Organical Chemistry and Natural Products Lecture
Component code / course code:
Semester: summer
ECTS credits: 2
Lecture hours per week (SWS): 2
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): Basic concepts of organic reactions: reactivity of functional groups according to substance classes, reactions of alkanes, nucleophilic substitution, elimination, addition, electrophilic aromatic substitution, reactions of carbonyl compounds, enolates and enols, selected classes of natural substances (carbohydrates, fats and oils, terpenes, alkaloids)
Teaching format (e.g. online/in person lecture/Seminar/Lab etc.): Lecture
Examination: Written examination
