CH 368: Spring, 2004 (Bauld)

 

Mechanisms and Theory of Organic Reactions

 

Prerequisite: Sophomore Organic

 

 

 

 

Unit 1. Theoretical Concepts of Organic Reactions: Frontier Orbital Theory, Simple MO Theory

 

Unit 2. Transition State Theory, Reaction Paths, and Transition State Modeling

 

Unit 2 Addendum: Electrocyclic Reactions

 

Unit 3. The Stereochemistry of Organic Reactions

 

Unit 3: Addendum: Anchimeric Assistance

 

Unit 4. Linear Free Energy Relationsips: The Hammett and Hammett-Brown Equations

 

Unit 5. Radical Reactions

 

Unit 6.Anion Radicals

 

Unit 7. Cation Radicals

 

Unit 8.Electron Transfer Reactions

 

Unit 8.Addendum: Inner vs Outer Sphere ET

 

Unit 8. Addendum: The Marcus Equation [The notes for this will also be provided as a hardcopy handout]

 

Unit 9. Diradicals and Triplets

 

Unit 10. Pericyclic Reactions

 

Unit 11 Carbenes

 

 

Problem Sets

 

Set # 1

Set # 2

Set #3 [A hardcopy handout]