Course: Organic Chemistry I

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Course title Organic Chemistry I
Course code UOCHT/C401
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 8
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Bureš Filip, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Hanusek Jiří, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Váňa Jiří, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Drabina Pavel, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Bartáček Jan, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Svobodová Markéta, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Šimůnek Petr, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Sedlák Miloš, prof. Ing. DrSc.
Course content
The subject of organic chemistry. Isolated molecule and its description. Chemical formula and chemical structure. Chemical name. Electronic structure of the isolated molecule. Spatial structure of the isolated molecule. Interactions between molecules. Acidity, basicity. Chemical reaction. Catalysis. Chemical equilibrium. Mechanisms of organic reactions. Alkanes. Cycloalkanes. Alkenes and dienes. Alkynes. Aromatic hydrocarbons. Heterocyclic compounds. Halogenderivatives. Organometallic compounds. Alcohols and phenols. Ethers. Aldehydes, ketones and their derivatives. Quinones. Carboxylic acids. Acyl halides. Anhydrides. Esters. Amides. Nitriles. Unsaturated carboxylic acids and substituent derivatives of carboxylic acids. Nitro compounds. Nitroso compounds. Oximes. Hydroxylamines. Azo compounds. Hydrazo compounds. Hydrazines. Amines. Diazonium salts. Diazoalkanes. Thiols and thiophenols. Sulphides and disulphides. Sulfoxides and sulfones. Sulphonic acids. Carbonic acid derivatives. Overview of important groups of natural substances and technically important groups of organic compounds.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
  • Participation in classes - 91 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 150 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
To teach students the general principles of organic chemistry and then their application to the chemical properties of basic types of organic compounds.
Knowledge of procedures for predicting the reactivity and properties of organic compounds.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the basics of organic chemistry to the extent of the high school substance, knowledge of inorganic chemistry to the extent of the previous course.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination

Knowledge of the basics of organic chemistry within the scope of the secondary school substance, knowledge corresponding to the scope of the substance of the course General and Inorganic Chemistry.
Recommended literature
  • Hanusek, Jiří. Organická chemie . Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2018. ISBN 978-80-7560-125-4.
  • Hanusek, Jiří. Sbírka řešených příkladů z organické chemie. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2020. ISBN 978-80-7560-283-1.
  • Pytela, Oldřich. Organická chemie . Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2018. ISBN 978-80-7560-124-7.


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