Curricular information is subject to change.
On completion of this module students should be able to: (i) devise, and evaluate, synthetic routes to hydrocarbons and to mono and difunctionalised target compounds, (ii) demonstrate an understanding of the use of protecting groups in synthesis, especially in the context of carbohydrates, and (iii) demonstrate familiarity with the principles and methods of enantioselective synthesis, and devise synthetic routes to enantioenriched target compounds
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 27 |
| Tutorial | 9 |
| Specified Learning Activities | 18 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 54 |
| Total | 108 |
This module is intended for students in the final year of an Honours Chemistry degree program or post graduate students in a Chemical discipline. Other students wishing to take this module must have a comparable background in chemistry and must consult the School.
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quizzes/Short Exercises: Students are required to submit solutions to problems related to the module content. Additionally, online quizzes and in-class tests will take place during the lecture timeslot. | Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 20 |
No |
| Exam (In-person): Knowledge of the course content will be examined in a two-hour exam at the end of the semester. | End of trimester Duration: 2 hr(s) |
Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 80 |
No |
| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
|---|---|
| Summer | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Feedback on homework assignments will be provided in the tutorials. Whole class and group feedback will be provided after the online quizzes and workshop problems.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Assoc Professor Paul Evans | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Professor Declan Gilheany | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Professor Patrick Guiry | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Dr Xiangming Zhu | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Spring | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Fri 09:00 - 09:50 |
| Spring | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32 | Mon 14:00 - 14:50 |
| Spring | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Thurs 11:00 - 11:50 |