ENCH 222 Methods of Structure Determination Units: 3.75
A survey of practical spectroscopic and spectrometric methods for the determination of the structures of organic and inorganic compounds. Methods will include nuclear magnetic resonance, electronic, infrared/ Raman spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry. Tutorials will involve solving compound structures using spectroscopic data, and include an introduction to computational methods in spectroscopy.
(Lec: 3, Lab: 0, Tut: 0.75)
(Lec: 3, Lab: 0, Tut: 0.75)
Offering Term: W
CEAB Units:
Mathematics 0
Natural Sciences 45
Complementary Studies 0
Engineering Science 0
Engineering Design 0
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Understand the basic elemental composition of organic compounds.
- Define basic spectroscopic properties of organic compounds.
- Discuss trends in spectroscopic properties in organic functional groups.
- Analyze IR, NMR (1H, 13C and 2D), Mass and UV-vis spectra of organic compounds.
- Combine all spectroscopic data given to determine the molecular structure of an unknown organic compound.
- Apply Spinworks to process experimental NMR data.