CM2122 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Academic Year 23/24 - Semester 2

Assessments:

Lab Reports: 20%
Test 1 (A/P Ge): 30%
Finals (A/P Lam): 50%

Lecturer: A/P Ge Shaozhong & A/P Lam Yulin

Lab Instructor: Dr Hoang Truong Giang

Course Overview:

Spectroscopic Techniques (IR, 1H and 13C NMR, MS)
Organic Chemistry Reactions

Difficulty of the course: Average

Pace of the course: Too Fast

Duration provided to prepare for tutorials: >7 Days

Workload of Course (Average number of actual hours spent per week)

To learn the content: 9 hours

To complete assignments: 1 hour

REVIEW

What advice would you give to someone considering to take this course?

Anonymous: For Prof Ge's part on spectra analysis, it was generally quite well-paced as the content was not very heavy. If consistent effort was placed in, it should be quite easy to master spectra analysis. However, for Prof Lam's part, I highly recommend keeping up with lectures and making the consistent effort to practice (eg tutorials, making notes). Whilst Prof Lam is an incredibly proficient lecturer who makes sure that the content is understandable, the bulk content is high so it will definitely feel like content overload.

What did you enjoy or find most useful from this course?

Anonymous: Both the spectral analysis and knowledge of the mechanisms would definitely serve as a huge foundation in future modules. Hence it is highly recommended to learn 2122 well.

What aspects of the course did you find most challenging, and why?

Anonymous: I found trying to fully internalise the Organic Chemistry mechanisms part the hardest. It was difficult ensuring I was well-prepared for each lecture, since each lecture delivers such a huge bulk of content at once.

What other courses do you think should be taken before or concurrently with this course?

Anonymous: I wouldn't suggest taking 2133 with 2122 since both are very high content modules. One could consider taking it with 2112 or 2143 as they are of lower workload, and also of some relevance to 2122.

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