Organic Chemistry

Organic substances such as fundamental building blocks of living material. We will describe the structure, the physical-chemical properties and reactivity of the major classes of organic compounds, with particular emphasis on those most important in food matrices.

1. Knowledge of basic classification and nomenclature of organic compounds, as fundamental building blocks of living material. 2. Understanding of the relationships that exist between the chemical formula, three-dimensional structure and physical-chemical properties (solubility, volatility, color, etc..) of organic molecules. 3. Knowledge of the main reactions of organic compounds: acid-base reactions, oxidation-reduction, hydrolysis, etc. radical reactions.