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INSTRUMENTAL ORGANIC ANALYSIS

ROSARIA SCHETTINI INSTRUMENTAL ORGANIC ANALYSIS

0512400021
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY "ADOLFO ZAMBELLI"
EQF6
CHEMISTRY
2024/2025

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2023
SPRING SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
432LESSONS
224EXERCISES
CARMEN TALOTTA T Curriculum
ROSARIA SCHETTINI Curriculum
ExamDate
ANALISI ORGANICA STRUMENTALE29/04/2025 - 15:00
Objectives
COURSE AIM : THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL FOUNDATIONS NECESSARY TO INTERPRET THE MAIN ORGANIC COMPOUNDS' UV, IR, NMR AND MASS SPECTRA. IN DETAIL, THE COURSE GOAL IS TO EQUIP STUDENTS WITH THE INDISPENSABLE TOOLS TO INTERPRET SPECTRA AND IDENTIFY UNKNOWN ORGANIC STRUCTURES. DURING LECTURES AND PRACTICAL EXERCISES, STUDENTS WILL LEARN TO RECOGNIZE FEATURES, QUANTIFY THE ATOMS PRESENT AND ESTABLISH CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THEM. AT THE END OF THE COURSE, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY SPECTROSCOPY TO IDENTIFY ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, WHILE DEVELOPING A CRITICAL ABILITY IN SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS.
LECTURES SUPPLEMENTED BY CLASSROOM EXERCISES ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE COURSE, AIMED AT GUIDING STUDENTS IN INTERPRETING, COMBINING AND PROCESSING SPECTRAL DATA RELATED TO THE STRUCTURES OF ORGANIC MOLECULES. DURING THE LESSONS, PRACTICAL EXAMPLES OF EXERCISES ARE ADDRESSED, WITH THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, THE READING AND STUDY OF SCIENTIFIC PAPERS IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY IS ENCOURAGED, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON HOW SPECTRAL DATA ON ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ARE PRESENTED.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING : AT THE END OF THE COURSE, STUDENTS WILL HAVE ACQUIRED AND UNDERSTOOD:

  • THE PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES GOVERNING THE INTERACTION BETWEEN RADIATION AND MATTER,

  • ESSENTIAL MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY METHODOLOGIES,

  • THE FUNDAMENTALS NECESSARY TO UNDERSTAND THE MAIN SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES (UV, IR AND NMR) USED FOR STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS,

  • THEY WILL HAVE STUDIED MASS SPECTROMETRY, A VALUABLE TOOL TO DETERMINE THE STRUCTURE OF ORGANIC MOLECULES.

    • APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: AT THE END OF THE COURSE, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:

    • USE SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES AND METHODOLOGIES TO COLLECT AND INTERPRET SCIENTIFIC DATA.

    • IDENTIFY THE STRUCTURE OF ORGANIC MOLECULES THROUGH THE USE OF MODERN INSTRUMENTAL TECHNIQUES.

    • ANALYZE UV, IR, NMR, AND MS SPECTRA TO EXTRAPOLATE ESSENTIAL INFORMATION FOR THE STRUCTURAL DETERMINATION OF ORGANIC MOLECULES OF VARIOUS COMPLEXITY, DEMONSTRATING THE ABILITY TO CORRELATE SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS WITH MOLECULAR PROPERTIES.


    MAKING JUDGMENTS:AT THE END OF THE COURSE, STUDENTS WILL HAVE ACQUIRED THE NECESSARY SKILLS TO:

    • EVALUATE THE APPROPRIATE SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUE TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC FUNCTIONAL GROUPS.

    • READ THE SPECTROSCOPIC RESULT FOR STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISATION.

    • THE RESULTS OBTAINED SHALL BE REPORTED APPROPRIATELY, USING THEAPPROPRIATE SCIENTIFIC TERMINOLOGY.

    • APPLY THE SKILLS ACQUIRED FOR PROBLEM SOLVING APPROACHES.

      • COMMUNICATION SKILLS: STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:

      • EXPRESS IN BOTH WRITTEN AND ORAL FORM, CLEARLY BUT SCIENTIFICALLY ACCURATE DATA, CONCEPTS AND SCIENTIFIC RESULTS RELATED TO THE STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF ORGANIC MOLECULES.

      • TO PRESENT THE SPECTROSCOPIC DATA OF AN ORGANIC MOLECULE FOLLOWING THE CONVENTIONS COMMONLY ADOPTED IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY.

        • LEARNING SKILL: THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:

        • USE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL TOOLS TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON THE STRUCTURE OF MOLECULES.

        • UNDERSTAND THE VARIOUS STEPS OF A RESEARCH PROJECT AIMED AT THE STRUCTURAL IDENTIFICATION OF UNKNOWN MOLECULES.

        • INCREASE AND UPDATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE THROUGH A CAREFUL STUDY OF LITERATURE.

Prerequisites
BASIC NOTIONS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I IS PROPEDEUTIC TO INSTRUMENTAL ORGANIC ANALYSIS
Contents
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF SPECTROSCOPY.

  • NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE (4 HOURS THEORY + 3 EXERCISES).
  • INTRODUCTION. ATOM AND NUCLEI PROPERTIES (4 HOURS THEORY + 3 EXERCISES).
  • 1H-NMR AND SPECIAL TECHNIQUES FOR 1H-NMR. 13C-NMR AND SPECIAL TECHNIQUES FOR 13C-NMR(4 HOURS THEORY + 3 EXERCISES).
  • MASS SPECTROMETRY. INTRODUCTION IONISATION PROCESSES (4 HOURS THEORY + 3 EXERCISES). FRAGMENTATION PROCESSES(4 HOURS THEORY + 3 EXERCISES). APPLICATIONS.
  • ULTRAVIOLET AND VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY (4 HOURS THEORY + 3 EXERCISES). MOLECULAR ORBITAL AND ELECTRONIC TRANSITIONS. CHROMOPHORES. APPLICATIONS (4 HOURS THEORY + 3 EXERCISES).

  • INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY(4 HOURS THEORY + 3 EXERCISES).
Teaching Methods
THE CLASS INCLUDES 32 HOURS OF LECTURES (4 CFU) AND 24 HOURS OF EXERCISES (2 CFU).
LECTURES ARE PROVIDED IN CLASSES IN THE PRESENCE OF STUDENTS. THE MINIMUM FRACTION OF ATTENDED HOURS OF LECTURES REQUIRED TO TAKE THE EXAM IS 70%. THE ATTENDANCE CHECK WILL NOT BE CARRIED OUT.
LANGUAGE: ITALIAN.
Verification of learning
DURING THE COURSE THERE WILL BE PARTIAL ASSESSMENTS TESTS IN ORDER TO EVALUATE THE KNOWLEDGE LEVEL GAINED BY THE STUDENTS (DURATION: 120 MINUTES). THERE WILL BE TWO WRITTEN TESTS DURING THE COURSE. THE WRITTEN TESTS WILL DEAL ABOUT SPECTROSCOPY IN GENERAL AND THE SOLUTION OF SPECTRAL PROBLEMS. THE FINAL GRADE WILL BE THE AVERAGE OF THE TWO TESTS. EVERY TEST WILL CONTAIN SIX QUESTIONS. A MAXIMUM OF 5 POINTS WILL BE GIVEN FOR EVERY QUESTION. FOR THE STUDENTS WHO DIDN'T PASS THE TESTS, A FINAL WRITTEN EXAM IS REQUIRED (DURATION: 120 MINUTES). THE EXCELLENCE IS GAINED WHEN THE STUDENTS KNOW THE STUDIED SUBJECTS IN A DEEP AND CRITICAL WAY.
Texts
1) STUDENTS' HANDOUTS;
2) A. RANDAZZO, GUIDA PRATICA ALLA INTERPRETAZIONE DI SPETTRI NMR, LOGHIA.
2) SILVERSTEIN, WEBSTER E KIEMLE, IDENTIFICAZIONE SPETTROMETRICA DEI COMPOSTI ORGANICI, CASA EDITRICE AMBROSIANA.
3) FIELD STERNHELL, KALMAN, ORGANIC STRUCTURES FROM SPECTRA, QUARTA EDIZIONE, JOHN WILEY ED.
4) SKOOG E LEARY, CHIMICA ANALITICA STRUMENTALE, EDISES (PER LA SPETTROMETRIA DI MASSA).
More Information
COURSE MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE.
FURTHER REQUESTS CAN BE ASKED TO PROF. TALOTTA WRITING TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS:
CTALOTTA@UNISA.IT
Lessons Timetable

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