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MSE-211: Organic chemistry

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This course provides a basic foundation in organic chemistry and polymer chemistry, including chemical nomenclature of organic compounds and polymers, an understanding of chemical structures, chemical reaction mechanisms, as well as methods of organic and polymer synthesis.

Lectures

Instructor

Daniel Görl

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/organic-chemistry-MSE-211

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/MSE-211

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Summary

Lectures

Instructor

Daniel Görl

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/organic-chemistry-MSE-211

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/MSE-211

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Ontological neighbourhood

Chemistry

Organic chemistry: Polymer chemistry, Organic compounds

Inorganic chemistry: Coordination chemistry

Chemical reactions: Organic reactions

Lectures in this course (23)

Nucleophilic Substitutions: SN Reactions

Explores nucleophilic substitutions through SN1 and SN2 mechanisms, stereochemical inversion, leaving group quality, and nucleophilicity determination.

Carbonyl Compounds: Reactivity and Mechanisms

Explores the reactivity of carbonyl compounds, focusing on nucleophilic reactions and leaving group effects.

Atomic Orbitals and Hybridization

Explores atomic orbitals, hybridization, bond formation, and electron delocalization in covalent bonds.

Covalent Bonds: Formation and Energy Diagrams

Explores the formation and energy diagrams of covalent bonds, as well as the polarization and representation of polarized bonds.

Organic Chemistry: Carbon-Carbon Bonds

Explores the formation and properties of carbon-carbon multiple bonds in organic chemistry.

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