Duration
100h Pr
Number of credits
| Bachelor in chemistry | 6 crédits |
Lecturer
Christian Damblon, Gauthier Eppe, Bernard Leyh, Jean-Christophe Monbaliu, Loïc Quinton
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The learning activities consist of preparing and performing several experiments that illustrate the physico-chemical, analytical and structural aspects of spectroscopic methods. The students are invited to synthesise and characterise different molecular systems by spectroscopic methods, as well as to extract physico-chemical information concerning different types of reactions. The different learning activities are integrated within three integrated projects, each of them relying on different spectroscopic methods.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
By completing the integrated spectroscopy laboratory sessions, students will be able of:
(a) following a synthesis protocol in order to obtain a molecule of interest for spectroscopic characterisation;
(b) discussing, and modifying if needed an experimental protocol from the literature in order to obtain useful spectroscopic data;
(c) possibly proposing alternative experimental protocols, involving a certain degree of understanding of the techniques available to the students;
(d) performing computational chemistry to determine the optical properties of conjugated molecules in different solvents as well as the dissociation energy of aromatic esters;
(e) processing the collected spectroscopic data in order to extract useful information for the study of physico-chemical parameters affecting the studied reaction: including kinetic constants, energy barriers, energy diagrams;
(f) presenting scientific data from various spectroscopic methods (talks and writing).
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Prerequisite : CHIM9283-1 - Chimie organique II, CHIM9283-2 - Chimie organique II
Corequisite : CHIM9288-1 - Spectroscopie et éléments de thermodynamique statistique, CHIM9289-1 - Chimie analytique III - Méthodes physiques, CHIM9291-1 - Analyse structurale
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The laboratory experiments are performed by groups of 2 to 3 students. Each group is formed by random draw during an introductory session, and is assigned three original molecular systems (1 per integrated project). Each student records his/her observations and results in a laboratory notebook. A work schedule, specific to each group, is provided to the students at the beginning of the laboratories and will be adapted according to the progress of the groups. This schedule considers the possibility of reproducing rambling experiments.
A series of meetings with the teaching staffs are organised to support the students in their work. One session is dedicated to the use of data processing software (such as Excel, MNova, Gaussian).
The planning of the experiments, the state of progress and the presentation of the results are discussed during group meetings, organised once or twice a week during the integrated laboratory sessions. These group meetings simulate research laboratory group meetings and allow the exchange of ideas between supervisors and the students. Students are expected to present their results and week planning as a PowerPoint presentation.
An office workspace is accessible for all groups of students to process their data during the laboratory sessions to promote research cooperation and exchange.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Experiments will be performed in the chemistry institute.
Recommended or required readings
Scientific references are communicated to the students in the online manual.
A manual is available online (on the e-campus platform).
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions ) AND oral exam
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Additional information:
The evaluation is established on the basis of the attitude and the work in the laboratory as well as the keeping of the laboratory notebook, the oral presentations of the group as well as a written report.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
C. Damblon, C.Damblon@uliege.be
C. Malherbe, C.malherbe@uliege.be