The following skills will be worked on:



MO3CM11: Ability to explain orally and in writing in an understandable way, phenomena and processes related to Chemistry and related subjects, in Basque and/or Spanish and English



MO3CM13: Capability to design and carry out synthesis processes and other experiments, as well as to use appropriate instrumental techniques for different types of chemical problems



MO3CM16: Evaluate, interpret, synthesize, and transmit chemical data and information



MO3CM17: Knowing how to use the tools for the structural determination of organic molecules, properly interpreting the results

1. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of 1H, 13C and other nuclei. Chemical shift. Coupling. Nuclear magnetic resonance of carbon-13 and other nuclei. Support techniques in the interpretation of NMR spectra. Two-dimensional NMR experiments.



2. Mass spectrometry Spectrum recording. The Nitrogen Rule Resolution. Determination of molecular formulas. Main fragmentation reactions.



3. Infrared spectrophotometry Association between functional groups and absorption bands in the IR spectrum.



4. UV-Vis Spectrophotometry Electronic transitions of interest. Chromophores and auxochromes. Conjugation.



5. Structural elucidation of complex molecules using all the techniques studied.

The methodologies used are the following ones:



• MAGISTRAL

The basis of spectroscopic methods, the data these methods provide us, and the use of these data to determine structure will be the subjaect of these lessons. The teacher will use the most appropriate methods to send information to the students.



• CLASSROOM PRACTICES

The number of GA hours is very high in this subject. Student training is essential to exploit the information that spectroscopic techniques can provide us, and to be able to establish relationships of said data with the structural characteristics of the molecule. The most effective procedure to achieve this is to solve exercises based on reality. With this purpose in mind:



1. Advance exercises will be proposed to solve at home and discuss in class.



2. Group-work exercises to solve in classroom. The questions generated by the group will be clarified with everyone with the teacher's support.



3. Class exercises to be solved individually so that the students are aware of seeing their personal progress.



In practice, in all areas and especially in the determination of organic structures, practice is essential to achieve results, so theory and work during the day will be essential for the acquisition of skills.



SEMINARS



Seminar hours will be used for students to prepare in advance a specific topic (such as infrared vibration bands, 1H EMN multiplet tree diagram analysis...) on which they will then solve exercises and problems, in general, individually. Alternatively, they will have to carry out in pairs or groups the elucidation and assignment of the signals of a complex molecule using the data provided. The strategy followed to determine the molecular structure will be explained and discussed with classmates during the seminar hours.

ORDINARY CALL



CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT



The final grade will be calculated taking into account the following sections:



1. Written exam: it will consist of theoretical or theoretical-practical questions and solving exercises. It will comprise 70% of the grade. Minimum mark: 4



2. Individual work: will include activities such as the delivery or presentation of exercises or the completion of questionnaires throughout the course. It will comprise 30% of the grade. Minimum grade: 4



In any case, students will have the right to not to follow continuous assessment process.

To do this, students must submit in writing to the teachers responsible for the subject

waiving continuous evaluation, for which they will have a period of 9 weeks.



In the case of continuous assessment, students may waive the call in a

term that, at least, will be up to one month before the end date of the teaching period

of the corresponding subject. This resignation must be presented in writing to the teaching staff

responsible for the subject.





FINAL EVALUATION



Written exam that will consist of questions related to theory and a practical part of solving exercises. It will comprise 100% of the grade. Minimum mark: 5



In the case of final evaluation, the non-presentation to the test set on the official date

Exams will automatically waive the corresponding call.



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IN CASE OF NON FACE-TO-FACE EVALUATION:



The evaluation will be carried out maintaining the means of evaluation specified in the guide and their corresponding percentages. However, in these circumstances the exam will assess the skills acquired in the course using some of the computer tools provided by the eGela platform.



The exam, which will last approximately 180 minutes, will consist of:

1. Online questionnaire through the egela platform (30%)

2. Structural determination problem that must be solved and uploaded to the platform in a fixed time (70%)



The responses to the questionnaire and the problem solving strategy may be required to be argued through a personal interview via BlackBoard Collaborate with the teachers of the subject.



On the other hand, the student must notify the teacher at least one week in advance of their intention to sit for the exam, so that it can be properly prepared.

Basic bibliography

HESSE, M.; MEYER, V; ZEEH, B. Métodos espectroscópicos en Química Orgánica, 2ª ed. revisada, Síntesis, Madrid, 2005.

HORE, P.J. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. 2ª ed. Oxford Chemistry Primers, 2015.

PRETSCH, E.; BÜHLMANN, P.; AFFOLTER, C.; HERRERA, A.; MARTÍNEZ, R. Determinación estructural de compuestos orgánicos. Elsevier Masson, Barcelona, 2007

In-depth bibliography

JACOBSEN, N.E. NMR Spectroscopy Explained : Simplified Theory, Applications And Examples For Organic Chemistry And Structural Biology, Wiley-Interscience, 2007.
FIELD, L.D.; LI; H. L., MAGILL, A. M., "Organic Structures from 2D Spectra", 1ª Edición. Wiley, New York, 2015.
HERRERO, M. T.; SANMARTIN, R. Egitura-zehaztapenerako ariketa ebatziak , 1.argitaraldia, EHU ko arginalpen zerbitzua, 2017.
SANMARTIN, R.; HERRERO, M. T. Structure Determination by Spectroscopic Methods. A Practical Approach, CRC Press, Boca Ratón, 2021.
BLAY LLINARES, G.; PEDRO LLINARES, J. R. Konposatu organikoen egitura zehaztapeneko 200 problema. Euskal Herriko Unibertsitateko Argitalpen Zerbitsua.