 | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
Prerequisites | PHA202 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
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. | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The 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. | ||||||||
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Language of instruction | Greek | ||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |