Module A0.2 - PreCourse "Chemistry"

To have a good start in the M.Sc. programme basic knowledge in chemistry is very important. It will be needed for the courses Human biology I+II but also for many specialization modules in the 2nd and 3rd semester.

Please, take advantage of our self-assessment test to see if you should participate in this course. The test can be found here. (Use the login and password you got when you were admitted. If you do not have a password, it can be sent to you upon request.) If you have difficulties in answering the questions, please, participate in this course, which will provide you with the necessary basics.

Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Christoph Biskup

Lecturers: Prof. Dr. Christoph Biskup, Dr. Birgit Hoffmann

Schedule:

Lectures: Lectures in the first week start at 9.0 a.m. and will be organized via zoom, so that students who have not yet arrived in Jena can participate. The link to join the meeting is https://uni-jena-de.zoom.us/j/4128807326. The passcode is: 9PLFY3.
Exercises: Exercises take place at 2.15 p.m. In the first week they take place in the seminar room (ground floor) in the department of Biochemistry. Students not beeing in Jena are referred to the video tutorials which are accessible via the download page.

Lecture	Topics
	Self assesment test	Test
1 Wednesday 06.10.2021 9.00 a.m.	Introduction Introduction into the course (Unit 1)	Link to join the meeting: https://uni-jena-de.zoom.us/j/4128807326 The passcode is: 9PLFY3
.	The chemical elements & atomic theory Periodic system of elements: Ionization energies, electron affinities, electronegativity, the "closed shell" rule (Unit 2) Lecture slides and a record of the lecture can be found on the password protected website for downloads. Homework: Work on exercises 3, 7-14 of Exercise worksheet #1.
2.15 p.m.	Seminar to discuss solutions to the exercises Videos, in which solutions to the exercises are explained, can also be found on the password protected website for downloads.	Lecture Hall Dept. Biochemistry Nonnenplan 2 Ground floor
Thursday 07.10.2021 9.00 a.m.	Chemical bonds The nature of chemical bonds: Types of bonds (Unit 3) Bonds between carbon atoms, hybridization, resonance (Unit 4) Weak bonds between otherwise non-associated molecules: Dipole-dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, London dispersion forces, solubility (Unit 5) Homework: Work on exercises 1-2, 4-6, 15-20 of Exercise worksheet #1.	Link to join the meeting: https://uni-jena-de.zoom.us/j/4128807326 The passcode is: 9PLFY3
2.15 p.m.	Seminar to discuss solutions to the exercises Videos, in which solutions to the exercises are explained, can also be found on the password protected website for downloads.	Lecture Hall Dept. Biochemistry Nonnenplan 2 Ground floor
Friday 08.10.2021 9.00 a.m.	Chemical structure / chemical reactions / acids and bases Chemical structure and nomenclature: Chemical structures & models, IUPAC nomenclature, isomers Chemical reactions Precipitation reactions Acids and bases: Definition of acids and bases, definition of pH, pKa and pKb Homework: Exercise worksheet #2.	Link to join the meeting: https://uni-jena-de.zoom.us/j/4128807326 The passcode is: 9PLFY3
2.15 p.m.	Seminar to discuss solutions to the exercises Videos, in which solutions to the exercises are explained, can also be found on the password protected website for downloads.	Lecture Hall Dept. Biochemistry Nonnenplan 2 Ground floor
Monday 11.10.2021 2.15 p.m.	Please, note: The lecture will start at 2.15 p.m. Chemical reactions Redox reactions Homework: Exercise worksheet #3.	Link to join the meeting: https://uni-jena-de.zoom.us/j/4128807326 The passcode is: 9PLFY3
Tuesday 12.10.2021 14.15 p.m.	Seminar to discuss solutions to the exercises Videos, in which solutions to the exercises are explained, can also be found on the password protected website for downloads.	Lecture Hall Dept. Biochemistry Nonnenplan 2 Ground floor
Wednesday 13.10.2021 2.15 p.m.	Understanding organic reactions I Classification of organic reactions (substitution, elimination addition) Mechanism and thermodynamics of organic reactions Nucleophilic substitution reactions (SN1, SN2) Homework: Exercise worksheet #4.	Link to join the meeting: https://uni-jena-de.zoom.us/j/4128807326 The passcode is: 9PLFY3
	Understanding organic reactions II Elimination reactions (E1, E2) Competing reactions (SN versus E) Addition reactions Homework: Exercise worksheet #5.	Link to join the meeting: https://uni-jena-de.zoom.us/j/4128807326 The passcode is: 9PLFY3
Thursday 14.10.2021 2.15 p.m.	Seminar to discuss solutions to exercise worksheet #4. Solutions to the exercises can be found on the password protected website for downloads. Videos, in which solutions to the exercises are explained, can also be found on the password protected website for downloads.	Please note the seminar takes place in a different room: Seminar room 1 Dept. Biochemistry Nonnenplan 4, 1st floor
Friday 15.10.2021 2.15 p.m.	Seminar to discuss solutions to exercise worksheet #5. Videos, in which solutions to the exercises are explained, can also be found on the password protected website for downloads.	Seminar room 1 Dept. Biochemistry Nonnenplan 4, 1st floor
t.b.a.	Aromatic compounds Hückel's rule Nomenclature of aromatic compounds Reaction mechanisms: Electrophilic aromatic substitution, SNAr, elimination/addition Homework: Exercise worksheet #6. Solutions to the exercises can be found on the password protected website for downloads.
t.b.a.	Functional groups I Aldehydes and ketones: Formation and reactions Carbohydrates: Hemiacetal formation, formation of glycosidic bonds
t.b.a.	Functional groups II Carboxylic acids, acid halogenides, acid anhydrides, esters, amides Amino acids and peptides

Module A0.2 - PreCourse "Chemistry"

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