ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 1 AND LABORATORY - MOD.1

Module 2 of the Organic Chemistry course is based on the implementation and deepening of Module 1. The course aims to introduce the knowledge as well as the analytical techniques necessary for the development and analysis of a chemical transformation of organic compounds.
The course will deal with the study of the analytical techniques necessary for the study of an organic reaction. Different purification techniques of products will be explained in detail (separation techniques, sublimation, distillation, extraction, etc.). Then the experiments that will be carried out in the didactic laboratory including the relative safety rules to follow will be introduced in detail. The course includes a part of a lesson in the classroom and a part of exercises in the didactic laboratory.

1. Knowledge and understanding
- Recognize the glassware used in an organic chemistry laboratory.
- Discern the basics of analytical techniques necessary for the study of organic compounds.
- Distinguish and understand the main purification techniques of organic compounds.
- Identify the reactivity of functional groups and understand the different reactivity of the electrophilic and nucleophilic compounds studied.

2. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
- Knowing how to properly use the laboratory glassware to set up chemical reactions.
- Know how to properly use the terminology and nomenclature inherent to organic compounds.
- Know how to use the analytical techniques for the recognition of organic compounds according to their structure and the presence of the different functional groups present.
- Know how to apply the acquired knowledge to identify the reactivity of the different electrophiles and nucleophiles studied during the course.

3. Judgment capacity
- Know how to report the transformations of organic compounds on the basis of what is deduced from the analytical techniques used.
- Know how to argue the most common analytical methods for the study of chemical transformations.

4. Communication skills
- Know how to communicate the acquired notions on chemical transformations and on the analytical methods studied, using an appropriate terminology.
- Know how to interact with peers and with the tutor, in a critical and respectful way, in the presence and on the facebook page of the course.

5. Learning skills
- Knowing how to take notes and share them collaboratively with your colleagues.
- Knowing how to consult critically the reference texts and the bibliography contained in them.

For module 2 of organic chemistry it is necessary to follow the module 1 of organic chemistry.
It is also highly recommended to have taken the General Chemistry exam or to have a good knowledge of General Chemistry.

The course will include 18 hours of lectures where the following topics will be discussed:
1. purification techniques
2. Glassware
3. analytical methods
4. Introduction to laboratory experiences

The remaining 30 hours will be used for the following laboratory activities:

1. Separation of organic compounds by thin layer chromatography (5h)
2. Separation of organic compounds by chromatographic column (5h)
3.Crystallization techniques (5)
4. Extraction techniques for organic compounds
5. Recognition Essays of Functional Groups
6. Preparation of acetyl salicylic acid

In the "moodle" platform of the University there is presentable and downloadable teaching material shown in the classroom during the theoretical lessons.

The method of verifying the learning of the course notions will be carried out through an oral exam that will be taken after passing the written exam of the module 1 of the course.
Mandatory conditions for access to the written and oral exam are:
1) at least 90 % of the laboratory sessions of the "Course in Organic Chemistry 1 and Laboratory - Module 2";

The Module 2 of the course of Organic Chemistry will include theory lessons and experiments conducted at the educational laboratory.
The slides presented during the course will be uploaded to the moodle platform.

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