Physical Organic Chemistry

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

Prereq: CHEM 3111; CHEM 3231; or permission of the Department This course examines the principles of bonding, structure, and mechanisms in organic chemistry. Topics include: models of bonding, acid/base catalysis, linear free-energy relationships, dynamic NMR, concerted reactions and orbital symmetry, transition-state theory and intramolecular dynamics, thermodynamics, and molecular motors. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: CHEM 4111; any version of CHEM 4141 previously offered with a different title)