This free online science course explains how to detect and identify chemical substances and discusses drug design. There are many techniques used to detect and identify chemical substances. This advanced chemistry course describes specialised instruments used in analytical chemistry, such as gas-liquid chromatography, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. We also look into various methods used to design pharmaceuticals, including molecular modelling and X-ray crystallography, and explain how to prepare pure enantiomers.
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Explain what analytical chemistry involves • Describe paper, two-way, thin-layer, high-performance liquid and gas-liquid chromatography • Discuss proton (1H) nuclear magnetic resonance and carbon-13 NMR spectroscopy • Analyse mass spectrum of an organic compound • Indicate the GLC-MS (Gas liquid chromatography-Mass spectrometry) applications • Outline the role of molecular modelling and X-ray crystallography in developing medicine for cancer and HIV • Summarise the methods used to prepare pure enantiomers • Relate the types of 1H-NMR, chiral and achiral atoms and chirality in pharmaceutical synthesis • Define ‘Chromatography’, ‘Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)’ and ‘Mass spectrometry’ • Outline different chromatography techniques and their specific applications |
| Course Code | 1233 |
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