My classes

Some of the Classes I teach are listed below with

a brief description of the class.

Chem 241a, 241b-Organic Chemistry

          This is an introductory class for students taking organic

chemistry for the first time.  The class includes subjects such as

organic reaction mechanisms, organic synthesis, organic naming,

spectroscopy and structure.

Chem 441-Physical Organic Chemistry

         As a 400 level class, both seniors and graduate students are

allowed to enroll.  My objective in the class is to teach the methods

used in the study of organic reaction mechanisms and to apply the

methods to specific cases.  The topics in the class include kinetics,

isotope effects, equilibria, substituent effects, pericyclic reactions

and functional groups and they types of organic reaction

mechanisms.

Chem 444-Organic Reactions and Synthesis

          Both seniors and graduate students are permitted to enroll

in this  class.   My objective in this class is to teach the analysis of

organic synthesis by the disconnector approach, and to arrange a

large number of reactions by reaction type and show their utility in

synthetic problems.

Chem 541-Advanced Organic Chemistry

          This is a graduate level class and is one of the core classes

required to receive the MS degree.  The class covers mostly

reactions mechanisms of reaction types such as: nucleophilic

substitution, addition and elimination, aromaticity and aromatic

substitution,free radicals, carbocations, carbanions, carbenes,

and concerted reactions.

Nucleophilic Substitution

Stereochemistry

Additions

Elimination

Carbanions

Free Radicals

Carbonyl

Chem- 396, 496, 596, 597, 599

         These classes all have different titles in the school catalog,

but they are all related to research.  When students come to

my lab they are assigned a research project.  Students are

required to learn several techniques such as distillation,

recrystallization, chromatography (column, gc, hplc, disc, tlc), and

analysis by NMR and IR spectroscopy.

NMR Site

Chem 241a and Chem241b On-line Book (Examples)

Organic and Biological Chemistry

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction