ChemBSc-16 a+b Advanced Organic Chemistry (Lab Course, Seminar)

Course content

Intended learning outcomes:
Advanced organic techniques: Students are able to plan and conduct complex experiments (e.g. multistep synthesis, optimisations) and to document them according common scientific standards. While doing that they apply advanced knowledge in organic chemistry. Knowledge in static and dynamic stereo-chemistry is required and will be applied. They are able to synthesize, to isolate, to purify and to characterize organic compounds. While collaborating with scientists in their present research, they get used to common techniques and learn how to work with data bases. Students are able to increase their knowledge on their own, present such knowledge in a competent way in talks and they are able to discuss on an ad-vanced scientific level about certain topics. They are able to document their efforts and to reflect them critically.

Course content:
Advanced organic teaching lab (in a research group): Multistep syntheses of organic compounds using advanced organic techniques such as inert gas, crystallisation, destillation, chromatography, optimization procedures), application of spectroscopic and spectrometric procedures (e.g. NMR, IR, UV/VIS, mass spectrometry), documentation standards, write-up of a research report, literature search. Presentation of a talk with respect to a modern topic of organic chemistry, corresponding discussion and problem solving.