The lecture part covers modern synthetically useful reactions and their applications. The intensive laboratory offers students an introduction to organic synthesis research, including the use of modern reagents and instruments. Students will become acquainted with techniques of preparation, purification, and spectroscopic identifications of organic compounds. Chemistry Seminar For junior chemistry majors. On-line searches of the chemical literature lead to oral presentations and written reports in a selected area of research.
Faculty give short talks describing undergraduate research opportunities.
Chem 491 or permission of the chairperson. The in-depth examination of a specific topic. The nature of the topic selected and its treatment determined in consultation with the instructor.