CHEM 5402
Organ.Structure Determin.
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This course uses all spectral techniques in a problem-based approach to teach methods for the determination of structures of organic compounds. The course material mainly focuses on nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy with some attention to mass spectrometry. Topics include proton, carbon, and heteroatom chemical shifts and coupling constants, relaxation, dynamic NMR, and one-dimensional and two-dimensional experiments.
Sections
Lecture
Lec 01
Tue, Thu 8:35-9:55
From the syllabus
From the Winter 2024 syllabus by Norm Schepp. Winter 2027 is taught by Thompson A., so details may differ. Open the PDF
Grading
20%Online quizzes (4)3 or 4 quizzes
10%Midterm 1Feb 13
15%Midterm 2March 12
20%Take-home testDue March 26
35%Final exam3-hour in-person exam
Course rules
- Missed midterms
- No make-up midterms; the final exam weighting increases to cover missed marks.
- Missed quizzes
- No make-up online quizzes; the final exam weighting increases to cover missed marks.
- Take-home test
- Submit on time; late submissions and make-up tests are not accepted.
- Missed final
- Notify the instructor before the exam starts; a make-up final will be offered.
- Absence form
- For a missed midterm due to illness or emergency, email the instructor and submit the absence form within two days.
- Academic integrity
- Complete quizzes and the take-home test independently, without outside assistance.
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