430 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (3) Atomic and molecular structure, bonding theories, descriptive chemistry of the elements, kinetics and mechanism of inorganic reactions, applications of modern techniques for characterization, coordination and organometallic chemistry.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 230.
450 Advanced Organic Chemistry (3) Modern organic reactions of mechanistic, synthetic, and theoretical interest. Content reflects current trends in the area.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 360.
471 Biophysical Chemistry (3) (See Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology 471.)
473 Physical Chemistry I (3) Properties of gases; first, second and third laws of thermodynamics; chemical equilibria; simple phase equilibria; properties of solutions.
Credit Restriction: Students may not receive credit for both 471 and 473.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 130 or 138 and Physics 136 or 138 or 222 or 231 and Mathematics 241, 247.
479 Physical Chemistry Laboratory I (2) Experiments on topics discussed in 471 or 473.
Contact Hour Distribution: 1 lab.
(DE) Prerequisite(s) or (DE) Corequisite(s): 471 or 473.
481 Biophysical Chemistry (3) (See Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology 481.)
483 Physical Chemistry II (3) Introduction to statistical thermodynamics; kinetics of chemical reactions; introduction to quantum mechanics and applications to electronic structure of atoms and molecules; molecular spectroscopy.
Credit Restriction: Students may not receive credit for both 481 and 483.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 130 or 138 and Physics 136 or 138 or 222 or 231 and Mathematics 241, and 247.
489 Physical Chemistry Laboratory II (2) Experiments on topics discussed in 481 or 483.
Contact Hour Distribution: 1 lab.
(DE) Prerequisite(s) or (DE) Corequisite(s): 481 or 483.
500 Thesis (1-15)
Grading Restriction: P/NP only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.
501 Chemistry Seminar (1) Lectures and discussion on current research. Continuous registration is required for resident graduate students.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 14 hours.
502 Registration for Use of Facilities (1-15) Required for the student not otherwise registered during any semester when student uses university facilities and/or faculty time before degree is completed.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.
Credit Restriction: May not be used toward degree requirements.
505 Special Problems (3) Specially assigned theoretical or experimental work on problems not covered in other courses.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of department.
510 Analytical Spectrometry (3) Principles and practice of optical and mass spectrometric techniques in quantitative chemical analysis.
Recommended Background: 2 semesters of physical chemistry.
511 Analytical Separations (3) Principles and practice of chemical separations based on extraction, chromatographic, and electrophoretic phenomena.
Recommended Background: 2 semesters of physical chemistry.
512 Electroanalytical Chemistry (3) Fundamentals of electrode processes; principles and practice of electroanalytical techniques in quantitative chemical analysis and applied to study of chemical systems.
Recommended Background: 2 semesters of physical chemistry.
530 Chemical Bonding (3) Wave mechanical atom, group theory, quantum approach to molecular orbital theory, covalent, ionic, and metallic bonding, ligand field theories, solid state.
Recommended Background: 1 semester of inorganic chemistry.
531 Characteristics of Inorganic Compounds (3) Descriptive chemistry of elements; structure, reactions, kinetics, mechanisms, equilibria, and spectra of coordination, organometallic, bioinorganic compounds.
Recommended Background: 1 semester of inorganic chemistry.
532 Experimental Methods of Inorganic Chemistry (3) Electronic, infrared, Raman, microwave, NMR, ESR, nuclear quadrupole, Mossbauer, mass, and photoelectron spectroscopies for characterization of inorganic compounds.
Recommended Background: 1 semester of inorganic chemistry.
533 Chemistry of the Transition Metals (3) Theoretical and experimental foundations of modern coordination, organometallic, and bio-inorganic chemistry of transition metals; transition metal mediated catalysis, materials chemistry, isolobal theory, kinetics and mechanism of reactions of transition metals, and applications in organic synthesis.
Recommended Background: 1 semester of inorganic chemistry.
550 Structure and Reactivity in Organic Chemistry (3) Structure and bonding in organic compounds; molecular orbital theory, stereochemistry, conformational analysis, and molecular mechanics; substituent effects on acidity and reactivity; introduction to reaction mechanisms.
Recommended Background: 2 semesters of organic chemistry.
551 Organic Reactions (3) Organic transformations of use in synthesis; carbonyl chemistry and carbon-carbon bond formation; stereochemistry and regiochemistry of synthetic processes.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 550.
552 Applications of Organic Reactions (3) Applications of organic reactions to directed synthesis targets including bio-organic substrates, natural products, medicinal agents, or other molecules of practical or theoretical interest.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 550.
553 Spectroscopic Characterization of Organic Compounds (3) Organic structure elucidation using spectroscopic methods: nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared, ultraviolet and mass spectrometry.
Recommended Background: 2 semesters of organic chemistry.
570 Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy (3) Basic principles of quantum mechanics and their applications to molecular orbital theory, molecular structure, and spectroscopy; introduction to group theory.
Recommended Background: 2 semesters of physical chemistry.
571 Advanced Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy (3)
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 570 or consent of instructor.
572 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (3) Macroscopic and microscopic description of equilibrium systems. Basic principles of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, and application to selected chemical systems.
Recommended Background: 2 semesters of physical chemistry.
573 Chemical Kinetics and Transport (3) Time-dependent phenomena in chemistry: chemical kinetics, chemical dynamics, transport theory.
Recommended Background: 2 semesters of physical chemistry.
590 Polymer Chemistry (3) Fundamentals of polymer synthesis and characterization through application of organic and physical chemical principles.
Recommended Background: 2 semesters of organic chemistry and 2 semesters of physical chemistry.
594 Organic Chemistry of Polymers (3) Synthesis of monomers; mechanism, stereochemistry, sequence distribution, and kinetics of polymerizations. Formation of block, graft, and network polymers. Reactions on polymers.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 590 or equivalent.
595 Physical Chemistry of Polymers (3) Conformation of macromolecules, solution and bulk properties, rubber elasticity, kinetics of polymerization, polymer thermodynamics.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 590 or equivalent.
600 Doctoral Research and Dissertation (3-15)
Grading Restriction: P/NP only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.
601 Chemistry Research Proposal (2) Preparation and oral defense of original written research proposal based on thorough survey of chemical literature.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Registration Permission: Consent of department head.
610 Selected Topics in Analytical Chemistry (3) Topics of current significance.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 510, 511, and 512 or consent of instructor.
630 Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry (3) Topics of current significance.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 530, 531, and 532 or consent of instructor.
650 Selected Topics in Organic Chemistry (3) Topics of current significance.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): Any two of 550, 551, 552 or consent of instructor.
670 Selected Topics in Physical Chemistry (3) Topics of current significance.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 570, 572, and 573 or consent of instructor.
690 Selected Topics in Polymer Chemistry (3) Topics of current significance.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
691 Selected Topics in Thermal Analysis of Polymeric Materials (3) Topics of current significance.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
Credit Restriction: Maximum 3 hours may be applied toward the chemistry major.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.