PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Academic Year 2017/2018 - 1° Year
Teaching Staff: Rosa Maria TOSCANO
Credit Value: 6
Scientific field: CHIM/06 - Organic chemistry
Taught classes: 42 hours
Term / Semester: 2°
Credit Value: 6
Scientific field: CHIM/06 - Organic chemistry
Taught classes: 42 hours
Term / Semester: 2°
Learning Objectives
To provide some of the fundamental principles of physical organic chemistry, to design and synthesize supramolecular architectures and catalysts
Detailed Course Content
Non covalent binding forces. p Effects. The hydrophobic effect. Complementarity and preorganization. Design of supramolecular architectures. Molecular Capsules. Catenanes, Rotaxanes, Pseudorotaxanes.Chemical and Enzymatic catalysis. Enzymatic Inhibitors.
Textbook Information
1) Class notes (Slides)
2) Eri V. Anslyn, Dennis A.Dougherty “Modern Physical Organic Chemistry" University Science Books, 2006