Adopts a topical approach with a strong problem-solving orientation; a series of discussions covering modern day research as well as the impact of Chemistry will be used to illustrate the various fundamental concepts. The course introduces concepts of structures and properties of atoms and molecules, bonding, introductory thermodynamics, periodicity, isomerism and chemical reactions and the fundamentals of spectroscopy. Laboratory work includes quantitative analysis and thermodynamic measurements.

Prerequisite: A-level Chemistry or equivalent or by permission

Continuation of CBC 111. Topics include states of matter, thermodynamics, rate of chemical reactions, reaction kinetics, chemical equilibria, electron transfer reactions, electrochemistry , and introduction to basic concepts of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and nuclear chemistry. Laboratory work includes chemical synthesis, separation and purification processes, kinetic measurements and instrumental analysis.

Prerequisite: CBC 111 or by permission

The chemistry, structures and reactions of the compounds of carbon and the concept of mechanism. This introductory course covers the characteristic properties, synthesis and reactivity of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, benzene, and other aromatic compounds, halides, alcohols, ethers, epoxides, phenols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amines, and their derivatives. Laboratory work includes essential techniques of separation, purification, analysis and physical characterization of organic compounds.

Prerequisite: A-level Chemistry or equivalent or by permission

Provides a survey of the significant biomolecules and their roles in living systems and relates both their structure and reactivity to the principles of organic chemistry.

Prerequisite: A-level Chemistry or equivalent or by permission

The course will cover the reactivity of biomolecules, especially in enzymatic reactions, both qualitatively and quantitatively. The interaction of drug molecules with biological systems will be outlined based on chemical principles. The use of structural techniques for enzymology will be introduced.

Prerequisite: A-level Chemistry or equivalent or by permission

The topics covered are sample treatment and extraction, sample preparation techniques, separation science, modern extraction techniques, chromatography, electrochemistry and electroanalytical methods. Examples from the biological systems will be used to illustrate the above concepts.

Prerequisite: CBC 111, CBC 112 or by permission

Coordination chemistry, nomenclature, structure and properties of transition metal complexes, stability constants and isomerism; this Course aims to integrate the chemical principles with biological applications with examples drawn from biochemistry and molecular and cell biology.

Prerequisite: CBC 111, CBC 112 or by permission

Topics covered include functional group transformations, disconnection approach to synthesis, synthesis and reactivity of polyfunctional organic molecules, heteroaromatic compounds, free radical reactions, pericyclic reactions, stereochemistry and reaction mechanisms. Examples from the biological systems will be used to illustrate the above concepts.

Prerequisite: CBC 113 or by permission

Prerequisite: CBC 111, CBC 112, MAS 182, PAP 182, or by permission

Laboratory work includes synthesis, qualitative and quantitative analysis of organic and inorganic compounds. Experiments are designed to illustrate topics covered in CBC 212 and CBC 213. Techniques of separation, organic and inorganic reactions, preparation and systematic identification of compounds by their spectroscopic and chemical properties. Examples from the biological systems will be used to illustrate the above concepts.

Prerequisite: CBC 111, CBC 112, CBC 113, either BS 104 or CBC 121, either BS 106 or CBC 122, or by permission
Remark: this Course should preferably be taken concurrently with CBC 212 and CBC 213

Experiments are designed to illustrate topics covered in CBC 211 and CBC 214. this Course aims to integrate the chemical principles with biological applications with examples drawn from biochemistry and molecular and cell biology.

Prerequisite: CBC 111, CBC 112, or by permission
Remark: this Course should preferably be taken concurrently with CBC 211 and CBC 214

Structural and dynamic studies of inorganic and organic compounds by mass spectroscopy, electronic, vibrational and multi-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic methods.

Prerequisite: CBC 212, CBC 213, CBC 214 (only CBC 214 for Physical Sciences students) or by permission

Synthesis, bonding, structure, reactivity and applications of organometallic complexes.

Prerequisite: CBC 212 or by permission

Strategies in organic synthesis, reactivity, molecular rearrangements, reaction intermediates, enzymatic reactions and stereoelectronic effects.

Prerequisite: CBC 213 or by permission

Duality of matter and the Heisenberg principle, Schrödinger equation of simple systems, postulates of quantum mechanics, symmetry elements and operators, probability, order and disorder, statistical interpretation of entropy and the Boltzmann equation, Boltzmann distribution and the partition function for an ideal gas and thermodynamic functions for ideal gases. Examples from the biological systems will be used to illustrate the above concepts.

Prerequisite: CBC 214 or by permission

Experiments are designed to illustrate topics covered in CBC 312 and CBC 313. This Course aims to integrate the chemical principles with biological applications with examples drawn from biochemistry and molecular and cell biology.

Prerequisite: CBC 215 or by permission
Remark: this Course should preferably be taken concurrently with CBC 312 and CBC 313

Experiments are designed to illustrate topics covered in CBC 311 and CBC 314. Examples from the biological systems will be used to illustrate the above concepts.

Prerequisite: CBC 216 or by permission
Remark: this Course should preferably be taken concurrently with CBC 311 and CBC 314

Advanced instrumentation, gas and liquid chromatography, modern techniques for sample extraction and detection and automation of analytical procedures. Examples from the biological systems will be used to illustrate the above concepts.

Prerequisite: CBC 211 or by permission

Application of modern instrumentation for structural determination, variable temperature and 2-D NMR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, Raman and infra-red spectroscopy.

Prerequisite: CBC 311, CBC 312 or by permission

Introduction to the various methodologies for the control of the absolute stereochemistry of the desired product in organic syntheses. Topics include principles of asymmetric synthesis and asymmetric catalysis and application of chiral synthons in total synthesis.

Prerequisite: CBC 313 or by permission

This course will introduce students to the latest developments in synthetic chemistry. Topics will be selected from the latest research literature. The course is directed towards students majoring in chemistry and related disciplines.

Prerequisite: CBC 313 or CBC 952 or by permission

Duality of matter and the Heisenberg indeterminacy principle, Schrödinger equation of simple systems, postulates of quantum mechanics, symmetry elements and operators, probability, order and disorder, statistical interpretation of entropy and the Boltzmann equation, Boltzmann distribution and the partition function for an ideal gas and thermodynamic functions for ideal gases.

Prerequisite: CBC 314 or by permission

Selected topics from stratospheric ozone depletion, rate equations and their solutions, experimental determination of rate laws, microscopic view of reactivity, transition state theory, experimental measurements of rate constants, fuel cell chemistry, reactivity in solution, catalysis, diffusion, electron transfer (Marcus theory) and proton transfer.

Prerequisite: CBC 314 or by permission

Basic concepts of bioinorganic chemistry, metalloproteins, chemistry of metal sites, kinetic and electron transfer in proteins, hydrolytic enzymes, oxygen transporters, oxygen reacting proteins and physical methods in bioinorganic chemistry. Examples from the biological systems will be used to illustrate the above concepts.

Prerequisite: CBC 312 or by permission

Biomolecules, chemical ecology, chemicals used by living organisms for defense and sexual attraction, biosynthesis, structure and function of enzymes, affinity labeling reagents, mechanism inactivators, transition state analogue inhibitors and the mechanism of action of some important enzymes. Examples from the biological systems will be used to illustrate the above concepts.

Prerequisite: CBC 313 or by permission

One semester of research activity in chemistry culminating in a presentation and a comprehensive written report (compulsory for students on track to a First Class Honours).

Prerequisite: CBC 315, CBC 316 (CBC 112, CBC 113 for Physical Sciences students), or by permission

One semester of industrial placement in an approved chemical company or institution.

Prerequisite: CBC 315, CBC 316, by permission
Remark: by permission

Compulsory Course for students who opted for CBC 492 so as to acquire some experience in academic research through this project. An investigative project in Chemistry and Biological Chemistry. Students who opted for CBC 491 may choose to extend their project work here and acquire more skills in communication and scientific presentation. Students who opted for industrial attachment can acquire crucial experience in academic research through this project.

Prerequisite: CBC 491 or CBC 492 or by permission

In this course, we seek to address questions about chemistry that affect everyone and to bring relevance to the basic chemical principles. The aim is to induce an appreciation and to encourage students to probe further into the often boring subject of chemistry. A critical and balanced view of science, especially chemistry, is encouraged. This course will be taught using interesting topics that appear in the newspaper and other media, and discussing the chemical concepts behind such topics.

Prerequisite: “O” Level Chemistry or equivalent is recommended

Provides general knowledge of forensic science, the use of chemicals and chemical technology to commit and to detect criminal offences, and the modern development of crime detection. The course will cover some aspects of crime scene physical evidence, such as fingerprinting, firearms and ammunition, hair, fibres, drug identification, serology and DNA methods. This Course can be studied by those without a strong scientific background.

Prerequisite: none

This course deals with Molecular Modelling - Principles & Applications. Introduces Computational Chemistry to synthetic Organic Chemists, who would like to understand why the product that they have obtained is not (always) the compound they wanted. Emphasis is on the transition state: how to construct it, characterize it, and compare it to other alternatives. Starting with conformational changes, and ending with 'real' reactions. Topics covered include building molecular structures in a modeling program, identifying reaction coordinates, searching for transition states, and consideration of activation energies in different reaction pathways.

Prerequisite: CBC 213 and CBC214 or by permission

Physicochemical principles of drug action, basic principles of drug design, molecular basis of drug action and structure-physicochemical activity relationship.

Prerequisite: CBC 213 by permission

Discovery, design and development of pharmacodynamic agents, structure-activity relationship (SAR) and their mode of action. Assessment of appropriate structures used as templates for combinatorial chemistry and diversity-oriented synthesis. Combinatorial Chemistry which includes parallel organic synthesis, solution, liquid and polymer-supported syntheses, strategies in combinatorial synthesis, library design, analytical methods and screening, and their applications in drug discovery. Bead technology and methods of deconvolution of lead compounds will be included. New strategies such as Diversity-oriented synthesis (DOS) and chemical genetics to search and generate compounds that, like natural products, have complexity of three-dimensional structures. Stereochemistry, rigidity, and selectivity will also be included. Other emerging themes that will drive future chemical library design will also be discussed.

Prerequisite: CBC121, CBC122, CBC212, CBC213, CBC922 or BS106, CBC121, CBC212, CBC213, CBC922 or BS104, CBC122, CBC212, CBC213, CBC922 or BS104, BS106, CBC212, CBC213, CBC922 or by permission

Provides an overview of the interrelations between the different branches of the modern chemical commodities industry, and of abstract concepts that are important in the manufacture of its products. Topics covered include sources of raw materials and new materials, overviews of trends in major chemical industries, principles and applications of chemical processes and unit operations in chemical industry and industrial catalysts.

Prerequisite: CBC 112, CBC 113 or by permission

Classification of polymers, structure-property relationship, polymer technology and synthesis, stabilization, composites, biocomposites and applications.

Prerequisite: CBC 113 or by permission

Application of innovative technology to established industrial processes, environmentally improved routes to important products, design of new green chemicals and materials, sustainable resources, biotechnology alternatives and evaluation of environmental impact.

Prerequisite: CBC 212 and CBC 213

This one-vacation long Course provides undergraduates with the opportunity to carry out research in 10 weeks (40 hours per week) with one or more faculty members in Chemistry and Biological Chemistry. Students will work alongside postgraduates and others on research projects.

Prerequisite by permission; Pass/Fail graded. Students can take summer research and MPS812 Entrepreneurship with the agreement of their research advisor.

This one-vacation long Course provides undergraduates with the opportunity to carry out research in 10 weeks (40 hours per week) with one or more faculty members in Chemistry or adjunct staff. Students will work alonside postgraduates and others on research projects.

Prerequisite by permission. Only available to students who have taken CBC 941. Students can take summer research and MPS812 Entrepreneurship with the agreement of their research advisor.

This one-vacation long Course provides undergraduates with the opportunity to carry out research in 10 weeks (40 hours per week) with one or more faculty members in Chemistry or adjunct staff. Students will work alonside postgraduates and others on research projects.

Prerequisite by permission. Only available to students who have taken CBC 942. Students can take summer research and MPS812 Entrepreneurship with the agreement of their research advisor.

Fundamentals of solid state chemistry, crystalline solids, crystal structure, Bragg equation, Madelung constant, lattice energy, bonding, intermolecular forces, lattice planes and surfaces, defects, solid-solid phase transition, non-crystalline solids, local order and glasses.

Prerequisite: CBC 111, CBC 112 or by permission

Applications of organometallic and transition metal complexes in major homogenous and heterogeneous catalytic reactions, reaction mechanism, selectivity, stereochemistry and activation energy.

Prerequisite: CBC 212, CBC 213 or by permission
Remark: this subject should preferably be taken concurrently with CBC 312

The diversity of natural products and their roles in biological systems, chemistry and biosynthesis of important natural product classes such as terpenoids and steroids, fatty acids, arachidonic acid derivatives, polyketides, shikimic acid and alkaloids.

Prerequisite: CBC 213 or by permission

This is one of three Courses that will satisfy the requirement for the Concentration in Food Science and Technology.

Prerequisite: CBC112 and CBC113

No previous knowledge of microbiology is required for this Course.

This is one of three Courses that will satisfy the requirement for the Concentration in Food Science and Technology.

Prerequisite: CBC112 and CBC113

This is one of three Courses that will satisfy the requirement for the Concentration in Food Science and Technology.

Prerequisite: CBC 961 and CBC962