CHEM07006 2019 ADVANCED CHEMISTRY

Describe organic synthetic pathways and suitable purification methods for natural drug products.

Characterise polymeric materials and describe the mechanisms involved in their synthesis

Evaluate the by products of organic synthesis

Describe comprehensively the chemistry of kinetics, catalysis, surface phenomenon and combustion reactions

To apply complex mathemathetical formulae to calculate reaction rates etc. of different chemical processes.

This module will be delivered full-time.  It includes lectures augmented by independent learning and self directed learning. This approach is expected to meet learning needs.

This module is 30% continuous assessment and 70% final exam.

The continuous assessment may be broken down into a series of short answer test in class to ensure principles of each topic are understood.  More indepth knowledge and problem solving required for the final exam.

Repeat Continuous Assessment and/or Repeat Final Exam

Synthetic pathways of drugs

Intermediates and by-products of drug syntheses

Purification of drugs from natural sources

Polymeric materials (polymerisation reactions and characterisation of polymeric products)

Reaction kinetics (rate laws and rate constants, steady state approximation, Arrhenius equation)

Catalysis (homogeneous, heterogeneous and enzymatic)

Surface and interface chemistry: adsorption isotherms e.g. Langmuir.

Thermodynamics, heat and matter transfer of combustion reactions in fire and explosions.