Chemistry 6011-6012 (413-414) Theory of Inorganic Chemistry.

Six credit hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 4041 (364) Atomic structure and the electronic configuration of the elements in relation to the periodic system, theory of the chemical bond, acid-base theory, complex compounds.

Chemistry 6215 (425) Theory of Analytical Chemistry.

Three credit hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 3255 (225), 4041 (363). A discussion of the principles of Analytical Chemistry. Includes: statistical treatment of data, theory of separations, solution equilibria.

Chemistry 6225 (426) Theory of Instrumental Analysis.

Three credits. Prerequisite: Chemistry 3255 (225) and 4041 (363). Three hours of lecture-discussion each week. Theory of Analytical techniques, including ultraviolet-visible, infrared, atomic absorption, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, gas chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography, potentiometry, voltammetry, surface analysis and automated analysis.

Chemistry 6235 (427) Instrumental Analysis Laboratory.

Two credits. Prerequisite: Chemistry 3255(225) and Chemistry 6225(426) (the latter may be taken concurrently). Six hours of laboratory each week. Analytical techniques and methods. Experiments to illustrate methods whose theory has been discussed in Chem. 6225 (426).

Chemistry 6411-6412 (441-442) Theory of Organic Chemistry.

Six credit hours. Prerequisite : Chemistry 3452 (242). Study and description of organic reaction mechanisms. Chemical bonding and molecular structure. Hückel and Frontier Molecular Orbital Theory. Woodward-Hoffmann rules. Cycloadditions and electrocyclic reactions. Organic Photochemistry and free radical reactions. Stereochemical principles. Linear free energy relationships. The Hammett equation and transition state theory. Isotopic effects.

Chemistry 6611-6612 (463-464) Physical Chemistry.

Six credit hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 4042 (364). The laws and principles of theoretical chemistry.

Chemistry 6811-6812 (587-588) Advanced Biochemistry.

Six credit hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 4042 (364) Study of Chemistry and reactions of constituents of living matter and of the mechanism and regulation of major biological processes.

Chemistry 6813 (583) Techniques of Biochemistry.

Three credit hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 481. One hour of discussion and six hours of laboratory each week. Basic techniques in the field on biochemistry.

Chemistry 6825 (487) Biochemistry of Organized Systems.

Three credits. Prerequisite: Chemistry 4041 (363), Chemistry 4055 (363) is recommended. Three hours of lecture-discussion each week. Chemical and physical properties of macromolecules and their interactions in biochemical systems. Reaction mechanisms and kinetics in biochemical systems. Metabolic pathways will not be explored.

Chemistry 6896 Thesis Continued for the M.S. Degree.

Chemistry 6905-6906 (501-502) Chemical Principles and Practices.

Six credit hours. Prerequisite: Limited to students enrolled in the Chemistry Graduated Program. One hour of discussion and not less than three hours of contact with undergraduate students per week. Discussion of principles of Chemistry, with emphasis in their application to experimental work, including evaluation of experiments.

Chemistry 8005-8006 (617-619) Seminar in Inorganic Chemistry.

Two credits hours a semester.

Chemistry 8015 (513) Physical Inorganic Chemistry.

Three credit hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 6012 (414) Mechanisms of reaction in inorganic systems, with emphasis on coordination compounds.

Chemistry 8025 (514) Ligand Field Theory.

Three credit hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 6612 (464) and 6012 (414) Theory of bonding and spectra in coordination compounds.

Chemistry 8035 (515) Structural Methods in Inorganic Chemistry.

Three credits. Three hours of lecture-discussion per week. Study of spectroscopic, diffraction, and resonance methods for structure determination of inorganic and organometallic compounds.

Chemistry 8045 (518) Organometallic Compounds of the Main Group Elements.

Three credits. Three hours of lecture-dicussion per week. The structure and properties of main group organometallics, their preparations, reactions and applications to chemical synthesis are examined.

Chemistry 8046 (519) Transition Metal Organometallic Compounds.

Three credits. Prerequisite: Chemistry 6011 (413), 6411(441). Three hours of lecture-discussion per week. The structure and reactions of transition metal complexes are examined within the context of catalytic processes in chemical synthesis.

Chemistry 8205-8206 (627-628) Seminar in Analytical Chemistry.

Two credit hours a semester.

Chemistry 8211-8212 (523-524) Advanced Analytical Chemistry.

Six credit hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 6225 (426). Study of the application of chemical and instrumental methods to analysis of chemical problems.

Chemistry 8405-8406 (647-648) Seminar in Organic Chemistry.

Two credit hours a semester.

Chemistry 8415 (545) Physical Organic Chemistry.

Three credit hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 6411-6412(441-442) and 6611-6612 (463-464). The methods of thermodynamics and quantum chemistry are treated in detail and applies to mechanisms of organic reactions. Among these are included linear free energy relationships, substituent effects, static and dynamics steric effects, solvent effects, isotope effects, energy surfaces, electronic structure of reaction intermediates, and molecular orbital symmetry arguments.

Chemistry 8425 (546) Synthetic Organic Chemistry.

Three credit hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 6411-6412 (441-442). The multistep chemical synthesis of natural and unnatural products is studied. General strategies are examined which utilized retrosynthetic analysis and synthetic equivalents for the rational design of molecular construction. Stereochemical control is examined both from the substrate and reagent standpoint. Selective transformations are examined mechanistically particularly within the context of chirality transfer in asymmetric processes.

Chemistry 8435 (547) Natural Products.

Three credit hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 6411-6412 (441-442). Structures elucidation, partial and total synthesis, and biogenesis of natural products are considered. Specific examples of terpenes, steroids, alkaloids, proteins, lipids, and pigments are treated. The structure elucidation engages the classical methods and modern spectroscopic methods.

Chemistry 8445 (548) Structural Problems in Organic Chemistry.

Three credit hours. Prerequisites. Chemistry 6411-6412 (441-442), 6611-6612(463-464). The elucidation of the structure of organic compounds and reaction intermediates is studied. The use of spectroscopic methods, including ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic and electronic resonance, infrared spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and diffraction methods is addressed. The basis and applications of these methods are discussed an practiced with examples. An in-depth physical chemical treatment, such as quantum mechanics, is out of the scope of this course.

Chemistry 8605-8606 (667-668) Seminar in Physical Chemistry.

Two credit hours a semester.

Chemistry 8615 (562) Chemical Kinetics.

Three credit hours. Prerequisite; Chemistry 4042 (364). The theory and applications of the kinetics of chemical reactions in the gas liquid phase.

Chemistry 8625 (563) Introduction to Molecular Spectroscopy.

Three credit hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 6611-6612 (463-464). Molecular spectroscopy and quantum mechanics, with particular attention to molecular structure and symmetry, deduced from vibrational and rotational spectra. Includes the calculation of thermodynamic functions form spectroscopic data.

Chemistry 8635 (564) Statistical Thermodynamics.

Three credit hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 6611-6612 (463-464). Introduction to statistical mechanics. Study of the relationship between thermodynamic functions of gases, liquids, and solids, and their molecular structure.

Chemistry 8645 (565) Quantum Chemistry.

Three credit hours. Prerequisites: Chemistry 6611-6612 (463-464). The basic principles of quantum mechanics and its application to chemical problems. Includes wave motion, matrices, atomic and molecular structure and spectra, the quantum theory of valence and the resonance phenomenon.

Chemistry 8805-8806 (687-688) Seminar in Biochemistry.

Two credit hours a semester.

Chemistry 8885 (582) Enzymatic Catalysis.

Three credit hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 6811 (587)

Chemistry 8896 Thesis Continued for the Ph.D.

Chemistry 8901-8902 (591-592) Graduate Seminar.

Chemistry 8990 (610) Special Topics in Inorganic Chemistry.

One to four credit hours a semester.

Chemistry 8992 (620) Special Topics in Analytical Chemistry.

One to four credit hours a semester.

Chemistry 8994 (640) Special Topics in Organic Chemistry.

One to four credit hours a semester.

Chemistry 8996 (660) Special Topics in Physical Chemistry.

One to four credit hours a semester.

Chemistry 8998 (680) Special Topics in Biochemistry.

One to four credit hours a semester.

Chemistry 8999 (699) Research for the Thesis.

One to nine credit hours a semester.

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