6 EC
Semester 1, period 1
52548POC6Y
| Owner | Master Chemistry (joint degree) |
| Coordinator | dr. J.C. Slootweg |
| Part of | Master Chemistry (joint degree), track Molecular Sciences, year 1 |
Advanced organic chemistry course centered around chemical bonding, stereochemical principles, conformational and stereo-electronic effects, isotope effects, reaction mechanisms, nucleophilic substitutions, eliminations, aromaticity, carbocations, carbanions, radicals, pericyclic reactions, and acid-base catalysis. These structural and mechanistic concepts are essential in organic synthesis.
Modern Physical Organic Chemistry, E.V. Anslyn & D.A. Dougherty, University Science Books, 2006
Support: Advanced Organic Chemistry Part A: Structure and Mechanisms, F.A. Carey, R.J. Sundberg (CS)
Analyse and understand structural features needed in organic chemistry
Analyse and understand reaction mechanisms needed in organic chemistry
Analyse and understand physical organic concepts needed in organic chemistry
tutorial
Activity | Number of hours |
Zelfstudie | 168 |
The programme does not have requirements concerning attendance (OER-B).
| Item and weight | Details |
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Final grade | |
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1 (100%) Tentamen 1 | |
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0% Hertentamen |
The 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' applies to this course. This will be monitored carefully. Upon suspicion of fraud or plagiarism the Examinations Board of the programme will be informed. For the 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' see: www.student.uva.nl
| Weeks | Subjects tuesdaylecture | Subjects fridaylecture | Subjects Tutorial |
| 36 | Chapter 1 Molecular Structure and Bonding 1.1-1.4 | Chapter 1 Molecular Structure and Bonding 1.2 + 1.3 continue | Tutorials Ch1: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,10,12,19,21,23,24,25,29,32,34,35 |
| 37 | Chapter 2 Strain and Stability 2.1-2.5 | Chapter 2 Strain and Stability 2.4 in detail | Tutorials Ch2: 1,3,5,6,9,10,11,13,15,16,20,24,25,26,31,34,37,38,39, 44,45,47,50 T |
| 38 | Chapter 5 Acid-Base Chemistry 5.1-5.4,5.6 | THURSDAY Chapter 9.3 Acid-Base Catalysis 9.3 + Lewis Acid-Base Catalysis | FRIDAY Tutorials Ch5: 4,8,9,11,14,18,21. Ch6: 1,3,4,7,8,12,14 |
| 39 | Chapter 6 Stereochemistry 6.1-6.5 | Chapter 7 Kinetics, Energy Surfaces 7.1-7.4,7.7-7.8 | Tutorials Ch6: 5,9,10,16,17,20,22,24,25,28,32,36,37,38. Ch7: 1,2,5,8,11,13,15,17,18,22,23,24 |
| 40 | Chapter 8 Hammett, Isotopes, Solvents, Aromaticity 8.1, CS:3.8,9 | Chapter 8 Hammett, Isotopes, Solvents, Aromaticity 8.2-8.8 | Tutorials Ch8: 11,12,14,15,17,18,19,22,24,25 + Aromaticity problems (see Blackboard) |
| 41 | Chapter 11 Carbocations, Carbanions 11.1-11.2 + 11.5 | Chapter 15 Thermal Pericyclic Reactions 15.1-3,15.6 | Tutorials Ch11: Carbocation/Carbanion problems (see Blackboard). Ch15: 2,27 + Pericyclic reaction problem 5 |
| 42 | Chapter 15 Thermal Pericyclic Reactions 15.2,15.4-15.5 | Tutorials Ch15: 6,13,15,19,23,24,25,26,31,33 + Pericyclic reaction problems (see Blackboard) |
Tutorial: Evaluation of a previous exam |
| 43 | Exam |