Academic Calendar - 2020 ARCHIVE
Western University Academic Calendar. - 2020ARCHIVE
Chemistry 4483A/B
ELUCIDATION OF ORGANIC AND BIOORGANIC MECHANISMS
Techniques for diagnosing and testing mechanisms of chemical reactions, with an emphasis on organic and bioorganic examples: kinetics, activation parameters, Bronsted catalysis law, Hammett and Taft relations, Marcus Theory, kinetic isotope effects, solvent effects. An introduction to pericyclic reactions with a discussion of aromaticity and orbital symmetry.
Prerequisite(s): Chemistry 3373F.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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CATEGORY C
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Subject Code: CHEM
Chemistry 4483A/B
ELUCIDATION OF ORGANIC AND BIOORGANIC MECHANISMS
Techniques for diagnosing and testing mechanisms of chemical reactions, with an emphasis on organic and bioorganic examples: kinetics, activation parameters, Bronsted catalysis law, Hammett and Taft relations, Marcus Theory, kinetic isotope effects, solvent effects. An introduction to pericyclic reactions with a discussion of aromaticity and orbital symmetry.
Prerequisite(s): Chemistry 3373F.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.