79 courses in the 1990–91 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
CHEM 001Pre-University Chemistry
The course covers the material considered essential preparation for first year chemistry courses. Included are formuiae, nomenclature, stoichiometry, an introduction to thermochemistry, solution chemistry, chemical equilibria, acids, bases, oxidation-reduction reactions, kinetics and bonding.
Successful completion of this course fulfills the University Admission requirements where high schaol chemistry is necessary. No University credit. Offered by correspondence only.
CHEM 010General Chemistry Seminar Required for all Chemistry studentsW 1C 0.0
beyond Year One, this seminar brings together students from all years to receive information concerning the activities of the Chemistry Department and The Chemical Institute of Canada, and to hear invited speakers.
CHEM 120Physical and Chemical Properties of MatterF 3C,1T 0.5
The stoichiometry of compounds and chemical reactians. Properties of gases. Periodicity and chemical bonding. Energy changes in chemical systems. Electronic structure of atoms and molecules; correlation with the chemical reactivity of common elements, inorganic and organic compounds. lonic solids and other extended arrays. Materials and processes in chemical industry.
CHEM 123Chemicai Reactions, Equilibria and KineticsW,S 3C,1T 0.5
Properties of liquids and solutions. Introduction to chemical equilibria. Principles of acid-base equilibria, solubility and electrochemical processes. Chemical kinetics.
Bonding in carbon compounds. Structures, properties and nomenclature of several important classes of organic compounds. interconversions of functional groups. Mechanisms of organic reactions. Prereq: Grade 13 Chemistry, Mathematics (Calculus) CHEM 123 strongly recommended Antireq: CHEM 126, 026 Offered by Correspondence only. Not for students intending to major in Chemistry of Biochemistry.
Basic chemistry of aliphatic compounds; shapes of molecules. A laboratory course on preparative organic chemistry accompanies the lectures. Prereq: Grade 13 or OAC Chemistry Antireq: CHEM 124, 124L, 126 For students in Year Two Engineering
Classical and wave theories of the electronic structure of atoms. The periodic table. Formation and characteristics ¢ ionic and covalent bonds. Molecular orbital and valence bond theories. Bonding in molecular, ionic, and metallic solids. Structure and stereo- ~~ chemistry of simple inorganic compounds.
Prereq: Grade 13 or OAC Chemistry, Physics, completion of Year One in good standing or permission of instructor
” 1 introduction to the chemistry of nino acids, carbohydrates, lipids and icleic acids. Structure and properties of proteins and enzymes. Prereq: CHEM 264 or 266
his course emphasizes the macrosopic approach. Areas to be studied include properties of gases; the first, second and third laws of thermodyamics applied to ideal systems; chemsal equilibrium. Prereg: CHEM 123 or 125, MATH 113A/B or equivalent Antireq: CHEM 356 For Honours students only
Introduction to the microscopic description of physical processes, laws governing electrons and atoms and the properties of atomic and molecular states, application to electromagnetic radiation interacting with atoms and molecules producing transitions between states.
Preparation and reactions of typical organic functional groups examined on the basis of reaction mechanisms. Stereochemistry of organic molecules. Prereq: CHEM 124 or 126 Antireq: CHEM 036, 266 For Honours students only
The detailed treatment of organic chemistry begun in CHEM 124 and 264 is continued, with further emphasis on stereochemistry, reaction mechanisms and aromaticity. Introduction to spectroscopy.
More detailed discussions of the important classes of aliphatic and aromatic compounds. An extended look at stereochemistry and its importance in reaction mechanisms.
For students needing a full year of Organic Chemistry as a prerequisite to medicine, either the sequence 266/267 and 266L, or the sequence 264/265 and 265L should be selected.
An introduction to nuclear stability rules, radioactive decay processes and nuclear structure. Alpha, beta, gamma emission. Nuclear reactions, fission, production of heavy elements. Interaction of radiation with matter. Radioisotopes. Brief introduction to actinide chemistry.
Prereq: Grade 13 or OAC Chemistry, completion of Year 1 in good standing or permission of instructor
The transition elements and their compounds. Stereochemistry of complex ions; ligand field and molecular orbital theories of metal-ligand bonding; electronic spectra and magneto-chemistry of complexes; reaction mechanisms (if time permits).
CHEM 313Chemistry of Inorganic Solid State MaterialsW 2C,1T 0.5
Introduction to the structure and bonding of ionic and covalent solids; crystal defects and non-stoichiometry; relationships between structure and electrical properties of solids including metallic conductivity, semiconductivity, superconductivity and ionic conductivity; special topics including one of: fast ion conductors, piezoelectric and ferroelectric oxides; magnetic oxides.
A basic coverage of first row transition elements for General and certain Honours students; preparation, nomenclature and general chemistry of transition metal complexes emphasizing structure, bonding, physical properties such as colour and magnetism, and chemical reactions.
CHEM 350Spectroscopy and Molecular StructureW 2C 0.5
Introduction to concepts and applications of microwave, Raman, IR, electronic and resonance spectroscopy with respect to molecular parameters. Prereq: CHEM 256
This course extends the introduction Provided by CHEM 254 to the thermodynamics of non-ideal systems. Topics covered include: the phase rule and phase diagrams, the Clausius- Clapeyron equation, fugacity and its application to nonideality in gases.
An introductory survey of the thermodynamics of idea! systems; the application of thermodynamic principles to the study of solutions, phase equilibria, chemical equilibrium and the properties of electrolytes.
CHEM 357Physical Chemistry for the Life SciencesW 2C,1T 0.5
An introductory survey of kinetic molecular theory and transport phenomena with applications to biological systems. Chemical kinetics. Some spectroscopies important to life sciences.
The statistical nature of large assemblies of atoms and molecuies, kinetic theory of gases, transport processes, the collision theory and transition state theory of chemical kinetics.
A course in chemical kinetics, which includes recent developments in reaction dynamics. Topics covered: rates and mechanisms of chemical reactions (rate laws, treatment of kinetic data, reaction mechanisms, complex and fas reactions); theory of reaction rates (collision theory, activated complex theory); selected recent topics, such ar laser chemistry, atmospheric chemistry heterogeneous Catalysts.
Simple molecular orbital theories and their use in organic chemistry. Effects of substituents and reaction conditions on the mechanism of organic reactions
The organic chemistry involved in selected industrial processes will be discussed. Petroleum chemistry, synthesis of dyestuffs, pharmaceuticals pesticides, organic polymers, etc. Prereg: CHEM 265 or 267 Not offered Winter 1991
~dEM 366 W 2C 05 Structural and Synthetic Organic Chemistry ereochemistry in organic reactions; nthesis of selected organic compounds examined in detail with emphasis on cyclo-addition reactions id condensation reactions. Prereq: CHEM 265 or 267 Antireq: CHEM 368
_ he design of organic syntheses, and especially the formation of enolate ions and their use in the formatian of new arbon-carbon bonds. Acidity and asicity of organic molecules. Stereochemical concepts applied to organic molecules as well as conformational nalysis. Prereq: CHEM 265 Antireq: CHEM 366 For Honours students only
CHEM 380Chemical Probiem Solving by ComputerF,W 1C,3T 0.5
Analysis of chemical problems, develypment of mathematical and numerical models and algorithms, implementation of programs using procedure-oriented anguages (BASIC, FORTRAN, ?2ASCAL), simulations and calculations on chemical processes, data reduction and treatment.
Prereq: CS 102 or equivalent, good standing in Year Two or higher of a chemistry program.
Given entirely by invited lecturers from a broad spectrum of chemistry-related industries. The range of topics will include current industrial laboratory practice, the laboratory/plant interface, and the handling of large quantities of materials.
Strongly recommended for all chemistry majors.
CHEM 41+ F 2C 0.5 Organometallic Chemistry The synthesis, characterization and reactivity of compounds containing metal-carbon covalent bonds. Metal carbonyls and their derivatives. Olefin, acetylene, pi-arene and related complexes. The nature of the metalcarbon bond. Catalysis by transition metal organometallics.
Principles involved in the use of electric and magnetis fields for mass analysis. lonization methods. Applications of mass spectrometric analysis to the identification and quantitation of chemical compounds.
Properties and metabolism of porphyrins, purines, pyrimidines and biogenic amines. Structure-function relationships of enzymes. Control and transport mechanisms.
Special topics in biochemistry with applications, Areas covered in recent years include biochemistry of methaneproducing bacteria; mechanism of action of antibiotics, antiviral agents and vitamins.
An introduction to the physical chemistry of surfaces. Qualitative and quantitative descriptions of surfaces and interfaces and the development of relevant techniques and theories. Application to surface tension, spreading, wetting, adsorption, and other interfacial phenomena.
Electrolytic conductance and transport, thermodynamics of electrolytic cells. Reversible and irreversible electrode processes, metallic corrosion. Study of selected industrial electrochemical processes.
An introduction to heterogeneous catalysis. Examination of the physical manifestations of catalysis and the development of experimental techniques and theoretical methods for the measurement and elucidation of catalytic phenomena.
CHEM 465Special Topics in Organic ChemistryW 2C 0.5
Topics will be selected from photochemistry, organometallics, synthesis, heterocyclics, natural products, molecular rearrangements. (May be taken in third and fourth year as 4654 and 465B provided topics are different). Prereq/Coraq: CHEM 368