Introduction to statistical mechanical methods. Three class periods a week. An advanced review of organic reactions and their mechanisms. Also discussed is the structure of organic compounds, including stereochemistry. Three class periods a week.
Lectures deal with the theory underlying qualitative organic analysis.
Problems involving the identification of known organic compounds and the elucidation of the structure of unknown organic compounds. Laboratory experiments are concerned with identification of organic substances and mixtures. One class period and two laboratory periods a week. Continuation of CHE 265. Advanced material is studied in lecture and laboratory, including modern physical methods of analysis.