Syllabus

Course Code: CHEM 304    Course Name: Organic Chemistry Special-I

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 Organometallic Reagents I
Principle, preparations, properties and applications of the reagents of the following metals/non-metals in organic synthesis with mechanistic details:
Li, Mg, Cd, Zn, Cu, S, Si, B and I.
2 Organometallic Reagents II
Principle, preparations, properties and applications of the reagents of the following metals in organic synthesis with mechanistic details Pd, Ni, Fe, Co, Rh, Cr and Ti compounds.
3 Oxidation
Introduction, Different oxidative processes, Hydrocarbons- alkenes, aromatic rings, saturated C-H groups (activated and unactivated). Alcohols, diols, aldehydes, ketones, ketals and carboxylic acids. Amines, hydrazines, and sulphides. Oxidations with ruthenium tetraoxide, and thallium (III) nitrate.
4 Reduction
Introduction. Different reductive processes. Hydrocarbons– alkanes, alkenes, alkynes and aromatic rings. Carbonyl compounds-aldehydes, ketones, acids and their derivatives. Epoxides.Nitro, nitroso, azo and oxime groups. Hydrogenolysis.
Copyright © 2020 Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra. All Rights Reserved.