CHEM 4040 - Advanced Synthetic Methods

4 cr. 6 hr. Alternate years. FIRST OFFEREING, FALL 2016

This course is a laboratory-centered course that explores advanced techniques in chemical synthesis. The course is designed to introduce a variety of synthetic techniques and strategies that are commonly employed in industrial and academic chemistry labs for the synthesis of complex organic and inorganic molecules. These synthetic strategies will be accompanied by regular use of common spectroscopic techniques such as IR, UV-visible, mass and NMR spectroscopy for identification and characterization for compounds. The course is also tailored to develop excellent technical writing and communication skills while also building an ability to critically evaluate articles in the chemical literature.

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 2100 & CHEM 3600