Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia

Organic Chemistry II

Code

7095

Academic unit

Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia

Department

Departamento de Química

Credits

6.0

Teacher in charge

Luísa Maria da Silva Pinto Ferreira

Weekly hours

4

Total hours

63

Teaching language

Português

Objectives

Complementary basic formation on Organic Chemistry

Prerequisites

Organic Chemistry I

Subject matter

The electromagnetic spectrum. Kinds of spectroscopy. 1H-NMR spectroscopy, IR and UV-Vis. Mass spectrometry. Application examples.

Conformational analysis. Conformation vs. Configuration. Conformation of linear and cyclic.
saturated and unsaturated compounds .

Nucleophilic substitution reactions on saturated carbon. Nucleophilic aliphatic substitution: SN1 and SN2 mechanisms.

Elimination reactions. Mechanisms E1 and E2. Substitution versus elimination. Mechanism E1cb.

Unsaturated compounds as nucleophiles. Electrophilic addition. Electrophilic addition to conjugated dienes. Cycloaddition. Diels-Alder reaction.

Formation and reactions of enols and enolates. Tautomerism. The aldol reaction.

Reactivity of aromatic compounds. Electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions. Nucleophilic aromatic substitution reactions. Mechanisms of addition-elimination and elimination-addition. Diazonium salts.

Bibliography

Livro recomendado:·     

Clayden, J.; Greeves, N.; Warren, S.; Wothers, P. “Organic Chemistry”, Oxford University Press, 2nd Ed., 2012.

Complementary bibliography: 

Santos, P. P., “Química Orgânica volume I e II”, IST Press, 1ªedição, 2011.

March, J. “Advanced Organic Chemistry”, Wiley Interscience, 6ª Ed., 2007.

Evaluation method

Score laboratory component 35%
Score written component 65%

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