Exercises in Organic Chemistry

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Course objectives

Acquiring a basic knowledge of basic organic chemistry that involves mastering practical laboratory techniques used in the synthesis, isolation, purification and identification of organic compounds.

Course enrolment requirements and entry competences required for the course

Enrolled in or passed the course Organic Chemistry

Learning outcomes expected at the level of the course (4 to 10 learning outcomes)

After completing the course, the student will be able to use laboratory techniques (such as recrystallization, distillation, extraction, reflux, chromatography, infrared spectroscopy, etc.), for
(i) purification,
(ii) isolation,
(iii) synthesis, and
(iv) identification of the organic compounds.

Course content broken down in detail by weekly class schedule (syllabus)

1. Laboratory safety and rules. Isolation and purification of organic compounds. Crystallization and melting point determination. Distillation. Extraction. Test. (4 hours)
Organic compounds synthesis.
2. Nucleophilic aromatic substitution. The preparation of phenol (diazotation). Test. (9 hours)
3. Nucleophilic addition. The preparation of benzyl-alcohol and benzoic acid (Cannizzaro reaction). Test. (4 hours)
4. Nucleophilic substitution. The preparation of acetanilide (acylation). Test. (4 hours)
5. Electrophylic aromatic substitution. The preparation of p-nitroacetanilide and p-nitroaniline (nitration and hydrolysis). Test. (5 hours)
6. Oxidation-reduction reaction. The preparation of 2-butanone. Test. (4 hours)
Chromatography.
7. Thin-layer chromatography. Column chromatography. Test. (5 hours)
Organic compounds characterization.
8. Characteristic reactions of functional groups. Test. (5 hours)
9. Methods of spectroscopic analysis. (UV/Vis, FTIR). Test. (4 hours)

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