KJM5270 – Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
The course explores modern techniques in organic synthesis, such as coupling chemistry, unsymmetric reactions and C-H-activation.
The course focuses on different ways to influence regio- and stereoselectivies in chemical reactions and uses reaction mechanisms to understand and explain these phenomena.
Learning outcome
After completing?the course, you:
- have a basic understanding of retrosynthetic techniques
- can give examples of modern processes and reactions in organic synthesis, such as catalyzed coupling chemistry, asymmetric reactions and catalyzed C-H activation
- are be able to determine how choice of catalyst, ligand, and conditions control regio- and stereoselectivities
- understand how reaction mechanisms give a rational foundation to predict and understand regio- and stereoselectivities
Admission to the course
Students admitted at UiO must?apply for courses?in Studentweb. Students enrolled in other Master's Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.
Nordic citizens and applicants residing in the Nordic countries may?apply to take this course as a single course student.
If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about?admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.
Recommended previous knowledge
KJM3200 – Organic Chemistry II
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with KJM9270 – Synthetic Organic Chemistry.
- 9 credits overlap with KJ427.
Teaching
The course duration is one semester. The teaching includes:
- 12 hours of lectures and
- 28 hours oral presentations and colloquia.?
Before you can sit the final exam, you must?be present at 80% of the lectures and oral presentations/colloquia.
Examination
- Final oral examination, which counts 100% towards the final grade.
It will also be counted as one of the three attempts to sit the exam for this course, if you sit the exam for one of the following courses: KJM9270 – Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
Resit an examination
Students who can document a valid reason for absence from the regular examination are offered a?postponed exam?at the beginning of the next semester.
New examinations?are offered at the beginning of the next semester for students who do not successfully complete the exam during the previous semester.
We do not offer a re-scheduled exam for students who withdraw during the exam.
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.