Course detail

Advances in Organic Chemistry

FCH-MA_ENG9Acad. year: 2025/2026

Concepts and methods of organic synthesis, Selected organic reactions as tool for target synthetic paths, Reactivity of functional groups and their transformations for synthesis of advanced, Transfer of the basics into environmental chemical contexts, Cross-Coupling reactions, Reaction mechanisms.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Entry knowledge

basics of general and organic chemistry

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

individual project, written examination
presence on seminars/lab classes is compulsory

Aims

Students will understand the basic and advanced principles of organic chemistry including molecular interactions, know the most important concepts of the reaction processes of organic chemical reactions. Moreover education will be focused on advanced technics use in organic synthesis as isolation and purification processess, chromatography and basic spectroscopic methods.
Students
know selected organic reactions as tool for target synthetic paths,
reactivity of functional groups and their transformations for synthesis of advanced,
transfer of the basics of organic chemistry into environmental chemical contexts
cross-coupling reactions
understand the reaction mechanisms.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

F. Carey, R. Sundberg. Advanced Organic Chemistry. Part I and II. 2007. Springer-Verlag New York Inc. (EN)
M.B. Smith. Organic Synthesis, McGraw-Hill Int.Ed. 1994 (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme NPAP_ENVI Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Guided consultation in combined form of studies

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Laboratory exercise

39 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Seminar

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Concepts and methods of organic synthesis
Selected organic reactions as tool for target synthetic paths.
Reactivity of functional groups and their transformations for synthesis of advanced.
Transfer of the basics into environmental chemical contexts
Cross-coupling reactions
Reaction mechanisms
Research project – independent work