CH437 Structure Determination and Comprehension of Organic Molecules

Instructor: 한순규 (Sunkyu Han, sunkyu.han@kaist.ac.kr)

Class: TueThr 14:30-16:00

Classroom: Building E6-4, Room# 2124

Emergency Zoom URL: https://kaist.zoom.us/j/4217755535

Website: https://synthesis.kaist.ac.kr/orgmol

Office Hours: Mon 14:30~16:00, Wed 14:30~16:00 (or by appointment)

Teaching Assistant: Seunghee Lee (이승희, lsh10874@kaist.ac.kr)

Course Description:

-   Modern spectroscopic techniques used for structure elucidation of organic compounds and spectral data analysis techniques will be discussed.

-   Lectures on natural products biosynthesis and structure determination will be given at the end of the course.

-   This course is specifically designed for those who will be actually practicing the structure determination of organic molecules for his/her research project.

Textbook:

-   Major contents of the course will be introduced via PPT lecture slides.

Supplementary Textbooks:

-  “Organic Structural Spectroscopy” International 2nd Edition, J. B. Lambert, S. Grone, H. F. Shurvell, D. A. Lightner, Pearson.

-  “Organic Structure Determination Using 2-D NMR Spectroscopy: A Problem-Based Approach” by Jeffrey H. Simpson (Textbook with many NMR problems).

-  “Organic Chemistry” 2nd Edition, J. Clayden, N. Greeves, S. Warren, Oxford

-  "Medicinal Natural Products: A Biosynthetic Approach" 3rd edition by Paul M. Dewick, Wiley 

Lecture Slides:

-   Lecture slides will be uploaded before each class.

Questions for Questions (Mandatory assignments)

Turn in questions and answers created by yourselves from previous lecture contents. Selected Q4Q will be posted online and used as sources for midterm and final exams. +1 Point will be given to those who are selected for best Q4Q (approximately 4-5 Q4Q per assignment). See the course schedule for Q4Q dues.

Questions for Questions Dues:

Q4Q_01: Due Sep. 23, 10 pm

Q4Q_02: Due Oct. 28, 10 pm

Q4Q_03: Due Nov. 18, 10 pm

Q4Q_04: Due Dec. 02, 10 pm

Q4Q_05: Due Dec. 16, 10 pm

Grading Policy

Course Participation (including Q4Q assignments): 10

Midterm Exam: 45

Final Exam: 45

Exams Information

Midterm Exam

Date: Nov 09 (Saturday)

Time: 13:00~16:00.

Venue: E6-4, #3130.

Claim session: After the class on Nov. 12

Final Exam

Date: Dec. 19 (Thursday)

Time: 12:30~17:00.

Venue: E6-4, #2124.

Claim session: TBD

Course Schedule