Chemistry 427 - Topics in Instrumental Chemistry
Course Syllabus
| Credits | 2 Semester Hours |
| Prerequisites | Organic and analytical chemistry and instructor’s
permission. |
| Class Meetings | Tuesday and Thursday 10:00-10:50, Pasteur 307 |
| Textbook |
Silverstein, R. M.; Webster, F. X.; Kiemle, D. J. Spectrometric Identification of Organic Compounds, 8th ed., Wiley: Somerset, NJ, 2014. |
| Catalog Course Description |
Selected topics from the principles and
application of the instrumental methods of IR, UV-vis, and
AA spectroscopy; NMR and mass spectrometry; gas and liquid
chromatography. |
| Overview | The focus is on the
interpretation of MS, IR and NMR spectra and the use of
these spectra in the determination of compound
structures. |
Outline of Lectures
I. Review of isomerism, functional groups, resonance
theory - 2 lectures
II. Chapter 1 - Mass Spectrometry - 5 lectures
III. Chapter 2 - Infrared Spectroscopy - 2 lectures
IV. Chapter 3 - 1H NMR - 8 lectures
V.
Chapter 4- 13C NMR - 3 lectures
VI. Chapter 5 - 2-D NMR - 3 lectures
Grading
Minimum scores: A = 85%, B= 75%, C = 60%, D = 50%
|
Midterm exam |
Final exam |
Problem sets #1-4 |
Final problem set |
|
25% |
25% |
7.5% each |
20% |