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PSC2031

Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
OfferedParkville First semester 2013 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Dr Ben Capuano

Notes

Previously coded PSC2021

Synopsis

Analytical Methods lays a foundation of knowledge for the analytical identification and quantitation of chemical entities used in the pharmaceutical and manufacturing industries (eg polymers, cosmetics & paints). The subject provides the participant with basic principles and concepts of atomic and molecular spectroscopy (spectrochemical methods of analysis), separation (chromatographic) methodologies, compositions of solutions & chemical equilibria, classical (titrimetric) methods of analysis and electroanalytical methods of analysis.

This will involve:

  • chemical equilibria
  • classical methods of analysis
  • analytical separations
  • spectrochemical methods of analysis
  • electrochemical methods of analysis.

Outcomes

At the end of this unit students will be able to:

  1. Describe the chemical compositions of aqueous solutions, the effects of electrolytes on chemical equilibria and solve equilibrium calculations for simple and complex systems;
  2. Describe the basic principles underlying gravimetric and titrimetric methods of analysis (including precipitation titrations, neutralization titrations, complex acid/base systems, complexation reactions and titrations and non-aqueous titrations) and perform simple calculations to determine the concentrations of species of interest;
  3. Develop an understanding of basic separations and chromatographic theory and apply this knowledge in predicting the separation, identification and quantitation of compounds;
  4. Acquire knowledge of commonly used instrumental techniques for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of compounds, namely GLC and HPLC;
  5. Explain the basic properties of electromagnetic radiation and the interactions between radiation and matter on an atomic and molecular level and calculate specific spectrochemical descriptors (energy, frequency, wavelength, % transmittance and absorbance);
  6. Describe the functions of instrumental components used in optical spectrometry;
  7. Describe the basic principles and applications of molecular absorption, molecular fluorescence and atomic absorption/emission spectroscopy;
  8. Describe the fundamental principles of electrochemistry in terms of oxidation/reduction reactions, perform simple electrochemical calculations based upon the Nernst equation and describe the application of electrochemical techniques (oxidation/reduction titrations, potentiometry and voltammetry) to the analysis of commercially significant compounds.

Assessment

Final exam (3 hour): 60%; quizzes: 10%; practical experiments: 20%; practical exam: 10%.

Chief examiner(s)

Contact hours

Contact hours for on-campus students:
Twenty eight 1-hour lectures
Six 1-hour tutorials
One 2-hour HPLC workshop
Eight 4-hour practicals
One 4-hour practical exam

Prerequisites

PSC1021 Bioorganic and medicinal chemistry I
PSC1022 Bioorganic and medicinal chemistry II
PSC1041 Mathematics for pharmaceutical sciences
PSC1031 Physical chemistry I
PSC1032 Physical chemistry II

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