From designed structures to natural products, medicinal agents to functional materials to biological targets, organic substances are everywhere! The purpose of this course is to teach how to analyse structures and devise ways to make them. The lecture material will focus on the most important structures, reactions and mechanisms, topics and themes of contemporary Organic Chemistry and highlight applications of organic compounds in medicine. Synthesis design and strategy, the latest methods, the most up-to-date biologically active compounds and other fascinating molecules will all be covered.

On satisfying the requirements of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

1. Develop a high level understanding of structure, reactions and mechanism in organic chemistry. (LO1)

2. Understand and explain principles of synthesis design.(LO2)

3. Devise chemical syntheses of organic compounds. (LO3)

4. Work to an advanced level in a chemical synthesis laboratory demonstrating effective laboratory safety and etiquette especially in the areas of handling of air sensitive reagents, chromatographic techniques and spectroscopic characterization. (LO4)

5. Demonstrate effective report writing, experimental design and data analysis. (LO5)

Written Exams 70% (LO1 - LO3)

Lab Reports 30% (LO4 - LO5)

65 hours of lectures/tutorials/laboratory plus a further 65 hours of independent learning.

Prerequisites: CHEM2202 & CHEM2210

Incompatibility: CHEM3011

Synthetic laboratory based skills at the second year chemistry level and a background in organic / organometallic chemistry at the second year level.

Clayden et al, Organic Chemistry.

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