Hobart
This unit is intended for all students majoring in chemistry along with those with interests in the biotechnology, natural products, medical and biomedical research and pharmaceutical science areas. Students who would like to do this unit but have a timetable problem with either lectures or laboratory work should consult the Head of School or Unit Coordinator.
Introduction
This unit extends the basic understanding of organic chemistry and chemical reactivity from level 200 units and introduces more advanced chemical reactions and the concept of rational synthetic design. The course also highlights the key reactions in the synthesis of biological molecules and provides and introduction to the role of natural products and synthetic chemistry to the pharmaceutical sector.
Topics that will be included are selected from: the biosynthesis of biologically important molecules, natural products and medicinal chemistry, the chemistry of reactive intermediates, pericyclic reactions, heterocyclic chemistry, mechanisms of polymer formation and the use of retrosynthetic analysis in the design of multi-step chemical syntheses.
The laboratory program is closely associated with the lecture material and introduces techniques and instrumentation that are used in modern synthetic chemistry for the synthesis of small organic molecules such as those of importance to the pharmaceutical industry.
Summary 2021
| Unit name | Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry |
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| Unit code | KRA341 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Sciences and Engineering School of Natural Sciences |
| Discipline | Chemistry |
| Coordinator | Dr Alex Bissember |
| Teaching staff | Dr Alex Bissember, A/Prof Jason A Smith, Dr Stuart Thickett |
| Level | Advanced |
| Available as student elective? | Yes |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Fees
Requisites
Prerequisites
Admission into a Masters course
OR
KRA241 - Organic and Inorganic Chemistry OR KRA224 - Chemistry 2A Organic and Bioinorganic
Mutual Exclusions
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following units:
Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | 3x1-hr sessions weekly (total 39), 4-hr laboratory weekly (10 weeks) |
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| Assessment | 3-hr examination (60%), laboratory (30%), assignments (10%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | Clayden, Greeves and Warren, Organic Chemistry, Oxford University Press (2nd edition) |
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| Recommended |
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