OVERVIEW

Study of chemical and chemical-physical basic of technologies, with particular reference to materials, properties and interaction with the environment, providing a synthesis of common principles of state and transformation of matter.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The purpose of the module is provide to students the chemical fundaments for the knowledge of the synthesis methods of inorganic compounds, hydrocarbons and their functional derivatives.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The training activities proposed in the form of lectures, exercises and numerical applications, associated with individual study, will provide the chemical foundations for understanding the technologies involved in the transformation of organic substances. At the end of the course, the student will therefore be able to:

know the organic nomenclature both with IUPAC and conventional method;

explain the reactivity of organic compounds through reaction mechanisms;

justify the properties of lipids, carbohydrates and proteins from their structure;

understand the fundamentals of the main instrumental analytical methods from the interaction of matter with energy;

explain the properties of polymeric materials from their structure;

discuss all the proposed activities with scientific method and appropriate language.

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures and exercises in the classroom. The assessment of learning and operational skills during the course will take place through the monitoring carried out during the exercises.

The transversal skills in terms of independence of judgment will be acquired through the classroom performance of the exercises to be carried out in a group.

Students with valid certifications for Specific Learning Disorders (SLDs), disabilities or other educational needs are invited to contact the teacher and the School's disability liaison at the beginning of teaching to agree on possible teaching arrangements that, while respecting the teaching objectives, take into account individual learning patterns.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Structure and nomenclature of organic compounds. Functional, chain, position and geometric isomerism. Stereoisomery. Tautomerism. Conformation and configuration. Overview of some relationships between physical properties and structure of organic compounds. Homolytic (radical) and heterolytic reactions. Chain reactions. Aliphatic nucleophilic substitutions (SN1 and SN2). Eliminations (E1 and E2). Addition reactions. Molecular transpositions. Nucleophilic carbonyl attacks. Acyl substitutions. Condensation reactions of acid derivatives. Reactions of hydrogens in α to carbonyl. Aldol and Claisen condensation reactions. Oxidations and oxidizers. Electrophilic substitutions and hints of nucleophilic substitutions to the aromatic ring.

Structure of lipids, carbohydrates and proteins. Use of the interaction of electromagnetic waves with matter. UV-visible and infrared spectroscopy. Nuclear magnetic resonance analysis. Chromatographic separation techniques. Mass spectrometry.

Classification of polymeric compounds. Determination of average molecular weights. Tactic polymers. Degree of crystallinity. Heating behavior. Mechanical properties. Viscoelastic properties. Polymerization kinetics. Liquid crystals. Polysiloxanes. Transformation of polymers and additives.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

The teaching material used during the lessons will be available in aulaweb, as well as the examples of final tests proposed in previous years with the related solutions. The notes taken during the lessons and the material in the aulaweb are enough for the preparation of the exam. Specific indications on reference bibliography will be provided by the professor at the beginning of the lectures.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

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Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam includes only an oral test. The evaluation of this course (Module 2 of Chemistry; code 56543) is based on 4 questions. The first related to the reaction mechanisms, the second on the synthesis of an organic molecule in accordance with the reactions studied during the teaching module, the third on one of the monographic topics treated and the fourth on polymer compounds.

The detailed description of the modalities and the topics of examination are available in Aulaweb.

There are no limitations to the number of sustainable tests in the two exam sessions.

The overall evaluation, expressed in thirtieths, is determined by the weighted average based on the CFU of the individual modules, possibly rounded up. For calculating the average, if present, a 30 with honors is equated to 31. The Honors in the final grade is assigned if present in at least one of the two modules with an average of no less than 30/30.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Details on how to prepare for the exam and the level of depth of each topic will be given during the lessons.

The exam will focus mainly on the topics covered during the lectures and will aim to assess not only whether the student has reached an adequate level of knowledge, but also whether he or she has acquired the ability to critically analyze the fundamental chemical problems inherent in the transformation processes of organic substances that will be posed during the exam. The organic synthesis problems and the open questions of the exam will allow to assess the ability to apply the fundamental knowledge of chemical reactivity acquired to real situations in the transformation processes of organic substances. The student must also be able to justify the relationships between the structure and some of the properties of polymeric materials.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Ask the professor for other information not included in the teaching schedule.