5 ECTS credits
150 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4015697ENR for all students in the 1st semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester
1st semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
Registration for “Advanced Organic Chemistry” is allowed for students MA Chemistry and with the prerequisite “Organic chemistry: Synthesis Methods”.
Taught in
English
Partnership Agreement
Under interuniversity agreement for degree program
Faculty
Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences
Department
Chemistry
Educational team
Ulrich Hennecke (course titular)
Activities and contact hours

26 contact hours Lecture
26 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
Course Content

In this course, important principles in organic chemistry are discussed in depth on an advanced level. Next to a thorough description of reaction mechanisms, also modern organic transformations are given with importance in research and industry.

The following topic are covered

1) Radical chemistry and single electron transfer processes

2) Transition metal catalysis

3) Pericyclic reactions: mechanistic aspects and aplications

4) Rearrangements and fragmentations

5) Basic principles in heterocyclic synthesis

6) Stereochemical aspects in organic synthesis

Course material
Handbook (Recommended) : Organic Chemistry, Clayden, Greeves and Warren, 2de, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 9780199270293, 2012
Handbook (Recommended) : Organic Synthesis, Strategy and Control, Wyatt and Warren, Wiley, 9780471929635, 2007
Digital course material (Required) : Advanced Organic Chemistry, G. Verniest en S. Ballet
Additional info

Extra course material is available on the learning platform (powerpoint slides)

Learning Outcomes

Algemene competenties

After following this course, the student has advanced knowledge on reactions mechanisms in organic chemistry. The student can communicate in a scientific way on specialized topics in organic chemistry. The student can design organic synthesis plans.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 25% of the final mark.
Written Exam determines 75% of the final mark.

Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • oral exam with a relative weight of 25 which comprises 25% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • written exam with a relative weight of 75 which comprises 75% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Written exam (ca. 2h), followed by oral exan (ca. 15 min per person)

 

 
Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Chemistry: Profile Education (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Science and Technology: chemie (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)