CH 368: Spring, 2004 (Bauld)
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 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 #3 [A hardcopy handout]