James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2010

CH5032 - Organic Chemistry

Credit points: 03
Year: 2010
Student Contribution Band: Band 4
Administered by: School of Pharmacy & Molecular Sciences

Subject only available to students enrolled in the BSc-Advanced degree.

A broad study of contemporary organic chemistry comprising: Structure analysis: Application of instrumental methods to the determination of the structure and composition of organic compounds. Major emphasis will be placed on 1H and 13C nmr techniques (both 1D and 2D) and on the interpretation of mass spectral fragmentation. Reaction mechanisms: An examination of the experimental basis for the proposal, testing and refinement of the mechanisms of organic reactions. Organic synthesis: Selective methods of carbon-carbon bond formation and functional group manipulation; selectivity of reagents, stereoselectivity.The disconnection approach to designing organic syntheses.Bioorganic chemistry: Review of the major classes of natural products from living systems based on their biosynthetic origins. Selected enzyme mechanisms.

Learning Outcomes

Graduate Qualities

Prerequisites:CH2032
Inadmissible
Subject
Combinations:
CH3032

Availabilities

Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 26-Aug-2010
Coordinator: Professor George Meehan
Lecturers: Dr Sherryl Robertson, Assoc. Professor Bruce Bowden, Professor George Meehan.
Contact hours:
  • 32 hours lectures
  • 4 hours tutorials
  • 36 hours practicals
    Assessment:end of semester exam (50% - 70%); assignments (10% - 20%); practical performance and reports (20% - 40%).

    Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.