Structural Determination of Organic Compounds

The subject "Structural determination of organic compounds " (26030 ) is a third year (5th semester) of the Chemistry degree. It is a compulsory subject of the fundamental module associated with the area of Organic Chemistry that consists of 6 ECTS credits (150 hours). In this course the basic knowledge about different intrumental techniques as well as their practical application to obtain information and structure determination of organic compounds will be provided.

Infrared spectroscopy (IR): Introduction, typical absorption bands of organic functional groups. Mass spectrometry (MS): fundamentals and characteristic spectra of organic molecules. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR): fundamentals. Chemical shift. Spin-spin coupling. Introduction to the two-dimensional NMR. Practice: interpretation of spectra, sample preparation, handling the different instruments and software related with the course.

Course will consist of 60hrs of in class work and 90 hrs of independent work outside the classroom.

Course includes a lab component.