CHEM2403 Intermediate Organic Chemistry (6 credits)
Offering Department	Chemistry
Course Co-ordinator	Prof D Yang, Chemistry
Course Aim	As a continuation from CHEM1003, this course aims to provide a solid foundation of organic chemistry. It focuses primarily on the basic principles to understand the structure and reactivity of organic molecules, with examples illustrating the role of organic chemistry in biology, medicine, and industry.
Course Contents	Chemistry of common organic functional groups: ketones and aldehydes; carboxylic acids and their derivatives; amines and heterocycles; aromatic chemistry. Principles of organic synthesis.
Learning Outcomes	On successful completion of this course, students should be able to: - Define and employ the vocabulary of organic chemistry - Draw correct structural representations of organic molecules - Understand the basic principles of structure and reactivity of organic molecules - Write reasonable mechanisms for transformations of carbonyl compounds (aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, acyl halides, anhydrides, esters, amides), nitriles, and amines - Appreciate the importance of organic chemistry in daily life - Devise synthetic pathways to organic compounds using functional group chemistry - Perform the laboratory synthesis, purification, and characterization of organic compounds
Pre-requisites	Pass in CHEM1003; and Pass in CHEM2510, or already enrolled in this course; Not for students who have already passed in CHEM2402 before.
Offer in academic year 2011 - 2012	2nd sem
Availability in 2012 - 2013	Y
Examination	May
Teaching Hours	24 lectures, 6 tutorials, 6 x 4 hour laboratory
Assessment Method	One 3-hour written examination (60% weighting).
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Textbooks	Organic Chemistry, J. McMurry, Thomson Brooks/Cole, 7th ed. Study Guide and Student Solutions Manual for Organic Chemistry, S. McMurry, Thomson Brooks/Cole, 7th ed. Lehman 'Operational Organic Chemistry' (4th ed)

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