UC 206: Basic Organic Chemistry (Semester 3, UG) Part I: Nomenclature of organic compounds, Bonding and molecular structure, Aromaticity, Acids and bases, Reaction mechanism: substitution, aromatic substitution, elimination, addition and rearrangements, Oxidation-reduction. Part II: Introduction to chirality and stereochemistry; elements of symmetry; configurational nomenclatures; optical activity; chiral resolution and kinetic resolution; stereospecific and stereoselective reactions and mechanisms; chiral pool synthesis; conformation of acyclic and cyclic systems.

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Indian Institute of Science

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