VCP1021 - Medicinal chemistry IA

Leader: Dr Elizabeth Yuriev

Offered

Parkville First semester 2007 (Day)

Synopsis

Chemical structure, bonding and shape. Bioinorganic chemistry. Spectroscopy and pharmaceutical analysis. Chemical kinetics. Introduction to organic chemistry. Classes, functional groups and reactivity of drugs. Alkanes, stereochemistry, optical activity. Reaction mechanisms.

Objectives

Students are expected to develop:

1. Understanding of the key concepts in chemical structure and bonding including functional groups, pharmaceutical spectroscopy, reactions of organic molecules and the basic principles of medicinal chemistry.
2. Abilities in the areas of techniques associated with medicinal chemistry.
3. An appreciation of the role of molecular shapes and electronic distributions as the basis for drug-receptor interactions.

Assessment

Examination: 80%, (3 hours): Practical work and other tests: 20%