Emphasis is placed on synthetic application and organic reactions. A survey of the relationships between structure and reactivity. Spring, alternate years. Physical Organic Chemistry. Modern concepts of bonding, stereochemistry, molecular orbital theory, and methods employed to determine reaction mechanisms and reactive intermediates.
Extensive use is made of current literature.
A survey of the brain from a chemical viewpoint with emphasis on chemical structure, mechanism of brain wave communication and aspects of metabolism in the brain which differ in other parts of the body. The Nature of Enzyme Catalysis. The mechanisms whereby enzymes are able to promote catalysis discussed in terms of basic chemical concepts. Instrumental Chemical Analysis. Theory and practice in instrumental methods of chemical analysis.