KJM9200 – Reaction Mechanisms in Organic Chemistry
Course description
Course content
Relationships between organic chemical structures and their reactivity. Studies of reaction mechanisms in addition, elimination, substitution, and rearrangement reactions, including pericyclic and photochemical reactions.
Learning outcome
When you have completed this course:
- you can predict and account for the most commonly encountered reaction mechanisms in organic chemistry
- you can communicate recent findings in the field.
Admission to the course
PhD candidates from the University of Oslo should apply for classes and register for examinations through?Studentweb.
If a course has limited intake capacity, priority will be given to PhD candidates who follow an individual education plan where this particular course is included. Some national researchers’ schools may have specific rules for ranking applicants for courses with limited intake capacity.
PhD candidates who have been admitted to another higher education institution must?apply for a position as a visiting student?within a given deadline.
Recommended previous knowledge
KJM1111 – Organic Chemistry I?or equivalent courses.
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with KJM5200 – Reaction Mechanisms in Organic Chemistry.
- 9 credits overlap with KJ322.
Teaching
The teaching consists of?30 hours of lectures and 10 hours of exercises. You also have to compile and give a presentation on a given topic. The presentation must?be approved before you can take?the final exam.
It is mandatory to attend the first lecture (including students on the waiting list). If you are unable to attend the first lecture, you must notify the Department of Chemistry before the start of the lecture, otherwise your course registration will be cancelled.
Within August 10th / January 10th, international students must inform the student administration at Department of Chemistry if English teaching is requested.
Examination
- Final written (4 hours) or oral exam, which counts 100 % towards the final grade.
The exam form will be decided by the number of participants after the start of the semester.
This course has mandatory presentation that must be approved before you can take the final exam
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 course KJM5200 – Reaction Mechanisms in Organic Chemistry
Language of examination
The examination text is given in Norwegian. You may submit your response in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a pass/fail scale. Read more about the grading system.
Resit an examination
This course offers both postponed and resit of examination. Read more:
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.