Department of Chemistry, Unit Catalogue 2008/09 |
CH20021 Organic chemistry laboratory 2 |
| Credits: 3 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: PR 100% |
| Requisites: |
| While taking this unit you must take CH20020 and take CH20022 and take CH20023 and take CH20149 and before taking this unit you must take CH10011 |
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This unit is only available to students on Chemistry programmes.
Aims & Learning Objectives: The aim of this Unit is to extend and develop laboratory skills and techniques necessary for competent practical organic chemists. To complement some of the lecture material presented in other Year 2 units and to provide experience in synthetic organic chemistry and, in particular, spectroscopic interpretation of structural features of compounds. To provide the necessary key skills for the preparation and delivery of a short presentation based on an organic chemistry experiment. After studying this Unit, students should be able: * To recognise the relationship of the experiments to the lecture material presented in the other year 2 units. * To interpret spectroscopic data of a wide variety and to relate this to the spatial, structural and chemical features of the compounds synthesised in the laboratory. * To apply their experience in synthetic organic chemistry to other organic reactions. * To demonstrate their practical skills and techniques to a good level of ability. * To give an oral presentation based on an experiment performed in the laboratory Content: Experiments designed to illustrate the wide diversity of organic chemistry ranging from physical principles to organic synthesis and through to biological and natural product chemistry. These experiments will extend existing, and introduce new, skills and techniques to the students. |