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CHEM204 Biological and Organic Chemistry

Updated: 15 January 2013
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 1 On Campus
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
21 April 2013 25 April 2013 Mandatory
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites CHEM110 and 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) Michelle Taylor (mtaylo53@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

Introduction to spectroscopic methods appropriate to structural elucidation of organic compounds such as proton nuclear magnetic resonance, uv-visible, and infrared spectroscopies; 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; stereochemistry of aliphatic compounds; synthesis and reactivity of selected multifunctional compounds with particular reference to conjugated dienes, dicarbonyl compounds and biologically important substances such as amino acids and carbohydrates.
Important Information

Where calculators are permitted in examinations, it must be selected from an approved list, which can be accessed from the Further Information link below.

Further information
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Shrink Wrapped Package(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

Organic Chemistry
ISBN: 9780170161916
McMurry, J., Brooks/Cole 8th ed. 2012
Note: Organic Chemistry + OWL Notification Card
Text refers to: Trimester 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 30%
Assessment Notes
Assignments require short answers and/or calculations.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6
Laboratory Work 25%
Assessment Notes
It is mandatory to pass this component in order to pass this unit
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6
Final Examination 2 hrs 45%
Assessment Notes
It is mandatory to pass the final examination in order to pass this unit.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 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 and specific reactions involving carbonyl condensations and enolate anions, and their role in biology;
  2. describe configurations and conformations using Newman and Fischer projections and apply the 'R/S convention' to compounds containing two or more stereocentres;
  3. describe the various classes of carbohydrates and some reactions they undergo and describe the essential chemistry of amino acids and peptide synthesis;
  4. describe the unique bonding properties of aromatic compounds and account for their stability and planarity and properties;
  5. understand the reactivity of aromatic compounds and be able to predict regioselectivity in aromatic substitution reactions and understand the fundamental chemistry of heterocyclic compounds relevant to biological systems; and
  6. 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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