Unit name | Intermediate Organic & Biological Chemistry |
---|---|
Unit code | CHEM20180 |
Credit points | 30 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Professor. Crump |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
CHEM10003, CHEM10900 (or equivalent mathematics unit as approved by the School). |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Chemistry |
Faculty | Faculty of Science |
This unit develops the introduction to organic chemistry given in CHEM10003 to provide the essential base of organic chemistry required for advanced study at Levels 6 and 7 (Years 3 and 4). It covers the main areas of the subject e.g. the chemistry of carbanions, carbocations, monofunctional and difunctional carbonyl compounds, aromatic, carbocyclic and heterocyclic compounds, amine derivatives and reaction mechanisms and kinetics. This is followed in the second half of the year with modern aspects of synthesis, stereochemistry and molecular conformation and protein/biological chemistry. Workshops are integral to the unit.
Teaching will be delivered through a blended combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions. Synchronous sessions include lecture style and interactive delivery and workshops. Workshops will in particular provide opportunity for live interaction with groups of students, feedback on exercises set as independent study and preparation for forthcoming material. There will be associated asynchronous activity involving independent study, problem solving and self-directed exercises. NMR workshops involving a mixture of content delivery, problem solving and discussion will also be delivered synchronously. Synchronous revision sessions as well as drop-in clinics will be offered.
End-of-TB1 timed, open-book examination (50%) End-of-TB2 timed, open-book examination (50%)
Essential reading will be from the following books:
Organic Chemistry, 2nd Edition, J Clayden, N. Greeves, S Warren, Oxford University Press, 2012.
Further reading from:
Aromatic heterocyclic chemistry, D. T. Davies, Oxford Chemistry Primer 1992; Organic Synthesis, The Disconnection Approach, P. Wyatt and S. Warren, Wiley 2008; Workbook for Organic Synthesis The Disconnection Approach, P. Wyatt and S. Warren, Wiley 2009; Organic Synthesis, C. L. Willis and M. Wills, Oxford Chemistry Primer 1995; How Proteins Work, Williamson, Garland Science; The Molecules of Life, Kuriyan, Konforti and Wemmer, Garland Science.