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CH5103 Foundations of Organic Chemistry

Question 1. Demonstrate awareness of the methods and conventions used to describe the shapes and bonding in organic molecules.

Question 2. Describe reaction mechanisms in terms of the overall change (substitution, elimination, addition), electron-availability and curly arrow convention.

Question 3. Describe the general characteristics and reactivity of a range of saturated and unsaturated organic compounds;

Question 4. Relate structure and stereochemistry to reactivity for a broad range of organic chemical reactions.

Question 5. Predict the outcome and mechanistic course of a reaction by analysis of substrate structure and reaction conditions.

Question 6. Plan the synthesis of simple structures based on the reactions covered in the syllabus content.

- understand and use the conventions for representation of molecular structures;
- name structures, including the use of stereochemical descriptors
- apply the fundamentals of organic chemistry to a range of situations, including some extension to previously unseen cases;
- draw mechanisms for organic reactions covered within the syllabus;
- plan an organic synthesis, to choose appropriate strategies, reagents and reaction conditions for the chemistry covered at this level;
- link theory and experimental practice in synthetic procedures.