Study of organic compounds by families with emphasis on structure, reactions, stereochemistry, mechanisms, and synthesis.

CHE 300 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II: 

Examination of basic organic chemistry from a mechanistic perspective. Laboratory emphasis on microscale techniques.

CHE 370 INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS: 

Analytical analysis using instruments such as gas chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography, ultraviolet-visible, FT-infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry.

CHE 453 ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY: 

Advanced study of organic reaction mechanisms including: the Hammett equation, isotope and substituent effects and orbital symmetry. Modern synthetic reactions are presented.

CHE 454 ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY: 

Designed to accompany Chemistry 453. Emphasis on modern synthetic methods and purification of complex reaction mixtures.

CHE 475 SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHEMISTRY: 

Discussion of topics of special relevance to the faculty and students. Possible topics include: statistical thermodynamics, group theory and molecular spectroscopy, enzyme kinetics, photochemistry, organometallic chemistry, organofluorine chemistry, medicinal chemistry, electrophilic and radical additions, and mechanistic aspects of water chlorination.

CHE 495 CHEMISTRY SEMINAR: 

Presentation of papers by students and visiting scholars, and attendance at off-campus seminars.

CHE 499 RESEARCH: 

An independent investigation, under faculty supervision, of a specific problem at the frontier of a chemical field. Includes weekly discussion sessions.