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CHEM3911: Organic Structure and Reactivity (Adv)
2020 unit information
The structure and shape of organic molecules determines their physical properties, their reaction chemistry as well as their biological/medicinal activity. The determination of this structure and understanding its chemical consequences is of fundamental importance in chemistry, biochemistry, medicinal and materials chemistry. This course examines the methods and techniques used to establish the structure of organic molecules as well as the chemistry which dictates the shapes that they adopt. The first part of the course examines the use of modern spectroscopic methods (nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy and mass spectroscopy) which are used routinely to identify organic compounds. The second part of the course examines the chemical consequences of molecular shapes in more depth and looks at the inter-relationship between molecular shape and the processes by which bonds are made and broken (the reaction mechanism). An understanding of these processes allows the outcome of reactions to be predicted, which is an essential tool enabling the construction of complex molecules from simple starting materials. CHEM3911 students attend the same lectures as CHEM3111 students, but attend an additional advanced seminar series comprising one lecture a week for 12 weeks.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Science
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Chemistry Academic Operations |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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[(65 or greater in (CHEM2401 or CHEM2911 or CHEM2915)) AND (65 or greater in (CHEM2402 or CHEM2912 or CHEM2916))] OR (65 or greater in (CHEM2521 or CHEM2921 or CHEM2991)) |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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CHEM3111 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. use modern spectroscopic methods (nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy and mass spectroscopy) which are used routinely to identify organic compounds
- LO2. demonstrate the chemical consequences of molecular shapes in more depth and looks at the inter-relationship between molecular shape and the processes by which bonds are made and broken (the reaction mechanism)
- LO3. understand the processes which allows the outcome of reactions to be predicted, which is an essential tool enabling the construction of complex molecules from simple starting materials
- LO4. perform safe laboratory manipulations and to handle glassware
- LO5. find and analyse information and judge its reliability and significance
- LO6. communicate scientific information appropriately both orally and through written work
- LO7. engage in team and group work for scientific investigations and for the process of learning
- LO8. develop a sense of responsibility and independence as a learner and as a scientist
- LO9. demonstrate basic skills in computing, numeracy and data handling.
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