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Organic Synthesis-A (B.Sc Chemistry)

Chemistry of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aromatic compounds, alkyl and aryl halides, alcohols and phenols.

6 MonthsDuration 5Chapters27Topics
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01Unit 1: Alkanes and Cycloalkanes 5 topics
  1. Preparation by Wurtz, Kolbe and Corey-House reactions
  2. Free-radical halogenation
  3. Reactivity and selectivity
  4. Baeyer strain theory
  5. Conformations of cyclohexane
02Unit 2: Alkenes, Dienes and Alkynes 6 topics
  1. Elimination: Saytzeff and Hofmann rules
  2. Electrophilic addition and Markovnikov's rule
  3. Peroxide effect
  4. Hydroboration, ozonolysis and oxidation
  5. 1,2 and 1,4 addition to dienes, Diels-Alder reaction
  6. Acidity and hydration of alkynes
03Unit 3: Aromatic Compounds 5 topics
  1. Structure of benzene and Huckel's rule
  2. Mechanism of electrophilic aromatic substitution
  3. Nitration, sulphonation and halogenation
  4. Friedel-Crafts alkylation and acylation
  5. Activating, deactivating and directing groups
04Unit 4: Alkyl and Aryl Halides 5 topics
  1. SN1 and SN2 mechanisms and stereochemistry
  2. E1 and E2 eliminations
  3. Low reactivity of aryl halides
  4. Nucleophilic aromatic substitution
  5. Benzyne mechanism
05Unit 5: Alcohols and Phenols 6 topics
  1. Preparation and reactions of alcohols
  2. Distinction of 1, 2 and 3 degree alcohols (Lucas test)
  3. Pinacol-pinacolone rearrangement
  4. Acidity of phenols
  5. Reimer-Tiemann and Kolbe-Schmitt reactions
  6. Fries rearrangement

About

You will be able to

  • Prepare alkanes and explain free-radical halogenation
  • Predict products of addition to alkenes, dienes and alkynes
  • Apply Huckel's rule and explain electrophilic aromatic substitution and directing effects
  • Compare SN1, SN2, E1 and E2 mechanisms of alkyl halides
  • Describe reactions of alcohols and phenols including named reactions

Who it is for

  • B.Sc Chemistry students of Semester 5 (UP State Universities, NEP 2020)
  • Students preparing for end-semester theory papers of Chemistry

What you need

  • Basic organic concepts and stereochemistry of Semester 1

Questions

Which syllabus does this subject follow?

It follows the B.Sc Chemistry Semester 5 syllabus of the UP State Universities (NEP 2020 common minimum syllabus). Where your own university's syllabus differs, the centre follows your university syllabus.

How are students assessed at the centre?

Through unit-wise multiple-choice tests, a final test paper and doubt-clearing sessions that follow the university examination pattern.

Will this help in the semester examination?

Yes. Units are taught in the university order with solved numericals and exam-pattern questions.

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