C8500 Organic Reaction Mechanisms

Faculty of Science
Spring 2003
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Petr Klán, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Petr Klán, Ph.D.
Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites
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
This course is a logical counterpart of the lecture Structure and Reactivity. It discusses all the details of the chemical transformations and at the same time the physico-chemical methods which are used for the mechanism elucidation.
Syllabus
  • 1. Art of writing the reaction mechanism. 2. How chemistry studies the reaction mechanisms. 3. Reactive intermediates. Radicals, carbebes, nitrenes etc. 4. Pericylic reactions. Selection rules. 5. Nucleophilic aliphatic and aromatic substitution. 6. Eliminations. 7. Electrophilic aromatic substitution. 8. Additions to C=C bond. 9. Reactions of carbonyl compounds 10. Rearrangements. 11. Free radical reactions. 12. Oxidation and reductions. 13. Transient metal catalysis. 14. Photochemical reactions.
Literature
  • F. A. Carey, R. J. Sundberg: Advanced Organic Chemistry, 3rd edition, Parts A and B. Plenum Press, New York, 1993.
  • O. Červinka: Mechanismy organických reakcí. SNTL/ALFA, Praha 1981.
  • A: Jurášek: Fyzikálne princípy a mechanizmy organických reakcií. Veda, Bratislava 1989.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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