Details of CH5103 (Autumn 2020)

Level: 5 Type: Theory Credits: 4.0

Course CodeCourse NameInstructor(s)
CH5103 Principles of Organic Chemistry Alakesh Bisai,
Sureshkumar Devarajulu

Syllabus
1. Advanced Stereochemistry and Selective Organic Transformations (10 Lectures)
1.1. Chirality and Isomerism
1.2. Conformational Analysis
1.3. Chemoselectivity and Regioselectivity
1.4. Stereoselectivity (Enantioselectivity and Diastereoselectivity)

2. Advanced Asymmetric Synthesis (10 Lectures)
2.1. Asymmetric Synthesis on Chiral Substrates
2.2. Asymmetric Synthesis Using Chiral Auxiliary
2.3. Asymmetric synthesis using chiral catalysts
2.4. Application in Organic Synthesis

3. Photochemistry (10 Lectures)
3.1. Jablonski Diagram (Fluorescence and Phosphorescence)
3.2. Photochemistry of Alkenes and Carbonyl Compounds (Norrish Type I and II)
3.3. Photorearrangements

4. Advanced Pericyclic Reactions (10 Lectures)
4.1. Cycloaddition Reactions
4.2. Electrocyclic Reactions
4.3. Sigmatropic Rearrangements

References
1. Stereochemistry of Carbon compounds by E. L. Eliel and S. H. Wilen.
2. Stereochemistry of Carbon compounds: Principles and Applications by
D. Nasipuri.
3. Enantioselective Chemical Synthesis: Methods, Logic and Practice by E.
J. Corey and Laszlo Kurti
4. Modern Methods of Organic Synthesis by W. Carruthers.
5. Advanced Organic Chemistry: Reaction Mechanism by R. Bruckner.
6. Advanced Organic Chemistry Part A and B: Structure and Mechanisms
by Francis A. Carey and Richard J. Sunberg.
7. Organic Chemistry by J. Clayden, N. Greeves and S. Warrewn.

Course Credit Options

Sl. No.ProgrammeSemester NoCourse Choice
1 IP 1 Not Allowed
2 IP 3 Not Allowed
3 IP 5 Elective
4 MR 1 Not Allowed
5 MR 3 Not Allowed
6 MS 5 Not Allowed
7 MS 7 Not Allowed
8 MS 9 Elective
9 RS 1 Elective
10 RS 2 Elective