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Syllabus:

Technical Organic Chemistry, 15 credits

The course is discontinued from 2021-08-10

Swedish name: Teknisk organisk kemi
This syllabus is valid: 2012-01-23 valid to 2012-02-05 (newer version of the syllabus exists)
Syllabus for courses starting between 2012-01-23 and 2012-02-05
Course code: 5KE056
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: Pass with distinction, Pass with merit, Pass, Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Responsible department: Department of Chemistry

Contents

The course gives information regarding the production of important raw products for the organic chemical industry, polymeric materials, pulp and paper chemistry and pharmaceutical chemistry. The practical part of the course includes: Application of experimental design, pulp production, high pressure hydrogenation, photochemical processes, flash vacuum pyrolysis, the synthesis of pharmacologically interesting compounds. A smaller project is also includes. Compulsory laboratory experiments are included in the course.

Required Knowledge

At least 75 credits earlier studies in Chemistry, amongst them the course Bioorganic Chemistry (15 ECTS, 5KE011), or the equivalent. Proficiency in English equivalent to Swedish upper secondary course English A (IELTS (Academic) with a minimum overall score of 5.5 and no individual score below 5.0. TOEFL PBT (Paper-based Test) with a minimum total score of 530 and a minimum TWE score of 4. TOEFL iBT (Internet-based Test) with a minimum total score of 72 and a minimum score of 17 on the Writing Section). Where the language of instruction is Swedish, applicants must prove proficiency in Swedish to the level required for basic eligibility for higher studies.

Literature

Valid from: 2012 week 4

Industrial organic chemicals
Wittcoff Harold A., Reuben Bryan G., Plotkin Jeffrey S.
2. ed. : Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Interscience : cop. 2004 : xxxi, 662 s. :
ISBN: 0-471-44385-9
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