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Advanced synthetic techniques
Provider: Faculty of Science

Activity no.: 5772-21-10-32 
Enrollment deadline: 23/07/2021
Date and timeAugust 2021
Regular seats30
ECTS credits7.50
Contact personMichael Pittelkow    E-mail address: pittel@chem.ku.dk
Enrolment Handling/Course OrganiserMichael Pittelkow    E-mail address: pittel@chem.ku.dk
Exam formWritten assignment
Exam detailsThe report should discuss a topic covered in the course. This course is full time for 2 weeks + a large written assignment. Participation in the lab course is compulsory (37,5 hours per week, minimum 90% participation). The written assignment must be approved.
Exam aidsAll aids allowed
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Content
This is an advanced synthesis course designed to train students at the late master's level and at the PhD level. The course will describe and discuss modern tecniques for the synthesis of advanced organic and inorganic small-molecules. The focus of the course is to describe and demonstarte techniques for synthesis rather than the preperation of specific molecules.

Learning outcome
Knowledge:
After the course the student will be able to describe and discuss modern tecniques for the synthesis of advanced organic and inorganic small-molecules.

Skills:
To work independantly with specialised equipment and advanced synthesis methods.
To work with synthetic chemistry under an inert atmosphere and at anhydrous conditions.
To work with microscale reactions.
To work responibly with highly reactive reagents and low boiling liquids and gasses.
To work responsibly with chemical reactions at extreeme temperatures and pressures.
To work with various types of chomatographic purification methods and make educated choices regarding purification methods.

Competences:
To assess when the use of advanced techniques and advanced equipment is necessary and to make educated choices regarding the execution of the chemical reactions and the purification methods.

Literature
Recommended reading: 1: J. Leonard, B. Lygo, G. Procter, Advanced practical organic chemistry, Taykor & Francis, second edition, 1998. ISBN: 0-7487-4071-6. 2: J. Becker, M. Begtrup, M. B. Nielsen, Håndbog i synteseteknikker, Gyldendal, 2012. ISBN: 978-87-02-09917-1.

Teaching and learning methods
Laboratory exercises and lectures.

Workload
Category Hours
Exam: 20
Lectures: 26
Practical exercises: 80
Preparation: 80
Total: 206

Remarks
An experimental synthetic bachelor's project must have been passed before taking this course and an experimental master's / PhD project must have been started as well.

Cost for external PhD students: 5.000 kr.

The course is held August 02 - August 13 2021. Students are expected to be present on campus during week 1 and 2. The assignment in week 3 can be completed from home.

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