Syllabus

Course Code: CHEM 402    Course Name: Organic Chemistry Special-IV

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 Reactions
A detailed study including mechanism or Arndt-Eistert synthesis Beckmann, Hofmann, Curtius, Lossen, Schmidt, Favorskii, Neber, Fritsch-Butenberg-Wiechell, Baeyer-Villiger, Benzilbenzillic acid rearrangements.
2 Reactions
A detailed study including mechanism of Darzens synthesis, stroke enamine synthesis, Shapiro reaction, Sharplcss asymmetric epoxidation, Prevost and Woodward hydroxylation.
Flavonoids
Occurrence, nomenclature, general methods (chemical and spectroscopic) of structure determination of flavonoids. Isolation, structure elucidation and synthesis of Cyanin, Quercetin, Diadzein and Chrysin. Biosynthesis of Flavonoids: Acetate and Shikimic acid pathway, biosynthesis of catechin.
3 Heterocyclic compounds
Systematic (Hantzsch-Widman) nomenclature for monocylic and fused ring systems.
General synthesis and reactions (including mechanism) of the followings:
Three-membered heterocycles: oxirane, azirene, oxazirane, diaziridines Four-memebered heterocycles: Oxetane and azetidine.
4 Heterocyclic compounds
General synthesis and reactions (including mechanism) of the followings:
Five-membered heterocycles: pyrazole, imidazole, oxazole, isoxazole, thiazole, isothiazole; Comparison of their basic character.
General synthesis and reactivity of purines and pyrimidines.
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