CH2601 Organic Chemistry 2

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 8

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Planned timetable

Lectures: 12.00 noon, Practical classes: 2 per week 2.00 to 5.00 pm

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Prof D Philp

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module Staff

Dr G J Florence, Dr C Young, Prof D Philp, Prof T K Smith, Dr C Johnston

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

The module includes lectures on carbon-carbon bond formation, interconversion of functional groups, aromatic and heteroaromatic reactivity, mechanistic biological chemistry and organic spectroscopy.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS CH1601 OR PASS CH1202

Anti-requisites

YOU CANNOT TAKE THIS MODULE IF YOU TAKE CH2603

Assessment pattern

3-hour Written Examination = 60%, Coursework = 40%

Re-assessment

1.5 hr Written Examination 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

4 lectures, 1 tutorial and 2 x 3-hour afternoon practicals.

Scheduled learning hours

93

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

207

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.

Intended learning outcomes

  • Understand and apply the fundamental reactions of aromatic compounds
  • Understand and apply the fundamental reactions of carbonyl-containing compounds
  • Understand and apply organic reactions for the interconversion of functional groups in the synthesis of simple organic compounds
  • Understand and apply the principles of retrosynthetic strategy to design syntheses of simple organic compounds
  • Understand basic principles of synthetic medicinal and biological chemistry
  • Undertake experiments in synthetic organic chemistry and perform routine spectroscopic analysis