CHEM 5627 — Mechanistic and Physical Organic Chemistry
3 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: falltypical days: ThBostonTraditional
Surveys foundational concepts of physical organic chemistry, including thermodynamics, kinetics, and solvent and isotope effects. Treats structure/reactivity relationships in the context of how they can be used in understanding and predicting organic chemistry mechanisms. Topics include conformational analysis, molecular orbital theory, aromaticity, orbital symmetry, and how they are applied to understanding organic and organometallic reactions such as aldol, pericyclic, and other stereoselective reactions. Discusses reaction mechanisms that involve intermediates, including anions, cations, radicals, and carbenes.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 13 | 36 | 36% | 23.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 19% | 29.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 8 | 36 | 22% | 28.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
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Common patterns: R (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- George O'Doherty (100% of students) · reviews
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Courses that list CHEM 5627 in their prerequisites.
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