Principal topics include the properties of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, and coenzymes, as well as enzyme kinetics. Emphasis is placed on protein conformation and dynamics and enzyme kinetics. A continuation of CH 403, emphasizing catabolism, anabolism, thermodynamics, and metabolic regulation of major pathways. A detailed study of current topics in inorganic chemistry including solid state chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and organometallic chemistry. Emphasis placed on use of orbital interactions as a tool for understanding the structure, properties and reactivity of inorganic molecules and solids.
Lab covers complexation chemistry and inorganic synthesis of compounds.
Three 50 minute lectures and one three hour lab per week. A study of synthesis and mechanism in organic chemistry. The synthesis section will encompass the study of theory, design and methods of modern organic synthesis. The mechanistic section will include the study of mechanisms and methods of mechanisms and methods of mechanism elucidation. Original papers will be read and analyzed.