SCV0279 - CHEMISTRY - MODULE B

courses

ID:

SCV0279

Duration (hours):

56

CFU:

SSD:

CHIMICA ORGANICA

Year:

2025

Date/time interval

Secondo Semestre (23/02/2026 - 29/05/2026)

Course Objectives

Module B is designed to introduce and develop the fundamental concepts of organic chemistry for students who have previously assimilated the fundamentals of general and inorganic chemistry. The goal that arises is the knowledge i) of the Nomenclature of organic compounds and functional groups in organic chemistry; ii) the stereochemistry of organic molecules and their orientation in three-dimensional space; iii) the reactivity of the compound and how you can favor some transformations affecting kinetic and thermodynamic parameters; iv) the synthesis and the study which regards the possibility of preparing organic compounds of different molecular complexity. It will also be important to the acquisition of chemical concepts of natural compounds and the knowledge of the major classes of natural organic compounds such as carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleic acids.

Course Prerequisites

For Module B it is essential the knowledge of general chemistry concepts (eg electronic structure, theory of valence bond and molecular orbital, training and breaking of bonds, acis and bases, ...) that are considered preparatory to the understanding of organic chemistry.

Teaching Methods

Types of teaching activities The educational activities of Modeule B consist of lectures and at the end of the illustration of each new topic, exercises sessions are held on the subject in question.

Assessment Methods

The examination of Module B is a written text with exercises on nomenclature, chirality, reactivity, conformational stability, acidity and synthesis of organic molecules. Generally another question is on the description of the chemistry of a natural class of compounds (aminoacids and proteins, carbohydrates, lypids and nucleic acids). The test is considered passed with the achievement of 36 points out of 72 and a null score is given for each incorrect answer. During the course of exercises in the final part of the course, the teacher illustrates examples of exercises performed in previous exam topics. The final mark is the weighted average of the written tests of Module A and Module B respectively with a weight of 9/15 (nine / fifteenth) and 6/15 (six / fifteenth). Both tests must be passed with at least the result of 18/30. The teachers positively evaluate the use of an appropriate and appropriate scientific language in addition to the knowledge of the contents for the attribution of a positive evaluation. An oral exam can be defined as a description of the teachers.

Module B is explicitly divided into theoretical part (4 credits) and exercises (2 credits). The exercises will generally take place at the end of the illustration of each topic, with the teacher carrying out exercises of immediate application of the theoretical part addressed. At the end of the theoretical lessons, further sessions of summary exercises will be held with tests assigned in previous exam sessions. The main contents of Module B can be summarized as follows: 1.Structure and chemical bond; acids and bases. What is organic chemistry. Nomenclature. Organic structures and functional groups 2.Class of organic compounds: alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, dienes, aromatic compounds, alkyl halides, organometallic compounds, alcohols, phenols, ethers, thiols, sulphides, aldehydes and ketones, amines, nitro compounds, heterocyclic derivatives, carboxylic acids and their derivatives . 3. Organic reactions. Nucleophilic addition, electrophilic addition, elimination, nucleophilic substitution, electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions, nucleophilic acyl substitution reactions 4. The substitution reactions in alpha to carbonyl and the condensation reactions 5. Acidity and basicity and pKa. 6. Delocalization and conjugation 7. The stereochemistry of tetrahedral compounds 8. The chemistry of life and biomolecules: carbohydrates, amino acids, peptides, proteins, lipids and nucleic acids.

Course Language

Italian

More information

Each of the two teaching modules provides a final test and given a rating. The outcome of each trial is thirty: the test is deemed passed if the candidate gets a vote of at least 18/30. The final grade is the average, weighted on the number of credits, the outcome of the two tests. Evidence relating to the items of the Form A is a written exam of 3 hours. It is multiple choice questions in sufficient numbers to cover all the topics of the lectures, including the stoichiometry. Each correct answer is awarded 1 point, while the incorrect answers are assigned zero score. Evidence relating to the Form B is a written exam lasting approximately 2.5 hours when there are questions in an open form, short-answer questions, and also multiple-choice questions on the entire program carried out during the course. Each correct answer is awarded a score, while wrong answers is attributed to non-scoring. The total score obtained by the candidate in each written test is normalized so as to be out of thirty. Following the publication of the votes, the teachers of Form A and Form B provide the opportunity to view the writings by convening ad hoc candidates. The lecturer is available to more details and clarifications on any requests made by the students receiving at his office by previous contact via email: andrea.penoni@uninsubria.it or by phone (031-2386440).