Biological and synthetic macromolecules related to nanoscale phenomena. Challenges and opportunities associated with natural and synthetic polymers on...
Topics include 2-dimensional 1H and 13CNMR spectroscopy and structure determination of complex organic molecules. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 3201.Also...
The application of reactions to the synthesis or organic molecules. Emphasis on design of synthetic sequences, new reagents, and stereoselectivity....
Introduction to basic principles of polymer chemistry, industrial and synthetic polymers, different types of polymerization and polymer...
The application of frontier molecular orbital theory (HOMO-LUMO interactions) to organic reactions, including thermal and photochemical cycloadditions...
A survey of the major classes of natural products with respect to their structural elucidation, synthesis, biosynthesis and bioactivity, with emphasis...
Trace and ultratrace analytical chemistry. Sampling and sample preservation. The problems of the blank. Trace and ultratrace analysis. Sampling and...
Solutions and separations in analytical chemistry. Stability of aqueous solutions of standards and samples. Complex formation, multi-step and...
Detailed breakdown of the physical, electrical and chemical operation of mass spectrometers. Examination of the different mass spectrometric...
Important elements of rational drug design. Ligand-receptor interactions, structure-activity relationships, molecular modeling of pharmacophores,...
Polymer architectures; Flexible and rigid rod polymers; Rotational isomeric states (RIS); Molecular mechanics, Ramachandran Map, Helix parameters;...
A study of nuclear stability and decay; chemical studies of nuclear phenomena. Applications of radioactivity. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 2302, CHEM 2303,...
A quantitave basis for ligand field theory; unreal and real wavefunctions of d-orbitals; derivation of the energies of d-orbitals using variational...
Reactivity of inorganic coordination compounds. Thermodynamic and kinetic factors affecting reactivity. Industrial and biochemical processes catalyzed...
A topic of current interest in any branch of chemistry. Only one special topics course may be presented for credit. Prerequisite(s): permission of...
Properties of natural atmospheric constituents; biogeochemical cycles involving gases; chemical reactions in the atmosphere; anthropogenic atmospheric...
An independent research study using library resources. The candidate will prepare a critical review of a topic approved by a faculty advisor....
Senior students in Honours Chemistry carry out a research project under the direction of one of the members of the Department. A written report and an...