CHEM 110
General Chemistry 1
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: A study of the fundamental principles of atomic structure, radiation and nuclear chemistry, valence theory, coordination chemistry, and the periodic table.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Fall
- Prerequisites/corequisites: College level mathematics and physics or permission of instructor; CHEM 120 is not a prerequisite
- Each lab section is limited enrolment
- Terms
- Instructors
- Pallavi Sirjoosingh, Ashok K Kakkar, Maureen H McKeague, Irina Denisova
CHEM 112
General Chemistry Laboratory 1
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Illustrative experiments. Laboratory section of CHEM 110. New students will be issued lab sections in OM 1 on the first day of classes.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Fall
- Open only to entering students who have the lecture equivalent of CHEM 110
- Each lab section is limited enrolment
CHEM 120
General Chemistry 2
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: A study of the fundamental principles of physical chemistry.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Winter
- Prerequisites/corequisites: College level mathematics and physics, or permission of instructor: CHEM 110 is not a prerequisite
- Each lab section is limited enrolment
- Terms
- Instructors
- Pallavi Sirjoosingh, Samuel Lewis Sewall, Paul W Wiseman, Irina Denisova
CHEM 122
General Chemistry Laboratory 2
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Illustrative experiments. Laboratory section of CHEM 120.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Winter
- Open only to entering students who have the lecture equivalent of CHEM 120
CHEM 181
World of Chem: Food
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: A series of lectures on the historical, practical, and simple chemical aspects of: food, food additives; vitamins; minerals, diet and cancer; dieting; food-borne illnesses, health food and cooking.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Winter
- 3 lecture hours/week
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CHEM 150.
CHEM 183
World of Chem: Drugs
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Drug history and marketing, over the counter drugs (e.g. aspirin, cough and cold remedies, allergy preparations), street and heart drugs, mental illness, hormones, brain chemistry and diabetes.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Fall
- 3 lecture hours/week
- Terms
- Instructors
- David Noble Harpp, Joseph A Schwarcz
CHEM 203
Survey of Physical Chemistry
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: The fundamentals of thermodynamics and chemical kinetics with applications to biomolecular systems. Thermodynamic and kinetic control of biological processes.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Fall
- Prerequisites: CHEM 110 and CHEM 120 or equivalent.
- Restrictions: Intended for students in biological science programs requiring only one course in physical chemistry. Not open to students who have taken or are taking CHEM 204 or CHEM 213 or CHEM 223 and CHEM 243.
CHEM 204
Physical Chem/Biological Scis1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Similar to CHEM 223/CHEM 243. Emphasis on the use of biological examples to illustrate the principles of physical chemistry. The relevance of physical chemistry to biology is stressed.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Fall, Winter
- Prerequisites: CHEM 110 and CHEM 120 or equivalent and one full course in calculus
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking CHEM 203 or CHEM 213.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Rustam Khaliullin
- Lucas Caire da Silva
CHEM 211
Organic Chemistry 1 Lectures
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: A survey of reactions of aliphatic and aromatic compounds including modern concepts of bonding, mechanisms, conformational analysis, and stereochemistry.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Fall, Winter, Summer
- Prerequisite: CHEM 110 or equivalent.
- Corequisite: CHEM 120 or equivalent.
- Restrictions: Not open to students who are taking or have taken CHEM 212 or equivalent. Permission of the Department of Chemistry is required.
- Note: Some CEGEP programs provide equivalency for this course. For more information, please see the Department of Chemistry's Web page (http://www.chemistry.mcgill.ca/advising/outside/equivalent.htm).
- Terms
- Instructors
- Pallavi Sirjoosingh, Youla S Tsantrizos, Laura Pavelka, Nathan Luedtke
- Pallavi Sirjoosingh
CHEM 212
Intro Organic Chemistry 1
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: A fundamental study of aliphatic compounds and saturated functional groups including modern concepts of bonding, reaction mechanisms, conformational analysis, spectroscopy, and stereochemistry.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Terms
- Instructors
- Danielle K Vlaho, Mitchell J Huot, Pallavi Sirjoosingh, Youla S Tsantrizos, Laura Pavelka, Nathan Luedtke
- Danielle K Vlaho, Jean-Marc Gauthier, Mitchell J Huot, Irina Denisova, Pallavi Sirjoosingh
CHEM 213
Intrdctry Physcl Chem1:Thermo
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Thermodynamics. Topics include gas laws, kinetic theory of collisions, heat capacity, enthalpy, thermochemistry, bond energies, the entropy and free energy functions, absolute entropies, Maxwell relations and chemical and thermodynamic equilibrium states, phase rule and phase diagrams, ideal solutions, colligative properties, solubility, electrochemistry, Debye-Hückel Theory.
Offered by: Chemistry
CHEM 214
Physical Chem./Biol. Sci. 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Emphasis is placed on the use of biological examples to illustrate the principles of physical chemistry. The relevance of physical chemistry to biology is stressed.
Offered by: Chemistry
CHEM 219
Intro to Atmospheric Chemistry
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: An introduction to the basic topics in atmospheric chemistry. The fundamentals of the chemical composition of the atmosphere and its chemical reactions. Selected topics such as; a smog chamber, acid rain, and the ozone hole, will be examined.
Offered by: Chemistry
CHEM 222
Intro Organic Chemistry 2
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Modern spectroscopic techniques for structure determination. The chemistry of alcohols, ethers, carbonyl compounds, and amines, with special attention to mechanistic aspects. Special topics.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Winter, Summer
- Prerequisite: CHEM 212 or CHEM 242 or equivalent.
- Restriction: Not open to Chemistry or Biochemistry students. Not open to students who have taken or are taking CHEM 234 or CHEM252.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Danielle K Vlaho, Mitchell J Huot, Pallavi Sirjoosingh, Nicolas Moitessier, Nathan Luedtke
- Danielle K Vlaho, Jean-Marc Gauthier, Mitchell J Huot, Irina Denisova
CHEM 224
Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Illustrative experiments in organic chemistry. Laboratory section of CHEM 212.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Fall, Winter, Summer
- Open only to students who have the lecture equivalent of CHEM 212
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fourth lecture day.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Danielle K Vlaho, Mitchell J Huot
- Danielle K Vlaho, Jean-Marc Gauthier, Mitchell J Huot, Irina Denisova
CHEM 233
Topics in Physical Chemistry
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Introduction to chemical kinetics, surface and colloid chemistry and electrochemistry. The topics to be discussed will be of particular interest to students in chemical engineering.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Winter
- Restriction: For Engineers only.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Theo van de Ven, Jean-Marc Gauthier
CHEM 234
Topics in Organic Chemistry
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Modern spectroscopic techniques for structure determination. The chemistry of alcohols, ethers, carbonyl compounds, and amines, with special attention to mechanistic aspects. Special topics.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Fall, Winter, Summer
- Prerequisite: CHEM 212 or equivalent
- Restriction: For Chemical Engineers only or permission of department.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Pallavi Sirjoosingh, Nicolas Moitessier, Nathan Luedtke
- Danielle K Vlaho
CHEM 242
Orgnc Chem 1 for Chem&Biochem
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: A fundamental study of aliphatic compounds and saturated functional groups including modern concepts of bonding, reaction mechanisms, conformational analysis, spectroscopy, and stereochemistry.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Prerequisite: CHEM 110 and CHEM 120 or equivalent
- Restrictions: Open to students in Chemistry or Biochemistry or by permission of the department. Not open to students who are taking or have taken CHEM 211, CHEM 212, or equivalent.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Danielle K Vlaho, Mitchell J Huot, Pallavi Sirjoosingh, Youla S Tsantrizos, Laura Pavelka, Nathan Luedtke
CHEM 244
Organic Chemistry Lab 2
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Laboratory section of CHEM 222.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Fall, Winter
- Prerequisite: CHEM 234 or equivalent
- Open only to students who have the lecture equivalent of CHEM 222.
- **Due to the intensive nature of this course, the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines do not apply. Add/drop is the second lecture day and withdrawal is the fourth lecture day.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Danielle K Vlaho, Mitchell J Huot
- Danielle K Vlaho, Jean-Marc Gauthier, Mitchell J Huot, Irina Denisova
CHEM 252
Orgn Chem 2 for Chem&Biochem
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: A fundamental study of aromatic and polar unsaturated functional groups including reaction mechanisms, multi-step synthesis, regioselectivity, and modern spectroscopic techniques for structure determination.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Prerequisite(s): CHEM 212 or CHEM 242 or equivalent
- Restriction(s): Restriction: Open to students in Chemistry and Biochemistry or by permission of the department. Not open to students who have taken or are taking CHEM 234 or CHEM 222.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Danielle K Vlaho, Mitchell J Huot, Pallavi Sirjoosingh, Nicolas Moitessier, Nathan Luedtke
CHEM 267
Introductory Chemical Analysis
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Qualitative and quantitative analysis. A survey of methods of analysis including theory and practice of semimicro qualitative analysis and representative gravimetric, volumetric and instrumental methods. The laboratory component includes introductory experiments in analytical chemistry emphasizing classical and instrumental methods of quantitative analysis.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Terms
- Instructors
- Janine Mauzeroll, Samuel Lewis Sewall, Jean-Marc Gauthier, Pallavi Sirjoosingh
CHEM 273
IntroPhysclChem2:Kinetics&Meth
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Kinetics: Transition State Theory, complex reactions, free-radical reactions, chain reactions, catalysis, reactions at surfaces, ionic effects of reactions in solution, photochemistry. Methods: physical chemistry laboratory, differential equations and linear algebra applied to physical chemistry, computation methods for data analysis and modeling
Offered by: Chemistry
- Prerequisites: CHEM 213 and MATH 222 or equivalent
- Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken or are taking CHEM 253.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Samuel Lewis Sewall, Jean-Marc Gauthier
CHEM 281
Inorganic Chemistry 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Basic concepts of electronic structure and molecular bonding will be developed and applied to the understanding of common materials. Acid-base chemistry. Survey of the chemistry of the main group elements. Introduction to coordination and organometallic chemistry.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Terms
- Instructors
- Audrey H Moores, Samuel Lewis Sewall
CHEM 302
Intrdctry Organic Chemistry 3
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Topics covered may include the following: Aromatic compounds, heterocyclic chemistry, sulfur and phosphorus chemistry, organosulfur and organophosphorus compounds, and biomolecules such as lipids, carbohydrates, amino acids, polypeptides, DNA and RNA.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Fall
- Prerequisites: CHEM 222, or permission of the instructor.
CHEM 332
Biological Chemistry
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: An introduction to biological chemistry. Topics will include chemistry and structure of proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids; protein and nucleic acid biosynthesis; enzyme kinetics and mechanisms; membranes and membrane transport; bioenergetics; redox reactions in biological chemistry; gene expression; cloning, RNA and
antibody technologies; genomics and proteomics.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Prerequisite(s): CHEM 222 and CHEM 273.
- Corequisite(s): CHEM 302
- Restriction(s): Restricted to Chemistry Majors/Honours only except by permission of instructor.
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who are taking or have taken BIOL 200 or BIOL 201.
CHEM 334
Advanced Materials
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Survey of the physical and chemical structure-function relationships defining advanced materials, including an introduction to basic materials science and characterization. Topics include supramolecular polymers, self-healing materials, advanced surfaces and adhesives, bio-inspired materials, shape memory materials, sensors and actuators, and photonic materials.
Offered by: Chemistry
CHEM 345
Intro to Quantum Chemistry
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: An introduction to quantum chemistry covering the historical development, wave theory, methods of quantum mechanics, and applications of quantum chemistry.
Offered by: Chemistry
CHEM 355
Applications of Quantum Chem.
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: A survey of the principles of electronic, vibrational and rotational spectroscopy. Magnetic resonance and computational methods.
Offered by: Chemistry
CHEM 362
Advanced Organic Chem Lab
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: An advanced laboratory with experiments related to the theoretical principles and synthetic methods of modern organic chemistry.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Fall, Winter
- Prerequisite or corequisite: CHEM 302. Not open to Honours or Majors in Chemistry
- Terms
- Instructors
- Mitchell J Huot, Danielle K Vlaho
- Mitchell J Huot, Danielle K Vlaho
CHEM 365
Statistical Thermodynamics
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Molecular basis of thermodynamics with applications to ideal gases and simple solids. Topics to be covered will include: calculation of thermodynamic functions, chemical equilibrium constants, Einstein and Debye models of solids, absolute reaction rate theory, Debye-Hückel theory of strong electrolytes.
Offered by: Chemistry
CHEM 367
Instrumental Analysis 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: An introduction to modern instrumental analysis emphasizing chromatography, atomic spectroscopy and computational data analysis. Analytical methods to be examined in detail include gas-liquid and high performance liquid chromatography, LC mass spectrometry, and common methods of atomic determinations using flames/furnaces/plasma sources.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Fall
- Prerequisite(s): CHEM 267.
- Each lab section is limited enrolment
- Terms
- Instructors
- Samuel Lewis Sewall, Jean-Marc Gauthier, Christopher Thibodeaux
CHEM 377
Instrumental Analysis 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Spectroscopic methods of analysis will be studied with respect to fundamentals, operational aspects and instrument design. Topics will range from UV-visible to x-ray spectrometry. Methodologies will be evaluated with respect to their application in spectrometric systems. Laboratory automation will be studied and applied in the laboratory.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Winter
- Prerequisite: CHEM 367
- Each lab section is limited enrolment
- Terms
- Instructors
- Thomas C Preston, Pallavi Sirjoosingh, Samuel Lewis Sewall
CHEM 381
Inorganic Chemistry 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Introduction to transition metal chemistry, coordination numbers and geometry, and nomenclature will be followed by a discussion of crystal field theory and its applications to problems in spectroscopy, magnetochemistry, thermodynamics and kinetics. Several aspects related to applications of organometallic compounds in catalysis and bioinorganic systems will be discussed.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Fall
- Prerequisite: CHEM 281.
- Restriction: For Honours and Major Chemistry students
CHEM 392
Experimental Chemistry 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Experiments related to the theoretical principles, synthetic techniques and instrumental methods used in modern experimental chemistry, including aspects of green chemistry and nanochemistry.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Fall, Winter
- Prerequisite/corequisites: CHEM 381 and CHEM 302. Advanced laboratory for Chemistry Honours and Majors students.
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CHEM 362.
- 2 hours Drop-in lab
- 4 hours laboratory
- Terms
- Instructors
- Mitchell J Huot, Danielle K Vlaho
- Danielle K Vlaho, Mitchell J Huot
CHEM 396
Undergraduate Research Project
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Independent research project with a final written report.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Fall, Winter
- Restrictions: This course cannot be taken under the S/U option. Departmental permission required. Students cannot be supervised by the same instructor for two 396 Science courses. Open to students in programs offered by the Faculty of Science only. This course must be taken as an elective, and cannot be used to fulfill program requirements.
- Note: Enrolment may be limited. Students are advised to start the application process well before the start of the term and to plan for an alternative course in the case that no suitable project is available. Individual projects may be suggested each term which may have project-specific prerequisites. Students may also approach professors to devise their own projects. Some projects may be accessible to students in other disciplines. See https://www.mcgill.ca/science/research/undergraduate-research/science-research-courses for more information about available projects and application forms and procedures.
- **Although this is a research course from May 3rd until August 31st, it does not follow the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines. Therefore, add/drop is July 1st and withdrawal is July 22nd.
- Terms
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025
- Summer 2025
- Instructors
- Samuel Lewis Sewall
- Samuel Lewis Sewall
CHEM 400
Independent Study in Chemistry
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Supervised research.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Fall, Winter
- Prerequisites: CHEM 243, CHEM 222, CHEM 287, CHEM 281, plus at least one course in Chemistry at 300 level or higher.
- Restrictions: Registration is restricted to Honours and Major students in Chemistry and requires the approval of the Course Instructor.
- **Although this is a research course from May 3rd until August 31st, it does not follow the standard add/drop and withdrawal deadlines. Therefore, add/drop is July 6th and withdrawal is August 3rd.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Ashok K Kakkar
- Samuel Lewis Sewall
CHEM 429
Chem of Energy, Storage & Util
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Energy consumption and human development; green house gases; primary and secondary sources of energy, fuels vs. electricity; energy transport and storage; fossil fuels; nuclear energy; fusion and fission; bioenergetics, natural and artificial
photosynthesis; novel materials; nanocomposites; photochemistry; electrochemistry; photovoltaics and batteries; fuel cells; catalysis and biomass.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
CHEM 462
Green Chemistry
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: New reactions and methods which can be used for the production of chemicals from renewable feedstocks; the use of new environmentally benign solvents, catalysts and reagents; organic reactions in aqueous media and in supercritical carbon dioxide; bio-catalysis and bio-processes.
Offered by: Chemistry
CHEM 470D1
Research Project 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: A course designed to give students research experience. The student will be assigned a project supervisor and a research project at the beginning of the session. The project will consist of a literature survey, experimental and/or theoretical work, a written research report and an oral examination.
Offered by: Chemistry
CHEM 470D2
Research Project 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: See CHEM 470D1 for course description.
Offered by: Chemistry
CHEM 480D1
Undergrad Research Project 2
1.5 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: A course designed to give students additional research experience. The student will be assigned a project supervisor and a research project at the beginning of the session. The project will consist of a literature survey, experimental or theoretical work, a written research report and an oral examination.
Offered by: Chemistry
CHEM 480D2
Undergrad Research Project 2
1.5 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: A course designed to give students additional research experience. The student will be assigned a project supervisor and a research project at the beginning of the session. The project will consist of a literature survey, experimental or theoretical work, a written research report and an oral examination.
Offered by: Chemistry
CHEM 482
Organic Chem:Natural Products
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Structure, synthesis, stereochemistry and biosynthesis of terpenes, alkaloids, antibiotics and selected molecules of medicinal interest.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Prerequisite: CHEM 302
- Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken CHEM 382.
- Winter
CHEM 493
Advanced Physical Chem Lab
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Selected experiments to illustrate more advanced physico-chemical principles.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Prerequisite(s): CHEM 273 and CHEM 345 or permission of the instructor.
- Corequisite(s): CHEM 355
- Fall, Winter
- Each lab section has limited enrolment.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Samuel Lewis Sewall
- Samuel Lewis Sewall
CHEM 502
Advanced Bio-Organic Chemistry
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: This course will cover biologically relevant molecules, particularly nucleic acids, proteins, and their building blocks. In each case, synthesis and biological functions will be discussed. The topics include synthesis of oligonucleotides and peptides; chemistry of phosphates; enzyme structure and function; coenzymes, and enzyme catalysis; polyketides; antiviral and anticancer agents.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Winter
- Prerequisite: CHEM 302
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CHEM 402.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Christopher Thibodeaux, Alexander Sean S Wahba, Anthony K Mittermaier
CHEM 503
Drug Discovery
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: The aim of this course is to provide an introduction to the overall drug discovery process. The main focus of the course will be on medicinal chemistry, synthesis and
catalysis, as they relate to large-scale production of pharmaceutical agents. However, other aspects of drug discovery, including structural research (e.g. NMR, X-ray), biochemistry, drug metabolism and bioavailability will also be included.
Offered by: Chemistry
CHEM 505
Comp Model of Molecules & Mtls
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: A comprehensive introduction to computational methods and software for graduate students and advanced undergraduates. The main focus of the course is on important practical aspects of chemistry-related computer modeling: how to perform simulations reliably and efficiently, and how to interpret simulation results. Two main classes of computer simulations--electronic structure methods and statistical mechanics methods--will be discussed in detail together with a wide range of chemical examples.
Offered by: Chemistry
CHEM 512
Catalysis, Concepts and App
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: General concepts governing catalysis and practical aspects of its implementation including its most important applications. A global perspective on industrial catalysis. A general introduction about catalysis including homogeneous catalysis, heterogeneous catalysis, organocatalysis, and biocatalysis. A select number of reactions will be studied in detail, based on the most recent research efforts made in the field of catalysis.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
CHEM 514
Biophysical Chemistry
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Physical chemistry concepts needed to understand the function of biological systems at the molecular level, including the structure, stability, transport, and interactions of biological macromolecules.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Terms
- Instructors
- Amy S Blum, Kalle Gehring, Anthony K Mittermaier, MIke Strauss
CHEM 519
Advances in Chem of Atmosphere
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Exploration of the field of atmospheric chemistry that is identified as the significant driver of climate change and the cause of millions of premature death every year. Discussion of cutting-edge novel technologies for observing and quantifying pollutants (from ground to satellite) using artificial intelligence, the fate of
emerging contaminants (e.g., nano/microplastics, trace metals, persistent
organic), and modelling of atmospheric and interfacial processes. Examination of topics like atmospheric gaseous and multiphase components like bioaerosols. Study of photochemical, photophysical, and aerosol nucleation processes that affect air quality, climate change, and ecosystem health.
Offered by: Chemistry
CHEM 520
Methods in Chemical Biology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: An overview of advanced techniques at the leading edge of Chemical Biology, including some or all of: biological imaging, kinetics of enzyme inhibition, combinatorial synthesis, atomic force microscopy of biological molecules, self assembling biomimetic structures, oligonucleotide therapeutics, biomolecular X-ray crystallography, computational methods, and nuclear magnetic resonance applied to protein interactions.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Terms
- Instructors
- Christopher Thibodeaux, Anthony K Mittermaier, Alexey Kostikov
CHEM 522
Stereochemistry
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Stereoisomers, their nomenclature and configuration. Conformational analysis, separation of stereoisomers, and stereocontrol in organic synthesis.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Winter
- Prerequisite: CHEM 302
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CHEM 623
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
CHEM 532
Structural Organic Chemistry
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: A practical course on the application of modern spectroscopic methods for the determination of structures of complex organic and organometallic compounds.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Winter
- Prerequisite: CHEM 302
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken CHEM 352
- 3 hours lecture
- 1 hour Drop-in lab
CHEM 533
Small Molecule Crystallography
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Fundamentals of x-ray diffraction related to small molecule structure resolution, space groups, diffraction theory, strategies for structure solution, and refinement will be covered.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Winter
- Prerequisite: CHEM 355 or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
CHEM 534
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Topics discussed include scanning probe microscopy, chemical self-assembly, computer modelling, and microfabrication/micromachining.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
CHEM 520
Methods in Chemical Biology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: An overview of advanced techniques at the leading edge of Chemical Biology, including some or all of: biological imaging, kinetics of enzyme inhibition, combinatorial synthesis, atomic force microscopy of biological molecules, self assembling biomimetic structures, oligonucleotide therapeutics, biomolecular X-ray crystallography, computational methods, and nuclear magnetic resonance applied to protein interactions.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Terms
- Instructors
- Christopher Thibodeaux, Anthony K Mittermaier, Alexey Kostikov
CHEM 540
Advances in Ind Biotech
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Introduction to emerging technologies and research advances in biotechnologies. Topics include semisynthetic production of drugs and drug candidates through large-scale fermentation, next generation synthesis of DNA and whole genes, green toxicology, single-molecule diagnostics, orphan-drug re-purposing,
and next- generation genomic analyses in drug development. Translational research, issues of entrepreneurship, sustainability, and ethics are also covered.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Terms
- Instructors
- Maureen H McKeague, Ajitha Thanabalasuriar
CHEM 542
Advanced Nucleic AcidChemistry
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Advanced-level chemical reactivity and metal binding properties, advanced methods for synthesis, purification and characterization of DNA/RNA, non-canonical DNA/RNA structures and functions, self-assembly of functional nucleic acid-based materials, chemical and fluorescence-based methods for probing nucleic acids in vitro and in vivo, in vitro evolution of functional nucleic acids for biotechnology, and diagnostic and therapeutic applications of modified nucleic acids.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Terms
- Instructors
- Masad J Damha, Nathan Luedtke
CHEM 552
Physical Organic Chem
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: The correlation of theory with physical measurements on organic systems; an introduction to photochemistry; solvent and substituent effects on organic reaction rates, etc.; reaction mechanisms.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Terms
- Instructors
- Gonzalo Cosa, Nicolas Moitessier, Dima Perepichka
CHEM 555
Magnetic ResonanceSpectroscopy
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: The fundamental principles underlying Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), Electron Paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) will be covered and applied to biomolecules and materials chemistry. Topics include multidimensional spectra, molecular dynamics, the density matrix, and the product operator formalism.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Winter
- Prerequisite: CHEM 355 or equivalent
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
CHEM 556
Advanced Quantum Mechanics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Quantum mechanical treatment of species of chemical interest. Introduction to perturbation theory, both time-dependent and time-independent. Treatment of the variational principle. Introduction to atomic spectra. Chemical bonding in terms of both the valence bond and molecular orbital theory. Elementary collision theory. Interaction of radiation with molecules.
Offered by: Chemistry
CHEM 572
Synthetic Organic Chem
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Synthetic methods in organic chemistry and their application to the synthesis of complex molecules.
Offered by: Chemistry
CHEM 574
Intro Polymer Chemistry
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: A survey course on the structure of polymers, kinetics and mechanisms of polymer and copolymer synthesis; characterization and molecular weight distributions; polymer microstructure, the thermodynamics of polymer solutions; the crystalline and amorphous states, rubber elasticity and structure-property relationships.
Offered by: Chemistry
CHEM 575
Chemical Kinetics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Kinetic laws, measurement of reaction rates, transition state and collision theory, experimental techniques in reaction kinetics, reaction mechanisms, RRKM theory, Marcus theory of electron transfer, photochemistry and catalysis. Recent developments and their application to chemical and biological problems. Elementary reactions in gas, solution and solid phases and on surfaces.
Offered by: Chemistry
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
CHEM 577
Electrochemistry
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Fundamentals of electrochemistry and the application of electrochemical methods to chemical and biochemical problems. Emphasis is given to the study of electrode reaction mechanisms and the interpretation of electrochemical results for organic and inorganic systems. Voltammetric and coulometric methods are rigorously discussed. Several topics of interest in electrochemistry will be covered as time permits.
Offered by: Chemistry
CHEM 585
Colloid Chemistry
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Principles of the physical chemistry of phase boundaries. Electrical double layer theory; van der Waals forces; Brownian motion; kinetics of coagulation; electrokinetics; light scattering; solid/liquid interactions; adsorption; surfactants; hydrodynamic interactions; rheology of dispersions.
Offered by: Chemistry
CHEM 593
Statcl Mechs&MchnLrng for Chem
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Chemistry: Intermediate topics in statistical mechanics and related machine learning: ensemble theory, critical phenomena, static and time-dependent phenomena, linear response and fluctuations, Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulation methods, data driven simulation methods: MaxEnt modeling, generative machine learning, active learning.
Offered by: Chemistry
