Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS)

2nd Semester (Batch 14, Spring 2020, Final Examination-2021

BS (Hon’s) in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Course Code: 01010202; Title of Course: Bioorganic Chemistry

Total Marks-30 Time: 1 Hour 10 Minutes

01. Answer any five of the following questions 5 X 4 = 20

a. What is periodic table? Write down the properties of periodic table.

b. Explain the term resonance and conjugated system

c. Write about carbocation, carbanion and carbenium ion with examples

d. What is reaction mechanism? Shortly explain about factors which influence a reaction.

e. Describe the mechanism of nucleophilic substitution reaction (SN1)

f. Write about polar protic solvent and polar aprotic Solvent

g. Define protecting group. Write about protection of ketone & alcohol group

h. What is isomerism? Describe the types of isomerism.

02. Write short notes on the following (any two) 5 X 2 = 10

a. Meso compound & diastereomers b. Addition reaction & Steric hindrance

c. Hybridization & Dipole moment