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Biology Bachelor Information
2. Year, 3. Semester
Elective Blocks
Biological Chemistry
NumberTitleTypeECTSHoursLecturers
529-0229-00LPractical Course Organic Chemistry (for Students of Biology and Pharmaceutical Sciences) Restricted registration - show details
Latest online enrolment is 10 days before the beginning of the semester.
Students who did not pass the first-year examinations need the lecturers' written permission to take this course.
O8 credits12PC. Thilgen, Y. Yamakoshi
AbstractAnalytical part: basic operations for the separation of mixtures of organic compounds (recrystallization, distillation, extraction, chromatography)
Synthetic part (main part): at least 8 synthetic steps (one- or two-step syntheses).
ObjectiveLearn the basic techniques for the preparation and purification of organic compounds.
Learn to take accurate notes of the experiments.
Deepen the understanding of reaction mechanisms.
ContentAnalytical part: basic operations for the separation of mixtures of organic compounds (recrystallization, distillation, extraction, chromatography).
Synthetic part (main part): at least 8 synthetic steps (one- or two-step syntheses).
Introduction to database searches (Reaxys, SciFinder).
Lecture notesDocumentation will be handed out at the beginning of the course.
Literature1) P. Wörfel, M. Bitzer, U. Claus, H. Felber, M. Hübel, B. Vollenweider, Laborpraxis (Bd. 1: Einführung, allgemeine Methoden; Bd. 2: Messmethoden; Bd. 3: Trennungsmethoden; Bd. 4: Analytische Methoden), Birkhäuser Verlag.
2) J. Leonard, B. Lygo, G. Procter, Advanced Practical Organic Chemistry, Blackie Ltd., Glasgow, 1995. (Advanced level).
Prerequisites / NoticeThe basic reactions of Organic Chemistry and their mechanisms should be known (cf. course 529-1012-00L Organic Chemistry II for Students of Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Health Sci. and Tech.).

As a prerequisite, all participants need to pass the "Safety Test HCI Chemie_V2 English" (see Link). A printout of the certificate generated by the system needs to be presented to the teaching assistants prior to starting lab work.
529-1121-00LInorganic Chemistry (for Biology) Information O3 credits2V + 1UA. Mezzetti, A. Fedorov
AbstractOrbitals and chemical bonding in main-group elements and transition metals.
ObjectiveIntroduction to the orbital concept and to the binding theory in complexes of the transition metals.
ContentThe origin of quantum theory. The hydrogen atom. Polyelectronic atoms and the periodic table. Orbitals and small molecules. Symmetry and group theory. Chemical bonding in transition metal complexes (Valence Bond Theory, Crystal Field Theory, Molecular Orbital Theory (sigma- and pi-bonding). pi-Accepting ligands.
Lecture notesCan be bought at the HCI-shop.
Literature- J. E. Huheey: Anorganische Chemie, Prinzipien von Struktur und Reaktivität, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, 3. Auflage, 2003.
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