Welcome to CBMS341 (or CBMS841). The unit outline is now available, please click on 'unit outline' on the left hand side of this screen. Please read them carefully as they contain all the information you need and detail the timetable and assessment criteria. The laboratory manual and lecture notes are currently being updated and will be available for download soon.

The first lecture will be in week 1, Wed., Aug. 6, 9am in E7B164. The first lab is on that day at 2pm in the 200-300 level chemistry laboratories in E7B (3rd floor). Attendance is compulsory.

For your information: This course was developed to serve the needs of Chemistry, Biotech. and Biology students. It will be valuable to anyone interested in how organic chemicals (including biological molecules) interact at a molecular level with other molecules, including in biological systems, and how we can synthesise new molecules with desirable properties (e.g. new pharmaceuticals and new materials). CBMS341 focuses on chemical principles involved in biological processes loosely linked to DNA, including the organic reactions of the components of DNA – heterocycles, carbohydrates and pericyclic reactions. These topics build upon the foundation of CBMS204 (Organic Synthesis). This unit requires good skills in organic chemistry; a background in other aspects of chemistry and/or biochemistry would be advantageous. The laboratory sessions are aimed at developing skills in organic synthesis, using reactions studied in lectures and in earlier years.

We hope you find this course both educational and enjoyable.

Cheers

Peter Karuso (Lecturer-in-Charge)