F Structure, spectroscopy and reactivity of transition metals and their compounds. CH 804 or permission of instructor. Development and application of a bonding model for descriptive inorganic chemistry of boron, carbon, silicon, nitrogen, phosphorus, oxygen and sulfur. Physical description of the crystalline state, symmetry in crystals, X-ray diffraction, modern methods of structure determination and chemical interpretation of structural results. Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry, 1-4 cr.
Topics vary with interests of students.
May be repeated for credit, but only if different topics are covered. F Modern aspects of organic chemistry emphasizing the mechanisms of reactions and synthesis of molecules of current interest. F Theoretical concepts of organic chemistry, stereochemistry and mechanisms of organic reactions. Chemistry of heterocyclic compounds of nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur and other elements. Selected Topics in Organic Chemistry, 1-4 cr.