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Week 13 Semester 1 2024

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george Dr George's lecture notes Published 03/03/17 (6:04 am)    

Atomic Structure

  •  list the particles that make up atoms, their symbols and their relative masses and charges
  •  calculate the average atomic mass from isotope information
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Assumed Knowledge Atomic Structure
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CHEM1611 Week 2

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The Periodic Table

  •  draw out the electron configuration for atoms in the s-, p- and d- blocks of the Periodic Table, including unpaired electrons
  •  assign atoms to appropriate groups in the Periodic Table on the basis of their properties
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Chemical Bonding

  •  appreciate what a mole of substance is
  •  convert between mass and moles and between moles and mass
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The Periodic Table Chemical Bonding
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george Dr George's lecture notes Published 03/03/17 (6:04 am)    

The Shapes of Molecules

  •  work out the number of bonding and non-bonding pairs from the Lewis structure of a molecule
  •  predict the distribution of these pairs around an atom
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Intermolecular forces

  •  describe the different kinds of intermolecular forces that exist
  •  identify which intermolecular forces are present and which are more important between different molecules
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The Shapes of Molecules Intermolecular forces
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george Dr George's lecture notes Published 03/03/17 (6:04 am)    

Acids and Bases

  •  list common acids and bases
  •  define acids and bases according to the Arrhenius and Bronsted-Lowry models 
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Acids and Bases
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CHEM1611 Week 5

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  baker Dr Baker's lecture notes Published 05/06/17 (7:12 am)  

Introduction to Organic Chemistry

  •  understand the basis of drawing organic structures
  •  convert between a condesned molecular formula and a skeletal or line structure
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Alkanes

  •  name simple alkanes using IUPAC nomenclature
  •  distinguish between conformational and configurational isomers of alkanes 
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Alkenes

  •  identify alkene diastereomers as E or Z
  •  identify the electrophiles and nucleophiles in a reaction
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  baker Dr Baker's lecture notes Published 05/06/17 (7:12 am)  

Alkenes

  •  identify alkene diastereomers as E or Z
  •  identify the electrophiles and nucleophiles in a reaction
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Aromatic Hydrocarbons

  •  explain the special stability of benzene and why it does not react like an alkene
  •  name simple aromatic compounds using IUPAC nomenclature
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  baker Dr Baker's lecture notes Published 05/06/17 (7:12 am)  

Organic Halogen Compounds

  •  identify and name organic halogen compounds
  •  predict the products of the elimination of alkyl halides, using Zaitsev's rule, and give the reagents required to perform this reaction
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Alcohols, Phenols, Ethers and Thiols

  •  identify and name simple alcohols, diols, triols and phenols
  •  explain why phenols are more acidic than alcohols
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  baker Dr Baker's lecture notes Published 05/06/17 (7:12 am)  

Amines

  •  recognise and name amines
  •  predict the reactivity of amines as bases and nucleophiles
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Aldehydes and Ketones

  •  identify and name simple ketones and aldehydes
  •  explain the mechanism of nucleophilic addition to a carbonyl
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CHEM1611 Week 9

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  baker Dr Baker's lecture notes Published 05/06/17 (7:12 am)  

Spectroscopy

  •  explain the basic principles of a mass spectrometer
  •  identify the molecular ion, base peak and daughter ions in a mass spectrum
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Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives

  •  identify and name simple carboxylic acids
  •  give the products from the reaction of a carboxylic acid with a base and recognize that this is a reversible reaction
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CHEM1611 Week 10

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  baker Dr Baker's lecture notes Published 05/06/17 (7:12 am)  

Heterocyclic Compounds

  •  predict whether a molecule is aromatic
  •  identify the basic nitrogen atoms in heterocyclic compounds
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Synthetic Transformations

  •  appreciate the challenges and strategies used in synthesis and drug design

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Heterocyclic Compounds
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CHEM1611 Week 11

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  baker Dr Baker's lecture notes Published 05/06/17 (7:12 am)  

Stereochemistry

  •  identify stereogenic centres in organic molecules
  •  distinguish between different types of isomers, including enantiomers and diastereomers
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Stereochemistry
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CHEM1611 Week 12

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  baker Dr Baker's lecture notes Published 05/06/17 (7:12 am)  

Carbohydrates

  •  use Fisher projections to represent the structures of D- and L-sugars
  •  convert between Fisher projections and Haworth representations
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CHEM1611 Week 13

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  baker Dr Baker's lecture notes Published 05/06/17 (7:12 am)  

Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins

  •  predict whether the acid and amine groups in amino acids will be protonated at different pH values
  •  predict the pI of amino acids and simple peptides
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DNA and Nucleic Acids

  •  appreciate the possibility of tautomerism in heterocycles
  •  describe the structural building blocks of RNA and DNA

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