CHEM 433 - Advanced Organic Chemistry (2 credits)

(Prereq: CHEM 332/CHEM 332L) The course supplements and extends the knowledge base of CHEM 331-CHEM 332. The subject matter includes a look at some general methods used to study mechanistic pathways and how the data obtained can be interpreted to deduce the accepted mechanisms for selected types of reactions. Also included is a study of synthetic organic reactions and their applications as well as a look at methods for determining the structures of unknown organic compounds. F, alternate years.