The second course in a two-tiered sequence, this course is designed to reinforce, expand, and add theoretical depth to the content of Chemistry 301. Reaction mechanisms are emphasized. Any laboratory course in the 250 series may be taken as a corequisite laboratory. That is, I seek to develop experimental methods that decrease environmental and occupational hazards in an economically responsible manner. Undergraduate students who work with me can choose from projects involving synthetic organic methodology, investigations of the mechanisms of certain nucleophilic carbonyl addition reactions, or novel syntheses of polymers and biologically-interesting molecules.
Emphasis is placed on approaches to analysis and mechanisms of action.