Organical Chemistry and Natural Products Laboratory
Component code / course code:
Semester: summer
ECTS credits: 4
Lecture hours per week (SWS): 4
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Carsten Schips
Course language: English
Prerequisite: Basic knowledge in Organic chemistry and natural products.
Objectives (Learning Outcome): Students who have successfully completed this module
- have knowledge of the most important methods of organic-preparative chemistry in connection with the synthesis of natural substances
- can apply preparative unit operations of organic chemistry in the laboratory
- know the most important reaction mechanisms of organic chemistry
- are in the able to process and chemically modify natural substances
- know current trends in the biotechnological industry
- can explain the concept of the biorefinery
- can interpret current reports from industrial biotechnology
Lecture topics (content):
- Teaching of classic separation methods in the laboratory (recrystallization, extraction, suction, distillation)
- Characterization of organic compounds via melting point, refractive index, IR spectra, HPLC and GC separation
- Preparative synthetic methods, basic reaction types: Substitution, addition, elimination, CH-acidic reactions on selected compound classes, creation of a literature preparation
- Organic reactions with renewable raw materials (vegetable oils, cellulose digestion)
Teaching format (e.g. online/in person lecture/Seminar/Lab etc.): Laboratory
Examination: Written examination
