C8510 Mechanisms of Organic Reactions - seminar

Faculty of Science
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Petr Klán, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Dominik Madea, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Petr Klán, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Supplier department: Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 9:00–9:50 A08/309
Prerequisites
C7410 Structure and Reactivity &&NOW( C8500 Mechanisms of Org. Reactions )
organic chemistry; physical 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
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Course objectives
The aim of this seminar is to practise the topics which were discussed in the course of Mechanisms of organic reactions (C7410).
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to solve tasks from the field of the reaction mechanisms of organic molecules.
Syllabus
  • 1. Writing Organic Reaction Mechanisms. Electron configurations. Electron pushing. Symbolism. 2. Experimental Tools to Study Reaction Mechanisms. Kinetics and thermodynamics. Identification of products. Crossover studies. Isotopic labeling. Stereochemistry. Trapping of reactive intermediates. 3. Reactive Intermediates. Carbocations. Carbanions, Radicals. Carbenes. Nitrenes. Arynes. Ketenes. Electron-deficient compounds. 4. Electrophilic Addition to Multiple Bonds. Halogenation. Oxymercuration. Hydroboration. Epoxidation. Addition to Alkynes. 5. Reactions of Carbonyl and Carboxyl Compounds. Stereoelectronic effects of addition. Hydrolysis. Acid/base catalyzed reactions. Hydrolysis of acetals and esters. Tautomerism. Reduction. Cannizzaro reaction. Grignard reaction. Michael reaction. Witting reaction. 6. Elimination Reactions. E1, E2 and E1CB mechanisms. Stereo- and regioselectivity of eliminations. Zaitsev's rule. Hofmann elimination. 1,1-Eliminations. 7. Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution. SEAr mechanisms; σ-complex; substituent effects. Quantitative comparison of SEAr rates. Peri interactions and ipso substitutions. 8. Nucleophilic Aromatic and Vinylic Substitution. SNAr mechanisms. Jackson-Meisenheimer complex; aryne. Nucleophilic vinylic substitution. 9. Nucleophilic Aliphatic Substitution. SN1 and SN2. Substitution involving electron transfer. 10. Radical Reactions. Substitution and addition reactions. Fragmentations. Chain processes. Rearrangements. Redox processes. Electron transfer reactions. 11. Organometallic Reactions. Transition-metal complexes. Reaction types. Metal-mediated reactions. Metal-catalyzed reactions. 12. Pericyclic reactions. Selection rules. Cycloaddition. Electrocyclization. Sigmatropic rearrangement. Ene reaction. 13. Photochemical Reactions. Excited-state reactivity. Photocycloaddition. Photoinduced hydrogen transfer. Photoelimination. Singlet oxygen reactions. Photocatalysis.
Literature
    required literature
  • ANSLYN, Eric V. and Dennis A. DOUGHERTY. Modern physical organic chemistry. Sausalito, Calif.: University Science Books, 2006, xxviii, 10. ISBN 1891389319. info
Teaching methods
Seminar.
Assessment methods
Attendance and working out class assignments.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/1431/jaro2006/C8500/
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