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Syllabus:

Advanced Organic Chemistry, 15 Credits

The course is discontinued from 2021-08-09

Swedish name: Avancerad organisk kemi

This syllabus is valid: 2009-08-24 valid to 2011-09-04 (newer version of the syllabus exists)

Course code: 5KE064

Credit points: 15

Education level: Second cycle

Main Field of Study and progress level: Chemistry: Second cycle, in-depth level of the course cannot be classified

Grading scale: Three-grade scale

Responsible department: Department of Chemistry

Contents

The course discusses the physicochemical principles behind the organic reactions but is mainly focused on the preparative usefulness of the reactions. The main part of the course is on the use of modern reagents and synthetic methods to control for example the stereochemical outcome of the reactions. In the end of the course these aspects are exemplified by comprehensive discussions of a number of selected multistep syntheses that the students present in seminars.

Expected learning outcomes

After the course the student should be able to - describe and apply synthetic useful reactions in multistep synthesis of multifunctional organic compounds - predict the stereochemical outcome of a number of stereoselective reactions - use retrosynthetic analysis to evaluate and propose synthetic schemes to complex target compounds - retrieve and summarize relevant information in the scientific literature - give an oral report of a published advanced multistep synthesis

Required Knowledge

Organic Chemistry (5KE067/68/113, 15 credits), or equivalent. English proficiency equivalent to IELTS Academic Training - minimum score 5.0 with no individual score below 4.5 (tests taken before January 2005 not admissible), or TOEFL - minimum score 500 on paper based test and not below 4.0 on the TWE, alternatively 173 on computer based test with iBT61 is also required as well as basic entrance requirements for higher studies in Swedish language proficiency if the course is taught in Swedish.

Literature

Valid from: 2010 week 35

Advanced organic chemistry.n Part B,p Reaction and synthesis
Carey Francis A., Sundberg Richard J.
5th ed. : New York ;a London : Springer : cop. 2007 : xxx, 1321 p. :
ISBN: 978-0-387-68350-8 (hbk.)
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