Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description

Organic Chemistry

Main Study Course Information

Course Code
LFK_018
Branch of Science
Basic medicine
ECTS
14.00
Target Audience
Pharmacy
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor
Structure Unit Manager
Structural Unit
Department of Applied Pharmacy
Contacts

Riga, 21 Consula Street, farmkk@rsu.lv, +371 67061544

About Study Course

Objective

Learn basic course of organic chemistry for further understanding of biochemistry, medical chemistry and pharmaceutical science.

Preliminary Knowledge

Knowledge of organic chemistry within the programme of secondary school, inorganic chemistry, laboratory techniques.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.On successful course completion students will: • identify functional groups of organic compounds and explain their properties and possibilities of mutual conversions; • interpret relations of special structures of molecules with their properties; • identify structures of heterocyclic compounds and their properties; • interpret reactions of organic compounds on the bases of the main principles of reaction mechanisms.

Skills

1.On successful course completion students will: • recognize functional groups in drug molecules, name them, know the chemical properties and identification reactions of the group; • select and apply correct methods for isolation and purification of organic compounds; • evaluate chemical structures of drug substances in connection with their pharmacological actions.

Competences

1.On successful course completion students will choose and interpret chemical and physical methods of identification and functional analysis of organic compounds.

Assessment

Individual work

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Individual work

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Individual laboratory experiments, problem solving, preparation, presentation and defence of literature research on specific drug substance. Individual work with home tasks, laboratory work protocol processing, studying of lecture materials. It is recommended to fill in the study course survey, evaluating the existing course content and creating proposals for updating the course.

Examination

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% from total grade
Grade
1.

Examination

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1. Knowledge evaluation during practical sessions – discussions, seminars, colloquia, evaluation of results of experimental work; 2. Application of theoretical knowledge in practical tasks; 3. Assessment of student's attitude (activity in seminars, ability to improve knowledge, ability to work in a team explaining to others, attendance); 4. Analysis of unknown substance at the end of semester 3, performing various reactions and drawing conclusions on the presence of functional groups in the molecule; 5. Semester test at the end of the 2nd semester; 6. Written examination at the end of the 3rd semester.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME
Part 1
  1. Lecture

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Auditorium
2

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Basic of organic chemistry
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3

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Seminar: nomenclature of organic compounds. Test: nomenclature of organic compounds.
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3

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Seminar: acidity and basicity of organic compounds, stereochemistry. Test: acidity and basicity of organic compounds, stereochemistry.
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2

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Hydrocarbons.
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2

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Hydrocarbons.
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Laboratory
3

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Colloquium: Basic of organic chemistry
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3

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Practical work: chemical properties and identification reactions of hydrocarbons. Seminar: chemical properties and identification reactions of hydrocarbons. Test: chemical properties and identification reactions of hydrocarbons.
  1. Class/Seminar

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Laboratory
3

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Practical work: chemical properties and identification reactions of hydrocarbons. Seminar: chemical properties and identification reactions of hydrocarbons. Test: chemical properties and identification reactions of hydrocarbons.
  1. Lecture

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2

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Introduction to spectroscopy (IR un 1H NMR spectroscopy for identification of organic compounds)
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2

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Organic halides, alcohols, phenols, ethers, sulfur containing compounds.
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Laboratory
3

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Colloquium: hydrocarbons
  1. Class/Seminar

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Laboratory
3

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Practical work and seminar: chemical properties and identification reactions of organic halides, alcohols, phenols, ethers, sulfur containing compounds
  1. Class/Seminar

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Laboratory
3

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Colloquium: organic halides, alcohols, phenols, ethers, sulfur containing compounds.
  1. Lecture

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Auditorium
2

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Carbonylcompounds: Aldehydes and ketones
  1. Class/Seminar

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Laboratory
3

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Practical work: chemical properties and identification reactions of aldehydes and ketones
  1. Lecture

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2

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Amines, diazonium ions, azocompounds and other nitrogen containing compounds
  1. Lecture

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2

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Amines, diazonium ions, azocompounds and other nitrogen containing compounds
  1. Class/Seminar

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Laboratory
3

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Colloquium: aldehydes and ketones (carbonylcompounds).
  1. Class/Seminar

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Laboratory
3

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Practical work: chemical properties and identification reactions of amines, diazonium ions and azocompounds.
  1. Class/Seminar

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Laboratory
3

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Seminar: chemical properties and identification reactions of amines, diazonium ions and azocompounds.
  1. Lecture

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Auditorium
2

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Carboxylic acids
  1. Lecture

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Auditorium
2

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Carboxylic acid derivatives, different functional group containing carboxylic acids, derivatives of carbonic acid, sulfonic acids.
  1. Class/Seminar

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Laboratory
3

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Colloquium: amines, diazonium ions and azocompounds
  1. Class/Seminar

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3

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Practical work: chemical properties and identification reactions of carboxylic acids and their derivatives. Seminar: chemical properties and identification reactions of carboxylic acids and their derivatives.
  1. Class/Seminar

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3

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Colloquium: carboxylic acids and their derivatives. FINNAL TEST
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
6.00
Contact hours:
65 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Test (Semester)
Part 2
  1. Lecture

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Auditorium
2

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Heterocycles
  1. Lecture

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Auditorium
2

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Heterocycles
  1. Class/Seminar

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Laboratory
5

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Practical work: Purification of organic com-pounds: crystallization, fractional distillation, sublimation, extraction. Colloquium: Basic of organic chemistry.
  1. Class/Seminar

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5

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Practical work: Purification of organic com-pounds: crystallization, fractional distillation, sublimation, extraction. Colloquium: Basic of organic chemistry.
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5

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Seminar: Heterocycles: clasification and no-menclature, heterocycles with one heteroatom, heterocycles with two heteroatoms, purine, pteridine, alkaloids.
  1. Class/Seminar

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5

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Practical work: Synthesis of organic compounds (individual work)
  1. Class/Seminar

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5

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Practical work: Synthesis of organic compounds (individual work)
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5

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Practical work: Synthesis of organic compounds (individual work)
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2

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Carbohydrates
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2

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Carbohydrates
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Laboratory
5

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Test: Carbohydrates
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5

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Colloquium: Heterocycles. Seminar: Carbohydrates.
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5

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Colloquium: Heterocycles. Seminar: Carbohydrates.
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5

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Colloquium: Carbohydrates.
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2

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Aminoacids, peptides, nucleic acids
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5

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Seminar: Aminoacids, peptides, nucleic acids.
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5

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Seminar: Lipids. Practical work: Identification of organic compound using chemical and spectroscopic methods.
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5

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Seminar: Lipids. Practical work: Identification of organic compound using chemical and spectroscopic methods.
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2

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Lipids. Cholesterol.
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5

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Colloquium: Lipids, cholesterol.
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
8.00
Contact hours:
82 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
PART-TIME
Part 1
  1. Lecture

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Location
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On site
Auditorium
4

Topics

Basic of organic chemistry
  1. Lecture

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On site
Auditorium
4

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Hydrocarbons.
  1. Lecture

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On site
Auditorium
4

Topics

Hydrocarbons.
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
4

Topics

Practical work: chemical properties and identification reactions of hydrocarbons. Seminar: chemical properties and identification reactions of hydrocarbons. Test: chemical properties and identification reactions of hydrocarbons.
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
4

Topics

Organic halides, alcohols, phenols, ethers, sulfur containing compounds.
  1. Class/Seminar

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Location
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On site
Laboratory
4

Topics

Colloquium: hydrocarbons
  1. Class/Seminar

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On site
Laboratory
4

Topics

Practical work and seminar: chemical properties and identification reactions of organic halides, alcohols, phenols, ethers, sulfur containing compounds
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
4

Topics

Colloquium: organic halides, alcohols, phenols, ethers, sulfur containing compounds.
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
4

Topics

Carbonylcompounds: Aldehydes and ketones
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
4

Topics

Amines, diazonium ions, azocompounds and other nitrogen containing compounds
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
4

Topics

Colloquium: aldehydes and ketones (carbonylcompounds).
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
4

Topics

Practical work: chemical properties and identification reactions of amines, diazonium ions and azocompounds.
  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
4

Topics

Seminar: chemical properties and identification reactions of amines, diazonium ions and azocompounds.
  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
4

Topics

Carboxylic acids
  1. Lecture

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Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
4

Topics

Dicarboxylic acids
  1. Lecture

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Auditorium
4

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Carboxylic acid derivatives, different functional group containing carboxylic acids, derivatives of carbonic acid, sulfonic acids.
  1. Class/Seminar

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Location
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On site
Laboratory
4

Topics

Colloquium: carboxylic acids and their derivatives. FINNAL TEST
  1. Lecture

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On site
Auditorium
4

Topics

Heterocycles
  1. Class/Seminar

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On site
Laboratory
4

Topics

Test: Heterocycles
  1. Class/Seminar

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Location
Contact hours
On site
Laboratory
4

Topics

Seminar: Heterocycles: clasification and no-menclature, heterocycles with one heteroatom, heterocycles with two heteroatoms, purine, pteridine, alkaloids.
  1. Lecture

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Auditorium
4

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Carbohydrates
  1. Class/Seminar

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Laboratory
4

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Colloquium: Carbohydrates.
  1. Class/Seminar

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Laboratory
4

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Colloquium: Carbohydrates.
  1. Lecture

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Auditorium
4

Topics

Aminoacids, peptides, nucleic acids
  1. Lecture

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Auditorium
4

Topics

Lipids. Cholesterol.
  1. Lecture

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Location
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On site
Auditorium
4

Topics

Lipids. Cholesterol.
  1. Class/Seminar

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On site
Laboratory
4

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Colloquium: Aminoacids, peptides, nucleic acids.
  1. Class/Seminar

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On site
Laboratory
4

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Colloquium: Aminoacids, peptides, nucleic acids.
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
14.00
Contact hours:
112 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

P.M. Dewick. Essentiasl of Organic Chemistry. John Wiley & Son’s, England, 2006. (akceptējams izdevums)

2.

K.P.C. Vollhardt, N.E. Shore. Organic Chemistry: Structure and Function. 7th ed. New York, N.Y. : W.H. Freeman and Company, 2014.

3.

Органическая химия. Книга 1. Подред. Н.А. Тюкавкиной. М. 2003. (akceptējams izdevums)

4.

Органическая химия. Книга 2.Спец.курсс. Подред. Н.А. Тюкавкиной. М. 2009. (akceptējams izdevums)

5.

T.W. Graham Solomons. Solomons' Organic Chemistry. University of South Florida, 2017.

Additional Reading

1.

R. Valters. Organiskā ķīmija (speckurss). RTU Rīga, 2009

2.

R. Valters. Heterociklisko savienojumu ķīmija. RTU Rīga, 1995.

3.

R. Valters. Kodolu magnētiskās rezonanses spektroskopija. RTU Rīga, 2008.

4.

V. Alagarsamy. Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry. BSP BOOKS, 2020, e-book.

5.

Rawn, J. David; Ouellette, Robert J. Organic Chemistry: structure, mechanism, and synthesis. 1st ed. San Diego, CA : Elsevier. 2014. eBook.

6.

Тюкавкина Н.А. Бауков Ю.И. Биоорганическая химия. М. 1991.

7.

Armarego, W. L. F.; Chai, Christina Li Lin. Purification of laboratory chemicals. 6th ed. Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann. 2012. eBook.

8.

Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students

9.

V. Alagarsamy. Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry. BSP BOOKS, 2020, e-book.

10.

Armarego, W. L. F.; Chai, Christina Li Lin. Purification of laboratory chemicals. 6th ed. Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann. 2012. eBook.