BP204TSemester 24 creditsTheory
Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry
Complete unit-wise syllabus for BP204T as per the PCI B.Pharm NEP 2020 curriculum (Semester 2 — Organic Chemistry + Biostatistics).
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5 Units1
Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry10 Hours- Bonding in organic molecules: sp3, sp2, sp hybridisation; orbital overlap and resonance
- Electronic effects: inductive effect, resonance/mesomeric effect, hyperconjugation, and their influence on acidity/basicity and reactivity
- Stereochemistry: chirality, enantiomers, diastereomers, R/S configuration; optical activity; racemic mixtures; separation methods
2
Aliphatic Hydrocarbons8 Hours- Alkanes: nomenclature, physical properties, conformational analysis (ethane, butane), free radical halogenation
- Alkenes: nomenclature, geometric isomerism (E/Z), electrophilic addition reactions (HX, H2O, halogenation), Markovnikov's rule, ozonolysis
- Alkynes: nomenclature, acidity of terminal alkynes, reactions — hydration, reduction
3
Aromatic Compounds8 Hours- Benzene: structure, Hückel's aromaticity rule; resonance energy; electrophilic aromatic substitution (EAS) — nitration, sulfonation, halogenation, Friedel-Crafts
- Directing effects of substituents (ortho/para vs. meta directors); mechanism of EAS
- Phenols, aryl halides, aromatic amines — properties and reactions; pharmaceutical applications
4
Functional Group Chemistry8 Hours- Alcohols and ethers: nomenclature, physical properties, reactions (oxidation, dehydration, esterification, Lucas test, ether formation)
- Aldehydes and ketones: nomenclature; nucleophilic addition reactions; oxidation/reduction; aldol condensation; pharmaceutical applications
- Carboxylic acids and derivatives: acidity; ester, amide, anhydride formation; nucleophilic acyl substitution reactions
5
Amines, Amides and Stereoisomerism9 Hours- Amines: classification, nomenclature, basicity; reactions — acylation, alkylation, diazotization; pharmaceutical amines
- Amides: formation, hydrolysis; lactams (β-lactam antibiotics); significance in drug structures
- Optical isomerism: chiral centres, Fischer projections, Cahn-Ingold-Prelog rules; geometric and conformational isomerism in drug molecules
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