312496 (v.1) Synthetic Methods in Chemistry 311

Area:	Department of Chemistry
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	6.0
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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?
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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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