Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

PCH 203 — Organic Pharmaceutical Chemistry I

PCH department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• classify organic substances into groups
• predict chemical and physical properties of organic pharmaceuticals
• explain the use of organic compounds in Pharmacy and Medicine; and
• conduct synthesis and analysis of simple organic functional groups

Course contents

Fundamental concepts and techniques of organic chemistry. Functional group chemistry (alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and many others). Strengths of acids and bases. Introduction of stereochemistry of compounds. Molecular dissymmetry, racemisation and resolution methods.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study PCH 203.

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