BDC 21092 Fundamentals of spectroscopy 2 Credits

Course Title Fundamentals of Spectroscopy

Course Code BDC 21092 Theory hours 30
No. of Credits 02 Practical hours None
Pre-requisites
None Tutorial hours 03 Hours
Course Codes
Course Type Core
Intended Learning Outcomes
1. Use UV-vis spectroscopy, Infrared (IR) spectroscopy, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
spectroscopy including 13C NMR spectroscopy and Mass spectrometry for structure elucidation
of organic compounds
2. Elucidate structure of organic compounds, given the spectral data
UNIT & COURSE CONTENTS Teaching Hours ILOs

Organic Spectroscopy
15 1
Physical Methods in Organic Chemistry, Theory and application
of infra-red (IR), ultra-violet-vis (UV-vis), nuclear magnetic
resonance (NMR), 13C NMR spectroscopy and mass
spectroscopic methods
15 2
Spectral analysis based on data provided in Workshop/ Group
activity/Interactive sessions

Methods of teaching and learning

Lectures, interactive sessions, discussions, and group work.
Assessment Method Weight
Continuous assessments (Independent 10%, Test Assignment CAT 30 %
20%)
End semester examination Final 70 %
Recommended Reading
1. J. McMurry. Organic Chemistry, Brooks/Cole Publishing Co., New York.
2. R.T. Morrison and R.N. Boyd. Organic Chemistry. Prentice Hall, New York.
3. Dudley H. Williams, Ian Fleming, Spectroscopic methods in organic chemistry, Tata McGraw-
Hill, London
4. Jerry March, Advanced Organic Chemistry Reactions, Mechanisms and Structure, 4th Edition,
John Wiley & Sons, 1992
5. James Keeler, Understanding NMR spectroscopy, 2nd ed., Chichester, U.K. : John Wiley and
Sons, 2010
6. L.D. Field, S. Sternhell, J. R, 4th ed Organic structures from spectra, Chichester : John Wiley
and Sons Ltd, 2008
7. Ning, Yong-Chen, Structural identification of organic compounds with spectroscopic
techniques, Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, 2005
8. W.H. Brown "Introduction to Organic Chemistry", 1997
9. Designing Organic Syntheses: A Programmed Introduction to the Synthon Approach. Stuart
Warren Wiley, 1978
10. The Logic of Chemical Synthesis E.J. Corey Wiley, 1989
11. Modern Organic Synthesis: An Introduction, George S. Zweifel, Michael H. Nantz Freeman
2006.