Peter Chen: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2019 |  |
| Name | Prof. Dr. Peter Chen |
| Field | Physikalisch-Organische Chemie |
| Address | Professur f. Physik.-Org. Chemie ETH Zürich, HCI G 209 Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10 8093 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | +41 44 632 28 98 |
| peter.chen@org.chem.ethz.ch | |
| Department | Chemistry and Applied Biosciences |
| Relationship | Full Professor |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
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| 529-0012-03L | General Chemistry (Organic Chemistry) II | 4 credits | 3V + 1U | P. Chen | |
| Abstract | Classification of organic reactions, reactive intermediates: radicals, carbocations, carbanions, electrophilic aromatic substitution, electrophilic addition to double bonds, HSAB concept, nucleophilic substitution at sp3 hybridized carbon centres (SN1/SN2 reactions), nucleophilic aromatic substitutions, eliminations, oxidations, reductions. | ||||
| Learning objective | Understanding of fundamental reactivity principles and the relationship between structure and reactivity. Knowledge of the most important raection types and of selected classes of compounds. | ||||
| Content | Classification of organic reactions, reactive intermediates: radicals, carbocations, carbanions, electrophilic aromatic substitution, electrophilic addition to double bonds, HSAB concept, nucleophilic substitution at sp3 hybridized carbon centres (SN1/SN2 reactions), nucleophilic aromatic substitutions, eliminations, oxidations, reductions. | ||||
| Lecture notes | pdf file available at the beginning of the course | ||||
| Literature | [1] P. Sykes, "Reaktionsmechanismen der Organischen Chemie", VCH Verlagsgesellschaft, Weinheim 1988. [2] Carey/Sundberg, Advanced Organic Chemistry, Part A and B, 3rd ed., Plenum Press, New York, 1990/1991. Deutsch: Organische Chemie. [3] Vollhardt/Schore, Organic Chemistry, 2th ed., Freeman, New York, 1994 Deutsche Fassung: Organische Chemie 1995, Verlag Chemie, Wein¬heim, 1324 S. Dazu: N. Schore, Arbeitsbuch zu Vollhardt, Organische Chemie, 2. Aufl. Verlag Chemie, Weinheim, 1995, ca 400 S. [4] J. March, Advanced Organic Chemistry; Reactions, Mechanisms, and Structure, 5th ed., Wiley, New York, 1992. [5] Streitwieser/Heathcock, Organische Chemie, 2. Auflage, Verlag Chemie, Weinheim, 1994. [6] Streitwieser/Heathcock/Kosower, Introduction to Organic Chemistry, 4th ed., MacMillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992. [7] P. Y. Bruice, Organische Chemie, 5. Auflage, Pearson Verlag, 2007. | ||||
| 529-0232-00L | Organic Chemistry IV: Physical Organic Chemistry | 4 credits | 2V + 1U | P. Chen, R. Poranne | |
| Abstract | Introduction to qualitative molecular orbital theory as applied to organic reactivity. Hückel theory, perturbation theory, molecular symmetry. Frontier orbital theory and stereoelectronic effects. Pericyclic reactions, photochemistry | ||||
| Learning objective | Introduction to theoretical methods in organic chemistry | ||||
| Content | Qualitative MO theory and its application to organic reactions, thermal rearrangements, pericyclic reactions. | ||||
| 529-0299-00L | Organic Chemistry | 0 credits | 1.5K | J. W. Bode, E. M. Carreira, P. Chen, D. Hilvert, P. Rivera Fuentes, H. Wennemers, R. Zenobi | |
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