General Chemistry with Elements of Bioorganic Chemistry 1100-1BO09
The course systematically presents selected fundamental aspects of modern general, structural, organic and bioorganic chemistry.
Programme:
1. The structure of matter: atoms, elements, isotopes. Periodic Table of elements. Atomic orbitals. Electronegativity and its correlation with other properties. Chemical bonding. Non-bonding interactions. The role of hydrogen bond in nature.
2. Thermodynamic description of the chemical reactions: enthalpy and entropy, theory of the transition state. Basic concepts of catalysis.
3. Reactivity of organic compounds. Acids and bases. Ions equilibria in water solutions. The concept of pH. The formation of the chemical bond - molecular orbitals and geometry of the molecule. Introduction to stereochemistry.
4. Fundamentals of organic chemistry. Hydrocarbons - their structure and reactivity. Stereochemistry of organic compounds. Classes of functional groups and the reactivity of organic molecules. Aromaticity and the electronic properties of matter.
5. Fundamentals of biochemistry and bioorganic chemistry. Metabolism of the living organisms: photosynthesis, Calvin and Krebs cycles. The formation of natural products from primary and secondary metabolism. Low molecular weight natural compounds. Biopolimers and their functions. Biological membranes. Enzymes and their mode of action. Biotechnology.
Description by Zbigniew Czarnocki, June 2009
Type of course
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Learning outcomes
Student should acquire a basic knowledge on modern chemistry and bioorganic chemistry, including:
•general description of main classes of chemical compounds
•explain the relationship between main classes of chemical compounds
•understand the transformations different classes of natural products
•ability to predict possible biochemical, pharmacological and environmental consequences of given structural motifs in the chemical compound of industrial, economic or pharmacological importance
Assessment criteria
Written or oral exam in the form of personal contacts or on-line
Practical placement
Not applicable
Bibliography
1. Bielański A. Chemia ogólna i nieorganiczna, PWN, Warszawa 2002.
2. M.J. Sienko, R.A. Plane Chemia, wyd. VI, WNT Warszawa 2002.
3. E. Białecka-Florjańczyk, J. Włostowska Chemia organiczna WNT, Warszawa 2003
4. L. Jones, P. Atkins Chemia ogólna, PWN, Warszawa 2004.
5. M. Tarasiewicz (red.). Podstawy chemii, Wyd. UwB, Białystok 1998.
6. Pajdowski L. Chemia ogólna, PWN, Warszawa 1985.
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