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Organic Chemistry

Code	11854
Year	2
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	PL(15H)/T(30H)/TP(15H)
Scientific area	Chemistry
Entry requirements	None.
Mode of delivery	Face-to-face with recourse to e-learning.
Work placements	Not applicable
Learning outcomes	This course unit aims to teach the basic knowledge to classify the main types of reactions in organic chemistry and its understanding through its mechanism. At the end of the course unit the student should be able to combine the basic knowledge learned in the course unit with an adequate bibliographic support, in order to predict and classify the chemical behavior of compounds belonging to the main functional groups.
Syllabus	1 Reactions in Organic Chemistry 1.1 Main types 1.2 Reaction mechanisms and the use of curved arrows to their illustration. 2 Saturated carbons 2.1 Nucleophilic substitution reactions 2.2 Elimination reactions 2.3 Radical reactions 3 Unsaturated carbons 3.1 Electrophilic addition 3.2 Conjugated systems 3.3 Alkenes formation 4 Carbonyl group 4.1 Nucleophilic addition 4.2 Conjugate addition 4.3 Substitution 5 Oxidation-reduction reactions 6 Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution 7 Enols and Enolates: reactions and formation 8 Practical cases Lab classes and theoretical practices: - Reduction of indolin-2,3-dione with NaBH4 and with NH2NH2 - A Practical Example of Using Microwave in Organic Synthesis - Curved arrows in Organic Chemistry. Introduction to Reaction Mechanisms - Saturated Carbon - Unsaturated compounds - Carbonyl Group - Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution - Oxidation-Reduction reactions; enols and enolates
Main Bibliography	1. Required reading: - T. W. G. Solomons, C. B. Fryle, Organic Chemistry, 10th Edition International Student Version, LTC John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2011. 2. Recommended reading: - M. B. Smith, J. March, March’s Advanced Organic Chemistry – Reactions, Mechanisms and Structure, 6th ed., John Wiley & Sons: New York, 2007. - R.M. Silverstein, F.X. Webster, D.J. Kiemle, Identificação Espectrométrica de Compostos Orgânicos, 7ª ed, LTC Editora, Rio de Janeiro, 2006. - A. R. Tatchell, A. J. Hannaford, P. W. G. Smith, A. R. Tatchell, Vogel´s Textbook of Practical Organic Chemistry, 5th ed., Longman Scientific & Technical: New York, 1996.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.