CHEM 105: Fundamentals of Chemistry with Laboratory
This course is designed for students majoring in the physical and biological sciences as well as those wishing an introduction to modern molecular science. Core principles and applications of chemistry are combined to provide students with a conceptual understanding of chemistry that will help them in both their professional and everyday lives. Topics include principles of nuclear chemistry, atomic and molecular structure, molecular energetics, chemical equilibrium, and chemical kinetics. The laboratory work introduces students to synthesis and structural determination by infrared and other spectroscopic techniques, periodic properties, computational chemistry, statistical analysis, and various quantitative methods of analysis. This course is intended for students who have taken one year of high school chemistry and have a math background equivalent to two years of high school algebra. Students who have AP or IB credit in chemistry, and who elect CHEM 105, forfeit the AP or IB credit. Prerequisite(s): One year of high school chemistry. Fulfillment of the basic skills component of the Quantitative Reasoning requirement. Not open to students who have taken CHEM 105P.
CHEM 211: Organic Chemistry I with Laboratory
Topics covered include: stereochemistry, synthesis and reactions of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alkyl halides, alcohols and ethers, nomenclature of organic functional groups, IR, and GC/MS. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 105, CHEM 105P, or CHEM 120, or permission of the department.
CHEM 212: Organic Chemistry II with Laboratory
A continuation of CHEM 211. Includes NMR spectroscopy, synthesis, reactions of aromatic and carbonyl compounds, amines, and carbohydrates. In addition, students are expected to study the chemical literature and write a short chemistry review-paper. Prerequisite: CHEM 211
CHEM 318: Advanced Organic Chemistry: Reactions, Mechanisms, and Modern Synthetic Methods
This course will cover strategies and tactics for assembling complex organic molecules. Considerable emphasis will be placed on stereoselective synthesis, including the stereoselective construction of ring systems, acyclic stereocontrol, and asymmetric catalysis. Reaction mechanisms will also be emphasized throughout the semester. Lecture topics will be accompanied by case studies drawn from the current chemical literature. The course will culminate in an independent project involving pharmaceuticals and others molecules of medicinal importance. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 212