610-320 Organic Chemistry III A

Note

Credit cannot be gained for this subject and 610-321.

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

Chemistry (610-220 or 610-221) and 610-225 (Pre 1998: 610-220 or 610-221)

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

Upon completion of 610-320 students should comprehend:

• the main types of chemical transformations involved in the synthesis of organic compounds;
• the range of agents available to effect these transformations;
• the different types of stereochemical complexity of organic compounds;
• factors which influence stereochemical outcome;
• the procedures for determination of the structures of organic compounds by spectroscopic and chemical techniques.

Students should also appreciate the importance of rational, critical and independent thought in chemical science and in the understanding of organic chemistry.

The subject covers the topics: the addition reaction of alkenes; organometallic reactions, enolates, aldol and related reactions, and the Wittig reaction; reductions and rearrangements with emphasis on chemo-, regio-, and stereo-selectivity; applications of nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry to the determination of structure.

Assessment

One 2-hour written examination at the end of Semester 2. Practical work will be continuously assessed in the form of short reports. Satisfactory completion of the practical work is necessary before credit can be granted for this subject.