General Chemistry Thesis Track

Explores the effects of structure and environment on reaction rates and equilibria and the use of statistical and quantum mechanics in organic chemical reactions. Topics include: organic reaction mechanism, Huckel theory, orbital symmetry, photochemistry, and standard concepts of physical organic chemistry.
Prerequisite: TAKE CH-222

Surveys the synthesis of various organic target molecules utilizing: retrosynthetic analysis, functional group transformations, synthons, and other synthetic techniques.

Topics in quantum chemistry, molecular structure, group theory, and applications of these topics to spectroscopy.

This course focuses on the fundamentals and practical aspects of analytical spectroscopy. Special emphasis is given to theory and instrumentation; methods and applications are covered.
Prerequisite: Take CH-351

This courses focuses on the fundamentals and practical aspects of analytical separation and chromatography. Special emphasis is given to theory and instrumentation; methods and applications are covered.

The physical and chemical properties of the elements and their compounds are correlated with their positions in the periodic table. Bonding theory and coordination chemistry are emphasized. A grade of B or better required to earn the 3 credits.

Original research under the supervision of faculty member(s) leading to a written thesis.

This course explores the definition and concepts and aims to understand the structure, function, and properties of selfassembled multicomponent supramolecular assemblies of atoms, ions, and molecules.

A basic medicinal chemistry/pharmacology course in which the principles of drug discovery, computer aided drug design, pharmacokinetics and protein targets are studied. Such topics as the background of drug discovery, protein structure, enzymes, receptors, pharmacokinetics, metabolism, binding, structure, diversity, lead discovery, and lead optimization. Different methods to design drugs are explored such as rational drug design, fragment based, and in silico virtual molecular docking. Virtual labs employing different software are used to exemplify the different concepts covered.

This course focuses on identification and structure determination of organic molecules by modern spectroscopic techniques. Emphasis is on IR, NMR, CMR, and mass spectrometry. The course features hands-on work in NMR and FT-IR.

This course focuses on identification and structure determination of organic molecules by modern spectroscopic techniques. Emphasis is on IR, NMR, CMR, and mass spectrometry. The course features hands-on work in NMR and FT-IR.

Covers basic computer programming and database design, a basic review of biochemistry, biomolecular sequence comparisons and alignments, biomolecular structure prediction, biomolecular function prediction, and data analysis to solve theoretical problems and application problems using bioinformatics programs.

This course provides an introduction to computational chemistry that is suitable for graduate students and advanced undergraduate students. Topics covered include a historical introduction to the subject, quantum mechanics, molecular mechanics, a brief introduction to statistical mechanics, and a short review of thermodynamics. Students are required to solve theoretical problems and application problems using computational software (software that students might be required to purchase). Example problems and applications are drawn from organic chemistry and biochemistry

This course explores theory and practice of instrumental methods of analysis, spectrophotometric, electroanalytical, and chromatographic methods of separation and quantification.

The physical and chemical properties of the elements and their compounds are correlated with their positions in the periodic table. Bonding theory and coordination chemistry are emphasized. A grade of B or better required to earn the 3 credits.

This course presents basic principles of group theoretical methods. Topics include: molecular symmetry, normal coordinate analysis, molecular bonding and energy levels, and theoretical basis for selection rules.

This course focuses on the chemical aspects of the human environment. Examines the sources reactions, transport, effects, and fates of chemical species in water, soil, air, and living environments and the effects of technology thereon.

This course covers professional skills needed for independent careers in chemistry, with a particular emphasis placed on topics relevant to computational, theoretical, and biochemistry. This includes instructions on searching and reading scientific literature, writing proposals and grants, developing research questions and experiments, using logic and reasoning to interpret data, ethical conduct in scientific research, and common conventions in different subfields of chemistry.

Information is a vital key to success in today's chemical industry. The premier chemical information sources will be reviewed with emphasis on Chemical Abstracts Service and Beilstein. Chemical information retrieval applications will be highlighted including STN International, Scifinder, and Crossfire in addition to Internet resources. Students will gain an appreciation for chemical database design and content as well as formulating queries for keyword and structure-based searches.