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2023/24 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

CHEM0841 Elementary Analytical Chemistry and Chemistry Project

10 creditsClass Size: 40

Module manager: Prof Frans Muller
Email: f.l.muller@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2023/24

Co-requisites

CHEM1811Elementary General and Inorganic Chemistry (IFY)
CHEM1821Elementary Physical Chemistry (IFY)
CHEM1831Elementary Organic Chemistry (IFY)

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module will increase students’ understanding of techniques used in qualitative, quantitative and structural analytical chemistry, in particular the use of NMR, IR and mass spectrometry in the identification of organic compounds. The module will included a guided independent project in which students will research the history, structure, properties and applications of a synthetic chemical (e.g. a pharmaceutical) and present their findings in the form of a poster to an audience.

Objectives

The module will explain to students and give them practise in:

- the principles and applications of a variety of techniques used in qualitative, quantitative and structural analytical chemistry.
- how to interpret simple IR and NMR spectra
- how to use analytical data to distinguish between different compounds.
- how to research a chemical compound, it’s structure, properties and applications online.
- how to present scientific information in poster format and to explain the poster to an expert.

Learning outcomes
1. Knowledge of a variety of techniques used in qualitative, quantitative and structural analytical chemistry.
2. The ability to interpret simple IR and NMR spectra
3. The ability to use analytical data to distinguish between different compounds.
4. The ability to research a chemical compound, its structure, properties and applications online.
5. The ability to present scientific information in poster format and to explain the poster to an expert.


Syllabus

- Introduction to chemical analysis
- Principles and use of UV-vis and IR spectroscopy
- Principles and use of NMR spectroscopy: 1H spectroscopy, chemical shift tables and basic multiplets; 13C spectroscopy chemical shift tables, proton decoupling.
- Mass spectrometry: Techniques; accurate mass and isotope patterns
- Chromatography: principles, and introduction to gas chromatography and high performance liquid chromatography
- X-ray crystallography: basic principles and use of databases to retrieve structures.
- Use of Spectroscopic data in identification of unknown compounds.
- Use of Powerpoint to produce a poster
- Chemical structure drawing using ChemDraw
- Researching molecules online.

Teaching methods

Delivery typeNumberLength hoursStudent hours
On-line Learning81.008.00
Example Class111.0011.00
Presentation13.003.00
Office Hour Discussions21.002.00
Independent online learning hours10.00
Private study hours66.00
Total Contact hours24.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)100.00

Private study

Pre-reading will be expected before lectures. Post-lecture students are expected to review their notes and work independently on problems – 24 h
Working on example problems on which formative feedback will be provided – 18 h
Working on problems which will be summatively assessed – 16 h
Researching a molecule online – 20 h
Preparing poster – 10 h

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Students will have the opportunity to solve problems in workshops and offline, for which model answers will be provided, enabling them to reflect independently on their progress, prior to completing the set of problems which will be formatively assessed.

Students will prepare a poster on the PC during and subsequent to one of the workshops: formative feedback will be provided on this to help with the summative poster exercise.

Methods of assessment


Coursework
Assessment typeNotes% of formal assessment
Poster PresentationChemical project poster50.00
Problem Sheet.50.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 16/02/2024

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