CHEM 22042

>< Type/Status : Compulsory
>< Title : Organic Chemistry II
>< Pre-requisites : CHEM 12042, CHEM 21033
>< Co-requisites : CHEM 22051
>< Objectives : To provide basics of synthetic organic chemistry and natural products chemistry.
>< Course Content :

Synthetic Organic Reactions

Carbon-carbon bond formation; enolates, enamines, annulation reactions, organolithium, magnesium and copper reagents, dipolar inversions and dithiane reactions, Wittig and Diels-Alder reactions, oxidation and

reduction reactions, retrosynthetic analysis. Natural Products

Chemistry, biosynthesis, synthesis and importance of terpenes, steroids and alkaloids.

>< Process : A combination of lectures and tutorial discussions.
>< Scheme of Evaluation : 100% end of course examination.
>< Recommended Reading :
1. Solomons, T. W. (1996), Organic Chemistry, 6th edition, John Willey,.
2. Streitwieser, J., Heathcock, C. H. and Kosower, E. M. (1985), Introduction to Organic Chemistry, 3rd edition, Macmillan.
3. Bahl, A. and Bahl, B. S. (2003), A Textbook of Organic Chemistry, 16th edition, S.Chand.
4. Mann, J., Davidson, R. S., Hobbs, J. B., Banthorpe, D. V. and Harborne, J. B. (1996), Natural Products: their chemistry and biological significanc, Longman.
5. Agarwal, O. P. (2000), Chemistry of Organic Natural Products, Vol I, 26th edition, Goel.

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