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Advanced Organic Chemistry

4-0-8 units · Undergraduate

Reaction mechanisms in organic chemistry: methods of investigation, relation of structure to reactivity, and reactive intermediates. Photochemistry and organometallic chemistry, with an emphasis on fundamental reactivity, mechanistic studies, and applications in organic chemistry.

Spring 2007

This course deals with the application of structure and theory to the study of organic reaction mechanisms: Stereochemical features including conformation and stereoelectronic effects; reaction dynamics, isotope effects and molecular orbital theory applied to pericyclic and photochemical reactions; and special reactive intermediates including carbenes, carbanions, and free radicals.

Readings

  • Carey, F. A., and R. J. Sundberg. Advanced Organic Chemistry, Part A: Structure and Mechanisms. 4th ed. New York, NY: Springer, 2000. ISBN: 9780306462429.
    Listed reading
  • Joule, J. A., and K. Mills. Heterocyclic Chemistry . 4th ed. Malden, MA: Blackwell Science, 2000. ISBN: 9780632054534.
    Listed reading
  • TEXTS: Carey and Sundberg · CHAPTERS: 2 · DUE DATES: L3
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  • TEXTS: Carey and Sundberg · CHAPTERS: 4 · DUE DATES: L8
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  • TEXTS: Carey and Sundberg · CHAPTERS: 12 · DUE DATES: L13
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  • TEXTS: Joule and Mills · CHAPTERS: 4-6 · DUE DATES: L19
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  • TEXTS: Joule and Mills · CHAPTERS: 12-13 · DUE DATES: L22
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  • TEXTS: Joule and Mills · CHAPTERS: 20-22 · DUE DATES: L24
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  • TEXTS: Joule and Mills · CHAPTERS: 16-17 · DUE DATES: L26
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  • TEXTS: Joule and Mills · CHAPTERS: 14-15 · DUE DATES: L31
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  • TEXTS: Joule and Mills · CHAPTERS: 10-11 · DUE DATES: L32
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Prerequisites & course information

Prereq: 5.13 U (Spring) 4-0-8 units

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