Chemistry strongly benefits from technological advances that accelerate the progress in the design and development of new compounds and materials, understanding their composition, properties and behavior. In this course, students are in charge of an adapted research project that will set the path to explore the scientific basis and the technological features of the techniques/instruments employed on a daily basis in any cutting edge chemistry laboratory. Techniques for structural characterization of materials at the nanoscale (e.g. Scanning Electron Microscopy, Scanning Probe Microscopy) and macroscale (e.g. X-Ray diffraction) will be some of the instrumentation used. A visit to the Synchrotron radiation facility Soleil may also be planned.
Bachelor 3
Mastering the transformation of organic molecules is
key to tackle societal challenges such as the synthesis of new pharmaceutical
drugs, the design of functional polymers and the recycling of wastes to value-added
products. CHE_3S002_EP is an intermediate–level chemistry course that
introduces the reactivity and transformation of organic chemicals, based on
quantum chemistry. From the description of the electronic structures and
bonding interactions in molecules (using molecular orbitals and Hückel theory),
the transformation of organic and inorganic compounds is introduced, as well as
the reactivity of organic functionalities (carbonyls, alkenes and aromatics)
and the concepts of catalysis. This interactive course explores these topics
through lectures, tutorials and labs.
