| CODE | CHE3480 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Natural Products | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Chemistry | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit will expose students to the field of natural product chemistry with emphasis on different classes of natural products including carbohydrates, proteins, terpenes and lipids. During the study-unit, the discussion will focus on the occurrence, structure and chemical synthesis the natural products. The study-unit will, in addition, give an understanding of the use of natural products as starting materials in organic reactions. Study-unit Aims: The aims of the study-unit are to introduce to the students the main classes of natural products explain their reactivity and synthesis according to their structures with a focus on stereochemical aspects. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Recognise a representative number of compounds belonging to the main classes of natural products. 2. Describe and name primary and secondary metabolites among natural products, according to their classification. 3. Explain their structure, properties and their main syntheses, including stereochemical aspects. 4. Predict their reactivity, according to the functional groups present in the structure. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Illustrate three-dimensional stereochemistry in two dimensions. 2. Organise information and propose solutions to problems. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: (availability at the Library or otherwise is indicated against each entry) - Volhardt P.K., Organic Chemistry, (2007, 5th ed.) Freeman & Co. (Available in the Library). (Main text) - Mc Murry J., Organic Chemistry. (2008, 7th ed.) Thomson Brooks/Cole. (Available in the Library). (Main text) - Mc Murry J., Organic Chemistry with Biological Applications (2007, 2nd ed.) Thomson Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning. (Available in the Library). (Main text) - Mann, J, Davidson RS, Hobbs JB, Banthorpe DV and Harborne JB, Natural Products, Their chemistry and biological significance, (1994), Addison Wesley Longman Ltd. (Available in the Library). (Supplementary reading) Note: Students do not need to buy all suggested main texts but only one of them. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Study-units: CHE2365 and CHE3255 | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Tutorial | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Giovanna Bosica |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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