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40-012 3 4 Credits

General Chemistry (Organic Chemistry) II

Allgemeine Chemie II (OC)

Lecturers: Prof. em. Dr. Andrea Vasella
Examiners: Prof. em. Dr. Andrea Vasella, Prof. em. Dr. Peter Chen
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Last Updated: 2026-02-05 14:55:34

Abstract

Fundamental concepts of reactivity and reaction mechanisms in consideration of preparative aspects (electrophilic aromatic substitution, electrophilic addition to alkenes, nucleophilic substitutions).

Objective

Verständnis der grundlegenden Reaktivitätsprinzipien und der Beziehung zwischen Struktur und Reaktivität. Kenntnis der wichtigsten Reaktionstypen und ausgewählter Stoffklassen.

Content

Classification of organic reactions, reactive intermediates: radicals, carbocations, carbanions, organic acids and bases, electronic substitution effects, electrophilic aromatic substitution, electrophilic addition to C,C double bonds, the HSAB concept, nucleophilic substitution at sp3 hybridised carbon centres (SN1 reaction, SN2 reaction, neighbouring group participation).

Resources

Lecture Notes

Allgemeine Chemie II (Teil OC).

Literature

(1) Streitwieser/Heathcock, Organische Chemie, 2. Auflage, Verlag Chemie, Weinheim, 1994. (2) Streitwieser/Heathcock/Kosower, Introduction to Organic Chemistry, 4th ed., MacMillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992. (3) Lowry/Richardson, Mechanism and Theory in Organic Chemistry, 3rd ed., Harper & Row, New York, 1987. (4) Sykes, Reaktionsmechanismen der Organischen Chemie. Eine Einführung, 9. Auflage, Verlag Chemie, Weinheim, 1988. (5) Fleming, Frontier Orbitals and Organic Chemical Reaktions, Wiley, New York, 1976. (6) Morrison/Boyd, Lehrbuch der Organischen Chemie, 3. Auflage, Verlag Chemie, Weinheim, 1986. (7) Maskill, The Physical Basis of Organic Chemistry, Oxford Science Publications, 1985. (8) Carey/Sundberg, Advanced Organic Chemistry, Part A and B, 3rd ed., Plenum Press, New York, 1990/1991. (9) Vollhardt/Shore, Organic Chemistry, 2th ed., Freeman, New York, 1994. (10) Pine, Organic Chemistry, 5th ed., Mac Graw-Hill, 1987. (11) Fox/Whitesell, Organic Chemistry, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Boston/London, 1994.

General Information

Language
German
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
session examination
Mode
oral 30 minutes

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture Allgemeine Chemie II (OC)
  • Mon 10:45-11:30 (HCI J 3)
  • Tue 10:45-12:30 (HCI J 3)
3 h weekly
exercise Allgemeine Chemie II (OC)
oder nach Vereinbarung
  • Wed 15:45-16:30 (HCI D 4)
  • Wed 15:45-16:30 (HCI D 6)
  • Wed 15:45-16:30 (HCI D 8)
  • Wed 15:45-16:30 (HCI E 8)
  • Wed 15:45-16:30 (HCI F 8)
  • Wed 15:45-16:30 (HCI H 2.1)
  • Wed 15:45-16:30 (HCI H 8.1)
  • Wed 15:45-16:30 (HCI J 2)
  • Wed 15:45-16:30 (HCI J 8)
  • 04.06 Date 16:45-17:30 (HCI H 8.1)
1 h weekly

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