Course Offerings: Organic

Physical organic chemistry, including a discussion of reactive intermediates, substituent effects, pericyclic reactions, radical chemistry and a basic theoretical description of the bonding in organic molecules. Method of Presentation: One 2 1/2 hour lecture per week, Monday evenings at 7:00 pm by live lectures on TEAMS, often originating from MacN 101. First lecture is Mon. Jan. 5, 2025. There will be no lecture during reading week (Feb. 16). ...

Named organic reactions and other synthetically useful reactions are discussed. The mechanism, stereochemical implications and use in organic synthesis of these reactions will be presented. Examples from the organic literature will be used to illustrate these aspects. ...