Undergraduate Courses

Chemistry 0310: Organic I
    Chemistry 310 is an introduction to the fundamental concepts and principles of modern organic chemistry.  The course will
    emphasize the understanding of these concepts and principles such that they may be applied in a problem solving fashion.

Chemistry 0320: Organic II
    Chemistry 320 builds on the fundamental concepts and principles of modern organic chemistry you obtained in Chem 310.  
    The course will emphasize the application of these concepts and principles in reaction-based problem solving.

Chemistry 1140: Advanced Inorganic Laboratory
    Chem 1140 is an introduction to modern concepts and experimental techniques in inorganic and organometallic chemistry.  
    Laboratory exercises will emphasize reactions exemplifying important inorganic and organometallic reaction mechanisms
    and modern laboratory techniques used routinely in organic and inorganic chemistry laboratories.

Chemistry 1380: Organic Spectroscopy
    Chemistry 1380 is an introduction to the use of modern spectroscopic techniques for the determination of organic molecular
    structure.  The course will emphasize the interpretation of data derived from various spectroscopic techniques to derive
    structural information.  Instrumentation and the theory that underlies each spectroscopic technique will be discussed  as it  
    relates to spectra interpretation.

Graduate Courses

Chemistry 2320: Advanced Organic Chemistry II
    This course is a discussion of modern methods in synthetic organic chemistry.  Techniques in asymmetric synthesis will be
    emphasized along with new and classical methods for heterocycle synthesis, function group interconversions, etc.  Where
    possible, discussions will be integrated with total synthesis and synthesis strategy.

Chemistry 2380: Organic Spectroscopy (see listing for Chem 1380 above)

Chemistry 3110: Advanced Topics in Inorganic Chemistry
    Course topics focus on the mechanistic aspects of cutting-edge organometallic chemistry.  Lecture material will emphasize
    an understanding of the chemistry occurring at metal centers as well as the role of ligand structure and electronics in
    defining mechanistic pathways.  The course will focus on the detailed mechanistic aspects of the main group and transition
    metal-mediated reactions with having applications in organic synthesis.

Chemistry 3300: Asymmetric Catalysis in Organic Synthesis
    An advanced topics course emphasizing the development of catalytic asymmetric reaction methodologies having
    applications to complex molecule synthesis.

Chemistry 3310: Organic Reaction Mechanisms: Implications for Methods & Synthesis Design
    This course presents a detailed examination of fundamental organic reaction mechanisms.  These discussions emphasize
    how reaction mechanisms drive the development of new synthetic methods and the design and execution of complex
    molecule syntheses.  Course topics, therefore, include detailed discussions of “arrow pushing,” reaction analysis and
    synthesis strategy.  Lectures are organized such that specific reaction mechanisms are accompanied by appropriate
    applications to methods development or synthesis design.
Course Materials