School Of Science And HealthMolecular SpectroscopyWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 300557.2
Discipline: CHEMICAL SCIENCES NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED
Student Contribution Band: 2
Level: 3
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
300216 - Advanced Spectroscopy
Prerequisite
300230 Inorganic Chemistry 2 OR 300301 Organic Chemistry 2 OR 300545 Coordination Chemistry OR 300553 Molecules of Life: Synthesis and Reactivity
About this Unit
This unit builds upon an understanding of the fundamental physical processes involved in the interaction of electromagnetic radiation of various energies with matter, and develops into analysis of spectroscopic data for structure elucidation, as an analytical technique and for monitoring chemical and biochemical processes. The relevance of these processes and techniques to all other areas of science, particularly chemistry and biology, is emphasised. Spectroscopic methods include advanced NMR spectroscopy, ESR spectroscopy, electronic and visible spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. Whilst some basic spectroscopy is taught in a number of other chemistry units, this subject goes to a substantially deeper level.