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.
• Soft Matter.
• 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;
• explain how colloids can be stabilised in solution;
• explain the relation between molecular structures and phase diagrams for molecules that form ordered phases in the liquid state;
• predict phase transition conditions based on Landau theory.

• Interpret simple 2D NMR spectra and use this evidence in the elucidation of molecular structure using a combination of techniques.

• Provided by information retrieval, scientific writing, oral presentation and discussion of scientific results.

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