| CH 2217 |
Organic Chemistry I |
| Units: |
4 |
| Prerequisite: |
CH 1101 & CH 1102 |
| Contact hrs: |
28 lectures & 7 Tutorials |
| Assessment: |
Coursework 20%
Examination 80% |
Course Outline: Functional group chemistry: Preparation and reactions of alkenes, alkynes and dienes; mechanism and stereochemistry of electrophilic addition; the Diels-Alder reaction. Preparation and reactions of alkyl halides; mechanisms and stereochemistry of substitution (SN1, SN2) and of elimination (E1 , E2).
Organic polymers: Structures, synthesis and properties of selected synthetic organic polymers such as plastics and fibres.
Aromatic chemistry: electrophilic aromatic substitution, halogenation, nitration, alkylation, acylation, sulphonation; substituent effects.
Preparation, reactions and mechanisms of alcohols, aliphatic and aromatic amines, aryl diazonium salts and phenols.
Applications of spectroscopy: IR, MS and 1H NMR
| Textbooks: |
McMurry, J., Organic Chemistry, 4th Edition, Brookes-Cole, 1996 |
| CH 2227 |
Inorganic Chemistry I |
| Units: |
2 |
| Prerequisite: |
CH 1101 & CH 1102 |
| Contact hrs: |
28 lectures & 7 Tutorials |
| Assessment: |
Coursework 20%
Examination 80% |
Course Outline: Basic concepts: types of analyses, stages of analysis, laboratory practice.
Chemometrics: Statistical data analysis, regression analysis, detection limits, sensitivity, calibration, quality control.
Classical methods: Gravimetry, titrimetry: neutralisation, complexometric, precipitation, redox.
Spectrometry: ultraviolet-visible (UV/Vis) , atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS), atomic emission spectroscopy (AES), infrared (IR), mass spectrometry (MS).
Introduction to chromatography. Introduction to electrochemistry. Radiochemical methods.
| Textbooks: |
Lee J.D., Concise Inorganic Chemistry, 5th Edition, Blackie Academic, 1996 |
| CH 2237 |
Analytical Chemistry I |
| Units: |
2 |
| Prerequisite: |
CH 1101 & CH 1102 |
| Contact hrs: |
28 lectures & 7 Tutorials |
| Assessment: |
Coursework 20%
Examination 80% |
Course Outline: Basic concepts: types of analyses, stages of analysis, laboratory practice.
Chemometrics: Statistical data analysis, regression analysis, detection limits, sensitivity, calibration, quality control.
Classical methods: Gravimetry, titrimetry: neutralisation, complexometric, precipitation, redox.
Spectrometry: ultraviolet-visible (UV/Vis) , atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS), atomic emission spectroscopy (AES), infrared (IR), mass spectrometry (MS).
Introduction to chromatography. Introduction to electrochemistry. Radiochemical methods.
| Textbooks: |
Skoog D.A., West D.M. and Holler I.J. (1995) Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry, 7thEdition, Saunders.
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| Supplementary Reading : |
Christian G.D. (1994). Analytical Chemistry, 5th Edition, Wiley. |
| CH 2247 |
Chemistry Laboratory I |
| Units: |
2 |
| Prerequisite: |
CH 1101 & CH 1102 |
| Contact hrs: |
14 practical sessions of 4-6 hours each |
| Assessment: |
100% Continuous assessment |
Course Outline: Laboratory experiments covering
Analysis of organic acids, determination of halides and water-hardness.
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Statistical data analysis and volumetric tritrimetry. Analysis of organic acids, determination of halides and water-hardness.
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identification of organic compounds using chemical tests and infrared spectroscopy.
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preparation of tin and lead compounds, a survey of oxyanions of sulphur, modeling of simple crystal lattices
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Physical chemistry component of this course will include experiments in chemical kinetics and phase equilibria.
| Textbooks: |
1. Skoog D.A., West D.M. and Holler I.J. (1995) Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry, 7thEdition, Saunders.
2.
Roberts, R.M., et al. (1994). Experimental Organic Chemistry, Saunders. |
| CH 2208 |
Physical Chemistry II |
| Units: |
2 |
| Prerequisite: |
CH 2207 |
| Contact hrs: |
28 lectures & 7 Tutorials |
| Assessment: |
Coursework 20%
Examination 80% |
Course Outline: Photochemistry: The importance of light induced processes in nature and industry is introduced. Possible deactivation processes of the excited states and chemical kinetics of some photophysical and photochemical mechanisms are discussed. Some specific applications of light initiated processes (e.g. photography) are described.
Electrochemistry: Departures of real solutions from ideal behaviour are interpreted in terms of activities and activity coefficients. Electrolyte solutions are modelled using the Debye – Huckel ionic interaction theory and its extensions. Electrochemical power generation and electrolysis are discussed. The application of electromotive force (e.m.f.) measurements in determining thermodynamic functions, ionic activity coefficients, and solubility products is described.
Transport Properties: The major mechanisms for physical transport of material in non-equilibrium processes (transport processes) are discussed for classical fluids
(diffusion, viscosity), ionic solutions (conductivity and transport
numbers) and solutions of macromolecules (sedimentation, electrophoresis).
Macromolecules: Physico-chemical methods for molecular weight determination of
macromolecules are described. The Flory-Huggins theory is used to
illustrate the relationship between polymer structure, and polymer solution
thermodynamics and phase equilibria.
| Textbooks: |
Atkins, P.W. (2001). Physical Chemistry, 7th Edition, ELBS, Oxford |
| Supplementary Reading : |
1. Gilbert, A. and Baggott, J. (1991). Essentials of Molecular Photochemistry, Blackwell.
2. Shaw, D.J. (1994). Colloid & Surface Chemistry, 4th Edition, Butterworth.
3. Crow, D.R. (1988). Principles and Applications of Electrochemistry, Chapman & Hall |
| CH 2218 |
Organic Chemistry II |
| Units: |
2 |
| Prerequisite: |
CH 2217 |
| Contact hrs: |
28 lectures & 7 Tutorials |
| Assessment: |
Coursework 20%
Examination 80% |
Course Outline: The course is divided into two parts. The first part deals with the chemistry of carbonyl compounds. This includes the following: Preparation and reactions of aldehydes and ketones. Mechanism of nucleophilic addition. Formation and reactions of enols and enolate ions, Michael addition, Robinson annulation. Preparation and reactions of carboxylic acids, acid halides, anhydrides, esters, amides and nitriles. Mechanism of nucleophilic acyl substitution. Condensation polymers: their preparations, properties and uses. Formation and reactions of enolates of esters and b-dicarbonyl compounds, malonic ester and acetoacetic ester syntheses. Identification of carbonyl compounds using chemical and spectroscopic methods.
The second part of the course is the disconnection approach to organic synthesis. This includes retrosynthetic analysis; disconnection to synthons and synthetic equivalents, functional group interconversion. Retrosynthesis and synthesis of heterocycles.
| Textbooks: |
McMurry, J. (2004). Organic Chemistry, 6th Edition, Brookes-Cole. |
| CH 2228 |
Introduction to Coordination Chemistry & the d-block Elements |
| Units: |
2 |
| Prerequisite: |
CH 2227 |
| Contact hrs: |
28 lectures & 7 Tutorials |
| Assessment: |
Coursework 20%
Examination 80% |
Course Outline: The introduction to the course deals with the language of coordination chemistry and discusses general properties of complexes such as isomerism, ligand types and denticity. The structure and bonding in transition metal complexes is examined in terms of Crystal Field Theory and Molecular Orbital Theory, which are then used to explain the spectral and magnetic properties of these complexes. The ideas of coordination chemistry are used to discuss the chemistry of the d-block elements. The structural diversity displayed by the d-block elements will be emphasised as will the structure, bonding and reactivity of the d-block complexes.
| Textbooks: |
Greenwood N.N. & Earnshaw A. (1998). Chemistry of the Elements, 2nd Edition, Pergamon Press. |
| CH 2238 |
Analytical Chemistry II |
| Units: |
2 |
| Prerequisite: |
CH 2237 |
| Contact hrs: |
28 lectures & 7 Tutorials |
| Assessment: |
Coursework 20%
Examination 80% |
Course Outline: Introduction to instrumental analysis with emphasis on instrumental components, their functions and figures of merit. Three major instrumental topics are taught here: Spectroscopic, electrochemical and chromatographic methods. Spectroscopic methods touch on the quantum theory of electromagnetic radiation, sources of radiation, types of wavelength selectors and radiation detectors. Spectroscopic methods include molecular and atomic spectroscopy; molecular spectroscopy includes infrared, uv-visible, microwave, raman and mass spectroscopy whereas atomic spectroscopy deals with atomic absorption and emission spectroscopy.
Electrochemical method deals with different types of electrodes, interference and electrode calibrations involved in analysis. Electrochemical methods include potentiometry, coulometry and voltammetry. Whereas chromatographic methods deal with gas and liquid chromatography, types of mobile and stationary phases, elution, column and solvent efficiency. Different mode of chromatography will also be discussed. All the above methods will then be applied for the analysis of manufacturing and environmental chemical species.
| Textbooks: |
Skoog D.A., Leary J. J. (1998). Principles of Instrumental Analysis, 5th Edition, Pulitzer.
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| Supplementary Reading |
Christian G.D. (2003). Analytical Chemistry, 6th Edition, Wiley.
Radojevic M. and Bashkin, V. (1999). Practical Environmental Analysis, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge.
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| CH 2248 |
Chemistry Laboratory II |
| Units: |
2 |
| Prerequisite: |
CH 2247 |
| Contact hrs: |
14 practical sessions of 4-6 hours each |
| Assessment: |
Continuous assessment 100% |
Course Outline: The experiments include preparation of carboxylic acids and alcohols using Grignard reagents and preparation involving Cr(VI) oxidation and NaBH4 reduction. The products will be characterized using physical and spectroscopic methods. Synthesis and characterization of coordination complexes using UV-VIS and IR spectroscopy and magnetochemistry. Instrumental analysis: Experiments utilizing electro-analytical chemistry, spectrophotometry and chromatography in the analysis of environmental and manufactured samples. Physical chemistry component of this course will include experiments in electrochemistry (conductometry and potentimetry) and thermodynamics
| Textbooks: |
1. Gilbert, J.C. & Martin, S.F. (2002). Experimental Organic Chemistry, 3rd Edition, New York: Saunders.
2. Greenwood, N.N. and Earnshaw, A. (1998). Chemistry of the Elements, 2nd Edition, New York: Pergamon Press.
3. Shoemaker, D.P., Garland, C.W. and Nibler, J.W. (1996). Experiments in Physical Chemistry, 6th Edition, New York: McGraw-Hill.
4. Skoog D.A., West D.M., Holler F.J., and Crouch S.R. (2004). Fundamentals of
Analytical Chemistry, 8th edition, New York: Saunders. |
