Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Objectives On the completion of this subject students should appreciate that many carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions used for building up organic molecules are based on the chemistry of aldehydes, ketones and esters; review some of the many thermally induced reactions which take place on neutral molecules and proceed without the need for catalysts; appreciate that aromatic compounds react quite differently with various electrophiles, and in some circumstances with nucleophiles; know the structures and reactivity of some simple heterocyclic compounds; appreciate new inorganic materials through the introduction of inorganic polymers, frameworks compounds, ceramics, non-stoichiometric compounds, solid electrolytes, semiconductors and superconductors; compare and contrast these materials with more familiar, carbon containing, inorganic compounds.
Synopsis There are two topics, namely the synthesis of aromatic and heterocyclic compounds, and the formation and properties of inorganic materials. More details will be included in the subject outline available at enrolment.
Assessment Examinations (1 x 2.5 hours): 70% + Laboratory work: 30%