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CHEM204 Biological and Organic Chemistry

Updated: 21 December 2009
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus B - Internet access required
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus B - Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
17 April 2010 21 April 2010 Mandatory
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites CHEM120 or candidature in a postgraduate award in the School of Environmental and Rural Science or School of Science and Technology
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Stephen Glover (sglover@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

Stereochemistry of aliphatic compounds; synthesis and reactivity of selected multifunctional compounds with particular reference to conjugated dienes and polyenes, dicarbonyl compounds and biologically important substances such as amino acids and carbohydrates; structure, properties and selected syntheses of functionalised aromatic compounds, particularly those which display biological activity; introduction to heterocyclic aromatic compounds with particular reference to their important role in biology; structure and properties of DNA bases and function of DNA. Introduction to spectroscopic methods appropriate to structural elucidation of organic compounds such as proton nuclear magnetic resonance, uv-visible, and infrared spectroscopies.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Shrink Wrapped Package(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Organic Chemistry
ISBN: 9780170154871
McMurry, J., Brooks/Cole 7th ed. 2007
Note: Package includes: Organic Chemistry, 7th ed. (ISBN 9780495112587) with C Now Pack and Leslongchamps' Organic Printed Access Card (ISBN 9780176177171).
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
Organic Chemistry
ISBN: 9780170154871
McMurry, J., Brooks/Cole 7th ed. 2007
Note: Package includes: Organic Chemistry, 7th ed. (ISBN 9780495112587) with C Now Pack and Leslongchamps' Organic Printed Access Card (ISBN 9780176177171).
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignments 25%
Assessment Notes
Written assignments
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6
Laboratory Work 30%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6
Final Examination 2 hrs 45%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 GA: 1, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. understand the special reactivity of conjugated systems including dienes and alpha-, beta-unsaturated carbonyl compounds;
  2. understand specific reactions involving carbonyl condensations and enolate anions, and their role in biology;
  3. describe configurations and conformations using Newman and Fischer projections;
  4. apply the 'R/S convention' to compounds containing two or more stereocentres;
  5. describe the various clases of carbohydrates and some reactions they undergo;
  6. describe the essential chemistry of amino acids and peptide synthesis;
  7. describe the unique bonding properties of aromatic compounds and account for their stability and planarity and properties;
  8. understand the reactivity of aromatic compounds and be able to predict regioselectivity in aromatic substitution reactions;
  9. understand the fundamental chemistry of heterocyclic compounds relevant to biological systems;
  10. interprete and describe electronic, IR, and 1H NMR spectra of selected molecules.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will be assessed on their knowledge of the discipline through their assignments, their laboratory work and their final examination. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Written communication skills will be developed through use of assignments requiring (in part) descriptive and explanatory responses. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Aspects of some assignments will deal with computer based applications, and especially chemical information retrieval via the library and the WWW. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Independent and team learning is practised during assessment tasks and so achieving life-long learning 		True
6 Problem Solving
Problem solving skills will be developed and extended through use of assignments requiring (in part) complex reasoning and quantitative responses. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Some practical laboratory exercises will involve team work. 		True
   

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