KJM5200 – Reaction Mechanisms in Organic Chemistry

Schedule, syllabus and examination date

Course content

Relationships between organic chemical structures and their reactivity. Studies of reaction mechanisms in addition, elimination, substitution, and rearrangement reactions, including pericyclic and photochemical reactions.

Learning outcome

When you have completed this course, you:

  • can predict and account for the most commonly encountered reaction mechanisms in organic chemistry.
  • can communicate recent findings in the field.

Admission to the course

Students admitted at UiO must?apply for courses?in Studentweb. Students enrolled in other Master's Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.

Nordic citizens and applicants residing in the Nordic countries may?apply to take this course as a single course student.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about?admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.

KJM1111 – Organic Chemistry I?or equivalent courses.

Overlapping courses

Teaching

The course duration is one semester. The teaching?consists of:

  • 30 hours of lectures and
  • 10 hours of exercises.

It is mandatory to attend the first lecture (including students on the waiting list). If you are unable to attend the first lecture, you must notify the Department of Chemistry before the start of the lecture, otherwise your course registration will be cancelled.

Within August 10th / Ja