CHEM 601 – Chemical Bonding
Application of quantum mechanics and symmetry principles to descriptions of chemical bonding.
- Prerequisite: Graduate standing in CHEM.
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Application of quantum mechanics and symmetry principles to descriptions of chemical bonding.
Introduction to magnetic resonance, infrared, UV, and visible spectroscopy, emphasizing applications to organic and inorganic chemistry. Three topics each semester–1 credit hour per topic. Repeatable unlimited times in different topics.
Reactivity and reaction mechanisms of compounds containing metal-carbon bonds.
Interpretation of chemical and physical (primarily spectral) data in the identification of organic compounds.
Modern synthetic methods with emphasis on the design and execution of multi-step sequences.
Theory of molecular structure, stereochemistry, and reaction mechanisms.
Continuation of 642, and is the second half of a two-semester course in Modern Organic Synthesis. Pre: 642 and a minimum required grade for prerequisites of B. (Spring only)
Includes statistical thermodynamics, with application to chemical systems.
Kinetics and chemical reaction dynamics of elementary reactions relevant to combustion processes, astrochemistry, chemical vapor deposition and planetary sciences.
Formation of astrobiologically important molecules and their precursors in the interstellar medium and in our solar system: first principles and latest trends. (Cross-listed as ASTR 657 and GG 657)
Theory and application.