AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

To learn the fundamental concepts of organic chemistry, with particular regard to structure, nomenclature, synthesis and reactivity of some of the main classes of organic compounds (alkanes and cycloalkanes, alkenes and alkynes, aromatic compounds, halides, alcohols, phenols, carbonyl and carboxylic derivatives, amines). Structure of aminoacids, proteins, sugars, lipids and nucleic acids.

TEACHING METHODS

Traditional lessons in the classroom.  For TECPALL, the attendance is compulsory. Only students who have attended at least 60% of the lessons will be admitted to the exam

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

First part:

1) Introductory concepts and alkanes (5 hours)

2) Classification of organic reactions. Alkenes, alkynes, arenes. Electrophilic addition to C=C double bonds. Aromaticity. Aromatic Heterocycles. Aromatic electrophilic substitution (5 hours)

3) Survey of oxygen-containing functional groups. Physico-chemical and acid properties of organic compounds. Stereochemistry (6 hours) 

4) Amines. Basic properties of organic compounds. Aliphatic nucleophilic substitution (3 hours)

5) Carbonyl compounds, nucleophilic additions to them. Tautomeric equilibria (1.5 hours)

6) Carboxylic derivatives. Acyl nucleophilic substitution (3.5 hours)

7) Redox reactions (3 hours)

8) Natural substances: aminoacids, lipids, carbohydrates, nucleic acids (3 hours)

Second part (only MCRBC)

• Colour, pigments and dyes(8h)
• Mordents, paints and solvents (8h)
• Examples of restoration and of art materials (6h)
• Introduction to lab experiences (2h)
• Lab experiences on inorganic pigments and organic dyes (16h) (formally it is part of module "General and Inorganic Chemistry".

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

- Brown, Campbell, Farrell "Elementi di Chimica Organica", EdiSES

- B. Botta, "Chimica Organica Essenziale", EDI-ERMES

- J. McMurry "Fondamenti di Chimica Organica", Zanichelli

- Mauro Matteini & Arcangelo Moles, La Chimica nel Restauro - I materiali dell’arte pittorica, Nardini, 2a Edizione, 2007