CHEM 555

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Organic Spectroscopic Identification

Chemistry and Biochemistry College of Computational, Mathematical, & Physical Sciences

Course Description

Theory and practice of spectrometric methods of identifying organic compounds, including infrared, ultraviolet nuclear magnetic resonance, and mass spectrometries.

When Taught

Fall

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2

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Note

Students who have completed Chem 455 are not eligible to enroll in Chem 555.

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Learning Outcome

Students will receive training on the open-access research instruments used for spectrometric analysis. This includes the IR, UV, MS, NMR spectrometers and the polarimeter, with an emphasis on 1D and 2D NMR methods.

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Learning Outcome

Students will develop problem-solving skills by identifying the molecular structure of organic compounds using multiple spectrometric techniques including IR, UV, MS, and NMR (both 1D and 2D spectra).

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Learning Outcome

Students will complete an unknown identification project that gives them practice preparing their own samples, operating the instruments to acquire their own spectra and interpreting this data to identify their unknowns.