| CODE | CHE1004 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Introduction to Chemistry in the Life Sciences | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Chemistry | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | 1. Solutions Concentration (g/dm3, molarity, % by volume, % by mass, ppm, ppb) Standard solutions Dilutions, and related calculations 2. Second Law of Thermodynamics A basic treatment of the relationship ?G = ?H - T?S, spontaneity of reactions Related relationships: ?? = ?E + P?V,??G = ?GO - RTlnK 3. Chemical Kinetics Basic treatment: rate versus concentration, energy profiles, order of reaction, elementary step reactions and mechanisms, transition state Mathematical notation Rate laws Catalysed and uncatalysed reactions Reactions catalysed by enzymes, the Michaelis-Menten model 4. Basic Spectroscopy The electromagnetic spectrum The interaction of electromagnetic radiation with atoms and molecules Quantisation of energy, E = h? Basic theory of: emission and absorption spectra, fluorescence spectra, UV-visible spectroscopy, mass spectroscopy 5. Redox reactions Definitions Electrolytic cell - the basics The concept of reduction potentials Using reduction potentials to predict redox reactions The Nernst equation ?G = ?nFE Use of electrochemistry in analysis: ion-selective electrodes 6. Organic Chemistry Homologous series, functional groups Reactivity and stereochemistry of the different functional groups The SN1 and SN2 mechanisms The E1 and E2 mechanisms The mechanism of electrophilic substitution in aromatic compounds Main Texts - Musumeci, M. M., Introduction to Chemistry in the Life Science - Notes, 2005 - Atkins, P., De Paula, J., Elements of Physical Chemistry, Oxford University Press, 2005 (ISBN 0199271836) - Hollas, J. M., Basic Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2002 (ISBN 0854046674) - Morrison, R. T., Boyd, R. N., Organic Chemistry, Pearson US Imports & PHIPEs, 1999 (ISBN 0132678160) Further References - Jones, A., et al., Access to Chemistry, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 1999 (ISBN 0854045643) - Holman, J., Hill, G., Chemistry in Context, Nelson Thornes, 2000 (ISBN 0174482760) - Ramsden, E. N., A-Level Chemistry: Core Text, Nelson Thornes, 2000 (ISBN 0748752994) - Lister, T., Renshaw, J., New Understanding Chemistry for Advanced Level, Nelson Thornes, 1999 (ISBN 0748739580) - Stryer, L., et al., Biochemistry, W H Freeman & Co, 2002 (ISBN 0716746840) - Depaula, J., Atkins, P. W., Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences, Oxford University Press, 2005 (ISBN 0199280959) - Mortimer, M., Taylor, P. G. (Eds.), Chemical Kinetics and Mechanism, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2002 (ISBN 0854046704) - Hammes, G. G., Thermodynamics and Kinetics for the Biological Sciences, John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2000 (ISBN 0471374911) - Silverstein, R. M., The Spectrometric Identification of Organic Compounds, John Wiley and Sons, 2004 (ISBN 0471429139) - Whittaker, D., Interpreting Organic Spectra, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2000 (ISBN 0854046011) - Anderson, R. J., Bendell, D., Organic Spectroscopic Analysis, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2004 (ISBN 0854044760) - Website: Spectroscopic Techniques http://www.chemsoc.org/networks/learnnet/Spec_Techniques.htm |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Ruben Gatt |
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