Entry requirements

The general rules laid down by the Curriculum Committee of the Faculty of Pharmacy apply (see programme curriculum).

Aims

The course aims to give the student the knowledge of organic chemistry needed to independently solve organic chemistry problems and questions mainly relating to pharmaceuticals.

The course is intended to give the student:

- a knowledge of fundamental theories and laws and their application in organic chemistry, above all in the pharmaceutical context.

- a knowledge of the structure of chemical compounds, their chemical and physical properties, as well as chemical reactions.

- experimental proficiency in organic chemistry.

Content

The course covers the classes of organic compounds that are of most importance in the pharmaceutical context and their properties, as well as organic chemical reactions, reaction mechanisms, including application of thermodynamics and kinetics, basic molecular orbital theory, stereochemistry, spectroscopy and organic chemical nomenclature. The laboratory part comprises organic synthesis, organic reaction theory and identification of organic compounds. The latter is based entirely on spectroscopic methods (IR, MS and NMR).

Instruction

The tuition comprises lectures, group exercises, seminars, demonstrations and laboratory sessions.

The results of laboratory exercises are presented orally and in writing (examination code).

Compulsory parts of the course:

All assignments in connection with laboratory sessions.

Assessment

Written examinations are held at the end of the course. Students are required to have participated in all compulsory parts of the course. Examinations in laboratory exercises included in the course may be resat in connection with the next course at the earliest and then only if there is a vacancy. Students are required to pass the laboratory course (examination code) and the written examination (examination code).