Introduction to Laboratory Work in Chemistry

This is a laboratory based course which will provide students with well-rounded, hands on experience in the latest methods in organic and inorganic chemistry. The course will develop skills in key laboratory techniques in synthetic, organic and inorganic chemistry, and their applications in separation, synthesis and analysis of organic and coordination compounds. Laboratory experiments are designed to provide augmentation and complementation of the material taught in lectures from other courses on offer. Students will be exposed to important techniques in synthetic chemistry and become adept at their implementation, while also further developing their skills in the spectroscopic characterisation of compounds. Synthesis design and strategy will all be covered in the teaching. This course will also develop students' skills in the research and reporting of laboratory techniques.