Unit Code: CHM504

Unit Name: Organic Chemistry

Description: Organic chemistry course will provide students with a well-rounded, integrated background at the first year level covering key concepts in the areas of organic chemistry with a particular emphasis on their relevance to industrial and biological processes. It is focused on an in-depth analysis of several types of organic reactions from a mechanistic and stereo chemical outcome viewpoint with particular reference to natural products and the synthesis of compounds of biological and commercial importance. It also introduces physical methods used in the study of organic compounds.

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Prerequisite: N/A

Prerequisite Sentence: Minimum Entry Requirement of the programme

Credit Point: 15

Offered In: Semester 1