Module CHEM3211: BIOACTIVE CHEMISTRY 3

Department: CHEMISTRY

CHEM3211: BIOACTIVE CHEMISTRY 3

Prerequisites

• Core Chemistry 2 (CHEM2012) AND Ring Chemistry (CHEM2031).

Corequisites

• Advanced Organic Chemistry (CHEM3031) AND Biological Chemistry (CHEM2051).

Excluded Combination of Modules

• Core Chemistry 3 (CHEM3012) AND Chemistry and Society (CHEM3061).

Aims

• To develop the fundamentals presented in Core Chemistry 2 through in-depth discussion of selected areas of chemistry.

Content

• Organic chemistry-3.
• Polymers and colloids.
• Dissertation.
• Applied spectroscopy.

Learning Outcomes

• Employ advanced methods of organic synthesis alongside more basic methodologies learnt in earlier years to solve problems in organic chemistry;
• describe synthetically useful free radical reactions;
• describe methods of introducing stereoselectivity into a variety of organic reactions;
• use simple models to calculate the size of polymers and be able to calculate molecular weight averages;
• explain and predict the effects of chemical structure on the glass transition temperature;
• calculate the extent of cross linking in rubbers from mechanical properties;
• explain and apply the principles governing adsorption phenomena and the formation of aggregates in solution;
• interpret simple 2D NMR spectra and use this evidence in the elucidation of molecular structure using a combination of techniques.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• Lectures are used to covey concepts and are examined by written papers. This is thought to be the best method to assess the knowledge of the students.
• The dissertation provides students with the oppertunity to evaluate a small part of the scientific literature and to present their findings.
• Workshops are larger groups of students where problems are considered and common difficulties shared. This ensures that students have understood the work and can apply it to real life situations. These are formatively assessed.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

Set work for Workshops.

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University