CHEM 434

Structure-Property Relationships in Organic Chemistry

Units: 1.5, Hours: 2-0-1

Influence of bonding and structure on chemical, physical and electronic properties of organic molecules, within a biological and materials chemistry context. Topics covered may include substituent effects, noncovalent interactions, solvation, packing motifs, bonding theory, redox processes, electronic effects in closed shell vs. organic open shell molecules, molecular orbital theory, semiempirical calculations, photochemistry, absorption and emission processes, and electron transfer theory.

Prerequisites: 352.

Undergraduate course in Chemistry offered by the Department of Chemistry in the Faculty of Science.