Courses Handbook 2010

312496 (v.1) Synthetic Methods in Chemistry 311


Area: Department of Applied Chemistry
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 6.0
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
Lecture: 2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Fortnightly
Laboratory: 1 x 4 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 312489 (v.1) Chemical Structure and Spectroscopy 201
AND
312492 (v.1) Chemical Reactions and Mechanisms 212
Syllabus: Synthesis What is synthesis? Retrosynthetic analysis. Oxidation and reduction reactions and protecting groups. Carbon-carbon bond forming reactions: Carbanion chemistry, transition-metal catalysed cross-coupling reactions, olefin metathesis. Pericyclic reactions: types of pericyclic reactions, electrocyclisations, the Diels-Alder reaction, the Cope and Claisen rearrangements. Total Synthesis. Organometallic chemistry Classes of organometallics, bonding, CO bonding, 18 electron rule. Types of ligands including phosphines, alkenes and arenes . Organometallic species and reactions used in the commodity and fine-chemical industries. Catalysis Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts, important ligands used in catalyst design, important "steps" in catalytic reactions, how do we measure catalyst efficiency?
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
Field of Education: 010500 Chemical Sciences (Narrow Grouping)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Not Online
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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