Overview

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Equips students with the knowledge to use infrared and ultraviolet spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, and mass spectrometry to determine the structures of organic molecules. The laboratory component of the course hones students’ organic laboratory skills and provides practice interpreting spectra of student produced and purified samples.

COURSE DETAILS:

Please note, this course outline was accurate at the time of publication but is subject to change.

Mode of Teaching:
3 lecture hours/week; 4 lab hours/week
Laboratory: In-person at Burnaby Campus
Lecture: In-person at Burnaby Campus

Course Web-Page: 
-All class notes, manuals and handouts will be posted on Canvas.
-Practice Assignments: Handouts will be available on the Canvas course web page.
-Practice problem solutions will be either discussed in class or, for selective cases, posted as a handout.

Lecture topics:

1. IR spectroscopy
2. UV spectroscopy
3. Mass spectrometry
4. ¹H-NMR spectroscopy
5. ¹³C-NMR spectroscopy
6. Advanced methods in NMR spectroscopy (2D experiments, NOE, etc.)

Labs:

Labs will be a combination of eight in-person laboratories with one in-person computer laboratory session. The lab schedule and handouts will be posted on Canvas the first week of class.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

Lecture and laboratory:

1) To equip students with skills to interpret and integrate multiple lines of spectroscopic data to identify organic compounds.
2) To learn how to clearly justify the identification of a compound, based on spectroscopic and other (e.g., synthesis or isolation history) evidence.
3) To learn how to interpret spectroscopic evidence provided in the chemical literature

Laboratory:
1) To teach students methods for separation and purification of organic compounds that will then be identified.
2) To practice writing clear and concise laboratory reports

Grading

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

Required Materials:

• Lab coat and safety glasses/goggles

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Lab coats and safety glasses/goggles are mandatory in Chemistry for all in-person laboratory sessions. Additional PPE and precautionary measures may be required during in-person laboratory sessions based on the recommendations of the University and provincial health officials.

REQUIRED READING: