CHEM 473

Organic Photochemistry/Reactive Intermediates

Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0

Introduction to organic photochemistry and photophysics. Reactivity and mechanisms of organic functional groups on electronic excitation. Structure and reactivity of organic reactive intermediates such as radicals, biradicals, carbenes, nitrenes, carbocations, and carbanions. Fast kinetic methods for study of the above topics will be emphasized.

Prerequisites: 352.

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