C2700en Organic Chemistry

Faculty of Science
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Ctibor Mazal, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Ctibor Mazal, CSc.
Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Supplier department: Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites
C1601en General and Inorg. Chemistry
Knowledge of the general and inorganic chemistry.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The lecture encompasses important organic chemistry topics taught at the university level (structure a spatial arrangement of organic molecules, a basic understanding of structure-reactivity relations, mechanisms of selected organic reactions, the relevance of organic chemistry to biochemical processes).
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to work with formulas representing the constitution and space arrangement of organic molecules. The student will be able to distinguish functional groups in organic compounds and will be capable of writing reaction mechanisms and products of their transformations.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to organic chemistry. Brief history of organic chemistry. Bonding and coordination of atoms in organic molecules. Functional groups. Conjugation and resonance formula. Oxidation number. Classification of organic reactions. Reactions mechanisms in organic reaction.
  • 2. Acidity and basicity. Alkanes and cycloalkanes. Conformation. Introduction to stereochemistry of organic compounds. Representation of spatial arrangement of organic molecules. Introduction to organic nomenclature.
  • 3. Nucleophilic aliphatic substitution and elimination reactions, basic mechanisms.
  • 4. Alkenes and alkynes: addition reactions. Pericyclic reactions.
  • 5. Aromatic hydrocarbons, their derivatives and reactions. Nucleophilic aromatic substitutions.
  • 6. Carbonyl compounds and their reactivity towards nucleophiles and electriphiles. Aldol reactions. Reductive amination. 1,2- and 1,4-Additions.
  • 7. Carboxylic acids and their derivatives. Derivatives of carbonic acid.
  • 8. Alcohols, phenols, ethers, epoxides and their sulfur analogues.
  • 9. Amines and nitro compounds. Organometalic compounds and their reactivity.
  • 10. Radical reactions of hydrocarbons: halogenation and autooxidation.
  • 11. Aminoacids and peptides. Lipids. Carbohydrates. Heterocyclic compounds.
Literature
  • MCMURRY, John. Organic chemistry. 8th ed. Belmont: Brooks/Cole, 2012. ISBN 978-0-8400-5444-9. info
Teaching methods
Lectures.
Assessment methods
The final examination consists of a written test. The student should gain 60 or more points on the test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

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