Chemistry 561

Physical Organic Chemistry

Instructor: Dr. R. C. White

Phone: 936.294.1060

e-mail: chm_rcw@shsu.edu

Office Hours: Monday and Thursday 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Other times by appointment

Acid/Base Chemistry (2 weeks)

Ionic Reactions (2 weeks)

Major reaction pathways ( 4 weeks)

Reaction intermediates (carbocations, carbanions), and methods of detection

Radical Reactions (3 weeks)

Major pathways (abstraction, addition, fragmentation, and termination.)

Reaction intermediates and methods of detection

Carbene Reactions (2 weeks)

Major reaction pathways (insertion, addition, generation and fate)

Reaction intermediates and methods of detection

Photochemical reaction pathways (2 weeks)

Major reaction types, (additions, eliminations, cyclization reactions, extrusion reactions)

Exams: There will be one mid-term exam and one final exam. Part of your grade will be based on classroom participation.