UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
Proposal Form for New or Revised Modules (MA1- version 4)
Approval information /Approval Type / New module Revised module
Discontinue module
Date of Introduction/Change / October 2011
If new, does this module replace another? If so, enter module code and title:
If revised/discontinued, please outline the rationale for the changes: / Year 4 F108 Industrial Training Placement students will now be able take this module as an option in their fourth year.
Confirmation that affected departments have been consulted: / None
Module Summary /
1. Module Code (if known) / CH3A4
2. Module Title / Polymer Chemistry
3. Lead department: / Chemistry
4. Name of module leader / Prof Dave Haddleton
5. Level / UG: Level 4 (Certificate) Level 5 (Intermediate)
Level 6 (Honours)
PG: Level 7 (Masters) Level 8 (Doctoral)
See Guidance Notes for relationship to years of study
6. Credit value(s) (CATS) / 7.5 CATS
7. Principal Module Aims / Give a basis of polymer chemistry the synthesis of block and statistical copolymers
To establish the students awareness of the design of polymer properties and how this can be practically achieved.
Develop an understanding of ionic and living polymerisation
· To show the wealth of chemistry used in polymer synthesis in order to give the chemist control over the macromolecular properties.
· The use of all types of organic and organometallic chemistry in polymer chemistry with a consideration of mechanistic chemistry.
· Living polymerisation to give control over polymer architecture building on ionic polymerisation to group transfer polymerisation.
· Controlled radical polymerisation chemistry including chain transfer, ATRP, RAFT and nitroxide chemistry.
· Coordination polymerisation including Ziegler Natta and ROMP.
· A glimpse into high added value polymerisation being used in therapeutics and micro electronics.
· Use of CASE studies to illustrate the technical uses of this advanced chemistry.
8. Contact Hours (summary) / 15 hrs Total Lectures
9. Assessment methods (summary) / 100% Examined
Module Context /
10. Please list all departments involved in the teaching of this module. If taught by more than one department, please indicate percentage split.
Chemistry
11. Availability of module
Degree Code / Title / Study Year / C/OC/
A/B/C / Credits
F100 / Chemistry BSc / 3 / Option / B / 7.5
F101 / Chemistry BSc with Intercalated Year / 4 / Option / B / 7.5
F102 / General Chemistry BSc / 3 / Option / B / 7.5
F105 / Chemistry MChem / 3 / Core / 7.5
F106 / Chemistry MChem with Professional Experience / 3 / Core / 7.5
F107 / Chemistry MChem with Intercalated Year / 3 or 4 / Core / 7.5
F108 / Chemistry MChem with Industrial Training MChem / 4 / Option / B / 7.5
F121 / Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry BSc / 3 / Option / B / 7.5
F122 / Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry with Intercalated Year BSc / 4 / Option / B / 7.5
F125 / Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry MChem / 3 / Option / B / 7.5
F126 / Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry with Professional Experience MChem / 3 / Option / B / 7.5
F127 / Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry MChem with Intercalated Year / 3 or 4 / Option / B / 7.5
F1N1 / Chemistry with Management BSc / 3 / Option / A / 7.5
F1N2 / Chemistry with Management BSc with Intercalated Year / 4 / Option / A / 7.5
BF91 / Biomedical Chemistry BSc / 3 / Option / A / 7.5
B9F1 / Biomedical Chemistry BSc with Intercalated Year / 4 / Option / A / 7.5
FC11 / Chemical Biology MChem / 3 / Option / A / 7.5
F1C1 / Chemical Biology MChem with Intercalated Year / 3 or 4 / Option / A / 7.5
Visiting Students / 7.5
12. Minimum number of registered students required for module to run
10
13. Pre- and Post-Requisite Modules
Pre-requisites
CH242
Post-requisites
None
Module Content and Teaching /
14. Teaching and Learning Activities
Lectures / 15hrs total
Workshops
Tutorials
Laboratory sessions
Total contact hours / 15hrs total
Module duration (weeks) / 5 weeks
Other activity
(please describe): e.g. distance-learning, intensive weekend teaching etc. / 60 hrs self study, revision etc.
15. Assessment Method (Standard)
Type of assessment / Length / % weighting
Examinations / 1.5 Hours / 100%
Assessed essays/coursework / Words
Other formal assessment
Visiting Students / VA AO / 100%
16. Methods for providing feedback on assessment.
Marks for Examination to be provided via Personal Tutor.
17. Outline Syllabus
Lecture 1-2: Review of copolymers, differences between statistical, block, graft, alpha functional, telechelic polymers, advanced aspects of radical copolymerisation, applications of block and functional copolymers.
Lecture 3: Physical properties of copolymers; Thermal transitions of statistical and block copolymers, theoretical basis and calculation of glass transition temperature for block copolymers, phase separation in block copolymers, phase diagrams for block copolymers.
Lecture 4-5: General aspects of living polymerisation characteristics; Mn vs conversion; kinetics of living polymerization, Block copolymers by sequential addition; difunctional initiators to ABA triblock copolymers; Multi functional initiators to give arms first star polymers; concepts of highly efficient chemistry required.
Lecture 6: End group functionalisation in living polymerisation to alpha functional polymers; telechelic polymers; chain extension of telechelics; Example case study – high solids coatings. Polymerisation of functional monomers; Kraton thermoplastic elastomers (Example case study – uses of Kraton polymers).
Lecture 7: Anionic ring opening polymerisation, polyethers, alpha functional polyethers, ring opening polymerisation of lactones and lactides, concept of biodegradable polymers and controlling degradation, Case study – BIOPOL from fermentation, polymers from ROP in drug delivery, Case study – Zoladex in cancer treatment. Use of organometallic catalysts in ROP.
Lecture 8-9: Group transfer polymerisation; Associative vs Dissociative mechanism considerations; reaction conditions for GTP, Introduction to living radical polymerisation; General considerations, Inifiters, nitroxide mediated polymerisation, differences between nitroxides, limitiations. Example case study ABA blocks from GTP in ink jet printing.
Lecture 10. Introduction to coordination polymerisation and Ziegler Natta polymerisation, The Nobel prize, mechanistic aspects, traditional Z/N polymerisation, stereoregular control in Z/N and consequences for materials properties, syndioselective and isoselective polymerisation, polymerisation kinetics, metallocence catalysts for Z/N and effect of catalyst symmetry on properties, hydrocarbon copolymerisation.
Lecture 11. Ring opening metathesis polymerisation (ROMP), Catalysts for ROMP; ROMP polymerisation mechanism’ Aqueous ROMP; Case study – The Nobel prize for ROMP, conducting polymers from ROMP (polyacetylene)
Lecture 12. Reactions of polymers, crosslinking, polymeric catalysts, ion exchange resins, polymer degradation, photoisomerisation, hydrogels. Case study – photoresponsive polymers in optical applications.
Lecture 13: ATRP, kinetics of ATRP, practical considerations of ATRP, review of catalysts and different metals, polymer architectures from ATRP, controlling the reactivity with ligand structure. Chain transfer techniques for controlling polymer structure, functional chain transfer agents, catalytic chain transfer polymerisation, concept of RAFT, RAFT agents, practical aspects, Case study – viscosity modifiers for oil additives from RAFT. Comparison of living radical polymerisation techniques pros and cons.
Lecture 14. Dendrimers and hyperbranched polymers, Flory theory, physical properties of branched polymers (viscosity and mechanical), comb and graft polymers, grafting polymers from surfaces, use of the advanced SEC with multiple detectors in analysis of branched polymers.
Lecture 15. Polymers for advanced applications, Polymers in therapeutic applications, alpha functional polymers for bioconjugation, thermoresponsive polymers, polymers in microelectronics and lithography, Case study – The IBM Millipede process for memory storage, self assembly of polymers in solution, concept of polymers as non viral vectors.
18. Illustrative Bibliography
General
Atkins “Physical Chemistry” Chapter 23 Macromolecules
Chapter 26 Kinetics
Morrisson and Boyd
“Organic Chemistry” Chapter 31 Organic chemistry
Monographs
G Odian Principles of Polymerisation
P Remmp and E W Merrill Polymer Synthesis
Challa Introduction to Polymer Chemistry
Internet
http://www.umr.edu/~jstoffer/CHEM381/index.html
http://www.psrc.usm.edu/polyclass/macrogalleria.htm
19. Learning outcomes
Successful completion of the module leads to the learning outcomes. The learning outcomes identify the knowledge, skills and attributes developed by the module.
Learning Outcomes should be presented in the format ”By the end of the module students should be able to...” using the table at the end of the module approval form:
Resources /
20. List any additional requirements and indicate the outcome of any discussions about these.
Approval /
21. Module leader’s signature / Prof Dave Haddleton
22. Date of approval / 28th February 2011
23. Name of Approving Committee (include minute reference if applicable) / LTC
24. Chair of Committee’s signature / Dr Andrew Clark
25. Head of Department(s) Signature / Prof Mike Shipman
Examination Information /
A1. Name of examiner (if different from module leader) / Prof Dave Haddleton
A2. Indicate all available methods of assessment in the table below
% Examined / % Assessed by other methods / Length of examination paper
100% / 1.5hrs
A3. Will this module be examined together with any other module (sectioned paper)? If so, please give details below.
No
A4. How many papers will the module be examined by? / 1 paper 2 papers
A5. When would you wish the exam take place (e.g. Jan, April, Summer)? / March
A6. Is reading time required? / Yes No
A7. Please specify any special exam timetable arrangements.
A8. Stationery requirements
No. of Answer books?
Graph paper?
Calculator?
Any other special stationery requirements (e.g. Data books, tables etc)?
A9. Type of examination paper
Seen? / Yes No
Open Book? / Yes No
Restricted? / Yes No
If restricted, please provide a list of permitted texts:
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LEARNING OUTCOMES /(By the end of the module the student should be able to....) / Which teaching and learning methods enable students to achieve this learning outcome?
(reference activities in section 15) / Which summative assessment method(s) will measure the achievement of this learning outcome?
(reference activities in section 16) /
Understand and be aware of differences and similarities between homo and co-polymers / Lectures and guided reading / Examination
Understand terms and definitions used in statistical copolymerisation and block copolymers and be able to give synthetic strategies to each. / Lectures and guided reading / Examination
To fully understand the kinetics behind living polymerisation and / Lectures and guided reading / Examination
Understand the basis of group transfer polymerisation and its relationship to ionic polymerisation / Lectures and guided reading / Examination
Understand synthetic, kinetic and theoretical aspects of ring opening polymerisation. / Lectures and guided reading / Examination
Understand synthetic, kinetic and theoretical aspects of Ziegler Natta addition polymerisation with a detailed understanding of the mechanistic aspects. / Lectures and guided reading / Examination
Understand synthetic, kinetic and theoretical aspects of ROMP with a detailed understanding of the mechanistic aspects. / Lectures and guided reading / Examination
Appreciate the differences between living ionic and living radical polymerisation / Lectures and guided reading / Examination
Give examples of where polymers are being used in advanced applications and to describe why these molecules are used in a particular application / Lectures and guided reading / Examination
Use the internet to locate information and resource on polymers, polymeric materials and polymer properties. / Lectures and guided reading / Examination
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