Chemistry

Acid-base reactions; acidity functions. Radical reactions. Electron-Transfer reactions; Marcus equation. Photochemical Reactions. Reactive intermediates: carbenes, carbenoids and nitrenes. Organometallic reagents for synthetically useful transformations: Mg, Li, Cu, Zn, Pd, Co, Rh, B, Sn, Si-derivatives. Exemplary processes of industrial interest catalyzed or induced by organometallic reagents.

The student should have an appropriate knowledge of the fundamental notions of Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics, which are taught in the basis teachings of the Bachelor in Chemistry (three years program). Essential Requirement. The student should have an appropriate knowledge of the English language since the adopted text books are written in English and the original papers from which many of the topics discussed in the classroom are taken from, are written in English. Important Requirement. The student should use electronic devices such as PC or Smartphone with the aim at having access to the course teaching material available in the website. Useful Requirement.

E.V. Anslyn & D.A. Dougherty, ‘Modern Physical Organic Chemistry’, University Science Books, 2006 F.A. Carey & R.J. Sundberg, ‘Advanced Organic Chemistry, Part B’, Springer, 2007 T.H. Lowry & K.S. Richardson, ‘Mechanism and Theory in Organic Chemistry’, Harper and Row, 1981 Andrew F. Parsons, ‘An Introduction to Free Radical Chemistry’, Blackwell Science, 2000. A. Albini, M. Fagnoni, ‘Photochemically-generated Intermediates in Synthesis’, John Wiley & Sons, 2013

2 h Frontal Lessons with a 15 min break. The lessons can have theoretical or training character.

Participation to the lessons is recommended but not mandatory

Oral test of ca. 45 minutes

R. Amorati et al., Org. Biomol. Chem. (2012), 10, 4147 D. Leonori et al., Nature Chem. (2019), 11, 426 D. V. C. Mc Millan et al., Nature (2011), 480, 224 D. W. C. Mc Millan et al., Science (2015), 349, 1532 W. Nam et al. Inorg. Chem. (2014), 53, 3618

Lessons are held in a class with the aid of the blackboard and video projection system