Student Group Details

Chimica Organica - Gruppo B

MS2946

Course
Chimica Organica - Gruppo B
Code
MS2946
Academic Year
2026/2027
Curriculum Year
2026/2027
Degree Programme
BIOTECHNOLOGY
Curriculum
A001 - GENERICO
Course coordinator
DIEGO CAPRIOGLIO
Lecturers
DIEGO CAPRIOGLIO
Credits
6
Lecture Hours
48
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
CHEM-05/A - Organic Chemistry
Course Type
Single-subject learning activity
Course Delivery
OBB - Obbligatoria
Year
1
Teaching period
Secondo Semestre
Campus
NOVARA
Teaching language
Italian
Course Contents

Structure properites (configurational, conformazional, acid-base) of organic compounds. Functional groups and main reaction types of organic compounds. Non-polymeric biomolecules (carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids).

Reference Texts
“Chimica di Base per le Scienze della Vita” Ed. Delfino, Roma. Volume II . Autore: M. Anastasia “Chimica Organica” Ed. Edi-Ermes Autore: B. Botta “Chimica Organica”Ed. Zanichelli Autori: K. P. C. Vollhardt – N. E. Shore “Fondamenti di Chimica Organica” Autore: D. Klein
Learning Outcomes
Provide students the essential elements of organic chemistry to critically approach the study of complex biomolecules
Prerequisites
Main concepts developed in the course of General Chemistry (chemical bond, equilibria, kinetics and thermodynamics of chemical processes)
Teaching Methods
Exercises and problems will be solved and discussed during the course. All the material will be made available to students in the web
Additional Information
Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/services-students-physical-or-learning-disabilities Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination modalities, concerning academic aspects.
Assessment Methods

The exam will be a set of multiple-choice questions aimed at developing the attitude to critical thinking of the candidate

Detailed Syllabus

Credit 1: Structure and properties of organic compounds 1. General introduction to the chemical bond 2. Covalent, ionic and polar covalent chemical bonds: properties and geometry-1 3. Lewis structural formulas and formal charges and resonance formulas 4. Aromaticity Credit 2: Functional groups, physical properties and nomenclature 5. Functional groups and their influence on physical and chemical properties (acidity and basicity) 6. Inter- and intra-molecular interactions and their effect on properties and reactivity 7. Nomenclature of organic compounds Credit 3: Isomerism, conformation and stereochemistry analysis 8. Isomerism: definition and classification 9. Conformational analysis of acyclic and cyclic compounds. Configurational analysis: alkenes 10. Chirality and configurational analysis: diastereomerism and enantiomerism Credit 4: Functional groups and their reactivity-1 11. Reactivity of alkanes, alkenes and alkynes: Electrophilic addition and catalytic hydrogenation 12. Alkyl halides and mono- and bimolecular nucleophilic substitution (SN) reactions 13. Mono- and bimolecular elimination reaction. Competition with SN 14. Alcohols and their reactivity Credit 5: Functional groups and their reactivity-2 15. Ethers, epoxides, thiols and thioethers 16. Amines 17. Carbonyl derivatives and nucleophilic addition reaction 18. Tautomerism and condensation reactions 19. Carboxylic acids and nucleophilic acyl substitution reactions 20. Derivatives of carboxylic acids Credit 6: Functional groups and their reactivity-3 / biomolecules 21. Benzene: aromaticity, nomenclature and properties 22. Reactivity of benzene and aromatic electrophilic substitution reactions 23. Phenols and aromatic amines. Aromatic nucleophilic substitution 24. Radical reactions 25. Amino acids and peptides 26. Sugars 27. Lipids

Expected Learning Outcomes
Recognize and critically evaluate the functions present in an organic molecule, knowing its properties and reactivity.
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