CHEM 1001 Introductory Chemistry [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code:
CHEM 001] For
students with limited background in chemistry. Covers basic chemical concepts
and historical development of chemistry; connections of chemistry with modern
technology; its importance in economy, the environment and daily life. Exclusion(s):
AL/AS Chemistry
CHEM 2112 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry [3-0-0:3]
[CHEM
2112 Web Site on LMES]
[Previous Course Code:
CHEM 101] Various
classes of organic compounds, emphasizing organic chemical reactions and
mechanisms and their importance in the area of biological chemistry. For
non-Chemistry students who prefer to cover organic chemistry in a single
semester: a concise combination of the topics of CHEM 2118 and CHEM 3120.
Prerequisite(s):
AL/AS Chemistry
CHEM 2118 Organic Chemistry I [3-1-0:4]
[Previous Course Code:
CHEM 111] Structure
and bonding; regio-, geometric, and stereoisomerism; polar and radical reactions
of alkenes and alkynes; substitution and elimination reactions; and synthesis and reactions of
alcohols and epoxides. Exclusion: CHEM 2112; Prerequisite: AL Chemistry
CHEM 3120 Organic Chemistry II [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code:
CHEM 212] Continuation
of CHEM 2118.
Introduction to IR, MS, and NMR spectroscopy; dienes, resonance and aromaticity;
electrophilic aromatic substitution and nucleophilic aromatic substitution;
benzylic and allylic reactivity; the chemistry of carbonyl compounds and
carboxylic acid derivatives; the chemistry of amines; pericyclic reactions.
Prerequisite: CHEM 2118
CHEM 3130 Intermediate Organic Chemistry [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code:
CHEM 313] Provides
further training in the multistep organic synthesis of natural and unnatural
products with focus on the retrosynthetic analysis,
carbonyl group chemistry, and pericyclic reactions
with a brief coverage on new synthetic methodologies for efficient synthesis of
compound libraries [to be approved]. A prerequisite for students
wishing to take CHEM 5110/5120 as part of their undergraduate program.
Prerequisite: CHEM 3120
CHEM 5110 Advanced Organic Chemistry I [3-0-0:3]
Previous Course Code:
CHEM 511] Mechanism and theory in organic chemistry, molecular orbital theory,
structure-activity relationships, isotope effects, solvent effects, neighboring
group participation, and reactive intermediate. Background: CHEM 2118, CHEM
3120 and CHEM
3130
CHEM 5120 Advanced Organic Chemistry II [3-0-0:3]
[Previous Course Code:
CHEM 512]
Stereochemistry and conformational analysis; reactions of various classes of
organic compounds; synthetic organic chemistry; modern methods of synthesis
including both specific methodology and multi-step complex synthesis. Prerequisite: CHEM 5110 Advanced Organic Chemistry I
BSc in Molecular Biomedical Sciences
[program
details]
Prof. K. C. Nicolaou's Lecture on "Molecules
That Changed The World" in HKUST IAS Channel delivered on 31/3/2009
[view
here].
