Module Details |
The information contained in this module specification was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen circumstances, or following review of the module at the end of the session. Queries about the module should be directed to the member of staff with responsibility for the module. |
Title | Introductory Organic Chemistry | ||
Code | CHEM130 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr JW Gaynor Chemistry J.W.Gaynor@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2023-24 | Level 4 FHEQ | Whole Session | 30 |
Pre-requisites before taking this module (or general academic requirements): |
Aims |
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The aim of this module is to ensure that students are aware of fundamental principles of organic chemistry, including nomenclature, structure and bonding, and the basic principles of static and dynamic stereochemistry. The major reactions associated with the common functional groups will be covered with emphasis on reaction mechanisms. In addition, this module will provide an introduction to the basic techniques associated with practical synthetic chemistry. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) By the end of this module students will be able to demonstrate a familiarity with: Structures and shapes of major classes of organic compounds |
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(LO2) Principles of bonding in major classes of organic compounds |
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(LO3) Basic principles of stereochemistry |
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(LO4) Important reactions of a range of functional groups |
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(LO5) Major classes of reaction mechanisms |
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(LO6) By the end of the lab component, students will complete the basic techniques of synthetic chemistry (isolation, purification, identification, and design and work-up of reactions) and characterisation using spectroscopic techniques and chemical methods. |
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(S1) Problem solving |
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(S2) Planning and time-management associated with practical work |
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(S3) Report Writing |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Lectures. All lectures are planned to be delivered in-person and include 54 core lectures, 3 revision lectures and a lab induction. Practical. The lab component of the course will be delivered in the early part of semester 2 and allow students to have a lab induction and 6 full days (38 hours) in the practical labs to develop their synthetic lab skills. Students work within a group and work closely with a demonstrator. Additional independent study is required to help with laboratory preparation. Workshops. Students will be supported through 12 active workshops throughout the year (12 x 2 hr sessions). The first session of each semester will be a PC session, introducing students to core tools they'll need throughout their organic chemistry curriculum (ChemDraw,ChemTube3D and analytical tools such as TopSpin and OpenChrom), with the remaining sessions taking place in smaller in-person workshops. All sessions are supported by demonstrators. Students will have access to the workshop problem sheets in advance with the problems closely aligned to the lecture material delivered in the preceding weeks. The workshops are a mixture of formative and summative with some involving a mixture of in-class assessments, small group tasks and post-workshops submissions (5%). *Lectures: 58 hr |
Syllabus |
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Organic structures Organic reactions Nucleophilic addition to the carbonyl group Declocalization and conjugation Acidity, basicity, and pKa Using organometallic reagents to make C-C bonds Nucl
eophilic substitution at the carbonyl (C=O) group Nucleophilic substitution at C=O with loss of carbonyl oxygen Stereochemistry •Nucleophilic attack on saturated carbon atoms, leading to substitution reactions •How substitution at a saturated carbon atom differs from substitution at C=O •Two mechanisms of nucleophilic substitution •Intermediates and transition states in substitution reactions •How substitution reactions affect stereochemistry •What sort of nucleophiles can substitute, and what sort of leaving groups can be substituted •The sorts of molecules that can be made by substitution Conformational analysis •If I could see a molecule, what would its three-dimensional shape (conformation) be? •What effect does a molecule's shape have on its reactions? •How single bonds are free to rotate, but spend most of their time in just two or three well-defined arrangements •How rings of atoms are usually not planar, but &q uot;puckered" •How "puckered" six-membered rings have the most well-defined arrangements of atoms •How to use the known arrangements of the atoms in a six-membered ring to predict and explain their reactions Elimination reactions Electrophilic addition to alkenes Formation and reactions of enols and enolates |
Recommended Texts |
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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
58 |
39 |
24 |
121 | |||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 179 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 300 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
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Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
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in-person written exam covering all aspects of the course. Resit: A single resit including reassessment of the class tests and coursework. | 180 | 55 | ||||
Class test 1 Resit: No separate resit, reassessment is included in exam resit | 1 | 5 | ||||
Class test 2 Resit: No separate resit, reassessment is included in exam resit | 0 | 10 | ||||
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
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Laboratory work. Exemptions: electronic submission 3.2a, 3.2b, mix anonymous marking 4.3d, 4.3e Resit: partial possible, see above | 0 | 25 | ||||
Workshops A mixture of in-class assessments, small group tasks and post-workshop submissions Exemptions: electronic submission 3.2b, mix anonymous marking 4.3e, 4.3f, mix Resit: No separate | 0 | 5 |