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Module Outline:

The course provides an essential understanding of organic chemistry in terms of the following:

• structure elucidation by spectroscopic means;
• electronic structure and reactivity of carbonyl compounds;
• synthesis and reactivity of simple molecules;
• basic retrosynthetic analysis;
• the use of phosphorous, sulfur, boron and silicon reagents in organic synthesis;
• essential chemistry of heteroaromatic compounds.

Module Aims:

At the end of the module students should be able to:

1. Identify simple organic compounds by NMR spectroscopy;
2. Describe the reactivity of common functional groups;
3. Write mechanisms for all the basic types of reaction process;
4. Understand the roles of nitrogen, phosphorous, sulfur, boron and silicon in organic synthesis;
5. Design synthetic routes to a variety of cyclic and acyclic organic compounds.
6. Carry out practical aspects of organic chemistry, including synthesis, product characterisation, and rationalisation and presentation of results.
7. Appreciate the synergy between the theoretical and practical aspects of organic chemistry via the close relationship of the laboratory work to the other components of the course.

Teaching and Learning Methods:

Lectures: The topics will be introduced through a blended delivery of asynchronous videos with online activities, and support hours.

Tutorials: Your learning is supported by weekly tutorials lead by an academic staff member, the questions for which will be available on Moodle in advance. You must attempt the questions and hand these in to the tutor prior to attending the tutorial. Tutorials are designed as an opportunity to receive feedback on your understanding of the module material, hence preparation is essential if you wish to derive the most benefit. Hints and model answers will be available in Reading Week and at the end of each term. Tutorial attendance is monitored and compulsory.

Self-study: In addition to timetabled hours it is expected that you engage in self-study in order to master the material. This can take the form of practicing example questions (tutorial questions, additional questions available on Moodle and past exam questions); preparing for laboratory sessions and writing up reports and further reading in textbooks and online. There will be a progress test online in the first week of the Spring Term, to review material covered in the first term. Students must complete this test in the first week of term: the answers will be available in the second week of term, and there will be an opportunity to discuss the answers with their tutor in the third week of term.

Laboratories: You will carry out several practicals, each of which support understanding of the module material as well as teaching essential skills for a practicing chemist. As laboratory skills are an essential aspect of this programme, attendance in the laboratory sessions is monitored and compulsory.