NKEK11003U Advanced Synthetic Techniques
Volume 2024/2025
Content
This is an advanced synthesis course designed to train students at the late master's level and at the PhD level. The course will describe and discuss modern tecniques for the synthesis of advanced organic and inorganic small-molecules. The focus of the course is to describe and demonstarte techniques for synthesis rather than the preperation of specific molecules.
Learning Outcome
Knowledge:
- After the course the student will be able to describe and discuss modern tecniques for the synthesis of advanced organic and inorganic small-molecules.
Skills:
- To work independantly with specialised equipment and advanced synthesis methods.
- To work with synthetic chemistry under an inert atmosphere and at anhydrous conditions.
- To work with microscale reactions.
- To work responibly with highly reactive reagents and low boiling liquids and gasses.
- To work responsibly with chemical reactions at extreeme temperatures and pressures.
- To work with various types of chomatographic purification methods and make educated choices regarding purification methods.
Competences:
- To assess when the use of advanced techniques and advamced equipment is necessary and to make educated choices regarding the execution of the chemical reactions and the purification methods.
Literature
Recommended reading:
- J. Leonard, B. Lygo, G. Procter, Advanced practical organic chemistry, Taykor & Francis, second edition, 1998. ISBN: 0-7487-4071-6.
- J. Becker, M. Begtrup, M. B. Nielsen, Håndbog i synteseteknikker, Gyldendal, 2012. ISBN: 978-87-02-09917-1.
Formal requirements
A bachelor's
degree in chemistry is a prerequisite for attending.
Recommended Academic Qualifications
Knowledge of organic
chemistry corresponding to the bachelor courses "Advanced
Organic Chemistry" and "Advanced Organic Chemical
Synthesis"
Teaching and learning methods
Laboratory exercises and
lectures.
Workload
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 26
- Preparation
- 80
- Practical exercises
- 80
- Exam
- 20
- Total
- 206
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Exam
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignment, during the course
- Type of assessment details
- The report should discuss a topic covered in the course
- Exam registration requirements
90% participation in the 2-week lab course (lab course is 37.5 hours per week).
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- passed/not passed
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
Several internal examiners
- Re-exam
Same as the ordinary exam.
If the exam registration requirement has not been fulfilled students must retake the course.
Criteria for exam assesment
See Learning Outcome
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NKEK11003U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Placement
- Summer
- Schedule
- 4-15 August 2025 + large written assignment
- Course capacity
- 30
The number of places might be reduced if you register in the late-registration period (BSc and MSc) or as a credit or single subject student.
Study board
- Study Board of Physics, Chemistry and Nanoscience
Contracting department
- Department of Chemistry
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Science
Course Coordinators
- Michael Pittelkow (pittel@chem.ku.dk)
Saved on the
16-09-2024