UC Davis General Catalog, 2006-2008 - General Catalog - UC Davis

168 Chemistry
mechanics transport in dense fluids, stochastic processes,
brownian motion and linear response theory.
Offered in alternate years.—II.
212. Chemical Dynamics (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Introduction to modern concepts in chemical reaction
dynamics for graduate students in chemistry. Emphasis
will be placed on experimental techniques as well
as emerging physical models for characterizing
chemical reactivity at a microscopic level. Offered in
alternate years.—II.
215. Theoretical and Computational
Chemistry (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: courses 211A and
210B or consent of instructor. Mathematics of wide
utility in chemistry, computational methods for guidance
or alternative to experiment, and modern formulations
of chemical theory. Emphasis will vary in
successive years. May be repeated for credit when
topic differs. Offered in alternate years.—(III.)
216. Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: courses 210A, 210B
(may be taken concurrently). Quantum mechanics of
spin and orbital angular momentum, nuclear magnetic
resonance, theory of chemical shift and multiplet
structures, electron spin resonance, theory of g-
tensor in organic and transition ions, spin Hamiltonians,
nuclear quadrupolar resonance, spin relaxation
processes. Offered in alternate years.—(III.)
217. X-Ray Structure Determination (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Introduction to x-ray structure determination; crystals,
symmetry, diffraction geometry, sample preparation
and handling, diffraction apparatus and data collection,
methods of structure solution and refinement,
presentation of results, text, tables and graphics,
crystallographic literature.—III. (III.)
218. Macromolecules: Physical Principles
(3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: courses 110A, 110B,
110C or the equivalent. Relationship of higher order
macromolecular structure to subunit composition;
equilibrium properties and macromolecular dynamics;
physical chemical determination of macromolecular
structure. Offered in alternate years.—I.
219. Spectroscopy of Organic Compounds
(4)
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—2.5 hours. Prerequisite:
course 128C or the equivalent. Identification of
organic compounds and investigation of stereochemical
and reaction mechanism phenomena using
spectroscopic methods—principally NMR, IR and
MS.—III. (III.)
221A-H. Special Topics in Organic
Chemistry (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Selected topics of current interest
in organic chemistry. Topics will vary each time the
course is offered, and in general will emphasize the
research interests of the staff member giving the
course.—I. (I.)
226. Principles of Transition Metal
Chemistry (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 124A or the
equivalent. Electronic structures, bonding, and reactivity
of transition metal compounds.—I. (I.) Balch
228A. Bio-inorganic Chemistry (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 226 or consent
of instructor. Defines role of inorganic chemistry
in the functioning of biological systems by identifying
the functions of metal ions and main group compounds
in biological systems and discussing the
chemistry of model and isolated biological compounds.
Offered every third year.
228B. Main Group Chemistry (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 226 or consent
of instructor. Synthesis, physical properties,
reactions and bonding of main group compounds.
Discussions of concepts of electron deficiency, hypervalency,
and non-classical bonding. Chemistry of the
main group elements will be treated systematically.
Offered every third year.—III.
228C. Solid-State Chemistry (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: courses 124A, 110B,
226, or the equivalent. Design and synthesis, structure
and bonding of solid-state compounds; physical
properties and characterization of solids; topics of
current interest such as low-dimensional materials,
inorganic polymers, materials for catalysis. Offered
every third year.—III.
228D. Homogeneous Catalysis (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 226. Overview
of homogeneous catalysis and related methods,
with emphasis on kinetics, mechanisms, and
applications for organic synthesis. The related methods
may include cluster, colloid, phase transfer,
enzymatic, heterogeneous and polymer-supported
catalysis. Offered in alternate years.—III.
231A. Organic Synthesis: Methods and
Strategies (4)
Lecture—3 hours; lecture/discussion—3 hours. Prerequisite:
course 128C or equivalent. Current strategies
and methods in synthetic organic chemistry.
Focus on construction of carbon frameworks, control
of relative and absolute stereochemistry and retrosynthetic
strategies. Use of databases and molecular
modeling software in multistep strategies. Only
one unit of credit for students who have completed
course 131. Not open for credit to students who
have taken course 231.—II. (II.)
231B. Advanced Organic Synthesis (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 231A. Current
strategies and methods in synthetic organic
chemistry. Continuation of course 231A. Organic
synthesis of complex target molecules. Stereochemical
considerations and asymmetric synthesis. Organometallics
for selective transformations.
Carbocyclic and heterocyclic ring formation. Not
open for credit to students who have taken course
231.—III. (III.)
233. Physical-Organic Chemistry (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: courses 128A-128B-
128C and 110A-110B-110C or the equivalent.
Introduction to elementary concepts in physicalorganic
chemistry including the application of simple
numerical techniques in characterizing and modeling
organic reactions.—I. (I.)
235. Organometallic Chemistry in Organic
Synthesis (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 128C. Current
trends in use of organometallics for organic synthesis;
preparations, properties, applications, and
limitations of organometallic reagents derived from
transition and/or main group metals. Offered in
alternate years.—(III.)
236. Chemistry of Natural Products (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 128C or the
equivalent. Advanced treatment of chemistry of naturally
occurring compounds isolated from a variety of
sources. Topics will include isolation, structure determination,
chemical transformations, total synthesis,
biological activity, and biosynthesis. Biosynthetic origin
will be used as a unifying theme.—II. (II.)
237. Bio-organic Chemistry (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 128C or the
equivalent. Structure and function of biomolecules;
molecular recognition; enzyme reaction mechanisms;
design of suicide substrates for enzymes;
enzyme engineering; design of artificial enzymes
and application of enzymes in organic synthesis.
Offered in alternate years.—(I.)
240. Advanced Analytical Chemistry (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: courses 110A and
115 or the equivalent. Numerical treatment of experimental
data; thermodynamics of electrolyte and
non-electrolyte solutions; complex equilibria in aqueous
and non-aqueous solutions; potentiometry and
specific ion electrodes; mass transfer in liquid solutions;
fundamentals of separation science, including
column, gas and liquid chromatography.—I. (I.)
241A. Surface Analytical Chemistry (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 110C or the
equivalent. Concepts of surfaces and interfaces:
physical properties, unique chemistry and electronic
effects. Focus on gas-solid interfaces, with some discussion
of liquid-solid interfaces. Offered in alternate
years.—I.
241B. Laser and X-ray Spectroscopy (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 110B or the
equivalent. Concepts and mechanisms of light-matter
interactions. Chemical applications of modern spectroscopic
methods, including multiphoton spectroscopy,
time-resolved laser and x-ray photolysis, and
phase-contrast x-ray imaging. Offered in alternate
years.—I.
241C. Mass Spectrometry (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 110C and
115 or the equivalent. Mass spectrometry and
related methods with emphasis on ionization methods,
mass analyzers, and detectors. Related methods
may include ion-molecule reactions,
unimolecular dissociation of organic and bioorganic
compounds, and applications in biological
and environmental analysis. Offered in alternate
years.—II.
241D. Electroanalytical Chemistry (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 110C and
115 or the equivalent. Electroanalytical chemistry
with consideration of mass transfer and electrode
kinetics for polarizable electrodes. Current-potential
curves for a variety of conditions, including both
potentiostatic and galvanostatic control, and their
application in chemical analysis. Offered in alternate
years.—II.
241E. Microscopy and Imaging Techniques
(3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 110C and
115 or the equivalent. Introduction to modern
microscopy and imaging techniques: scanning tunneling,
atomic force, far-field optical, fluorescence,
scanning near-field optical, and scanning electron
microscopy. Application to nanoscience and analytical
and bioanalytical chemistry. Some laboratory
demonstrations. Offered in alternate years.—II.
261. Current Topics in Chemical Research
(2)
Lecture—2 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing in
Chemistry or consent of instructor. Designed to help
chemistry graduate students develop and maintain
familiarity with the current and past literature in their
immediate field of research and related areas. May
be repeated for credit when topics differ.—I, II, III. (I,
II, III.)
263. Introduction to Chemical Research
Methodology (3)
Laboratory/discussion—9 hours. Prerequisite:
course 293 and graduate student standing in Chemistry;
consent of instructor. Introduction to identification,
formulation, and solution of meaningful
scientific problems including experimental design
and/or theoretical analyses of new and prevailing
techniques, theories and hypotheses. May be
repeated for credit when topic differs. (S/U grading
only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
264. Advanced Chemical Research
Methodology (6)
Laboratory/discussion—18 hours. Prerequisite:
course 263 or consent of instructor. Applications of
the methodology developed in Chemistry 263 to
experimental and theoretical studies. Advanced
methods of interpretation of results are developed.
Includes the preparation of manuscripts for publication.
May be repeated for credit when topic differs.
(S/U grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
280. Seminar in Ethics for Scientists (2)
Seminar—2 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing
in any department of Science or Engineering. Studies
of topical and historical issues in the ethics of science,
possibly including issues such as proper
authorship, peer review, fraud, plagiarism, responsible
collaboration, and conflict of interest. Limited
enrollment. (Same course as Engineering Chemical
and Materials Science 280 and Physics 280.) (S/U
grading only.)—III. (III.)
290. Seminar (2)
Seminar—2 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
(S/U grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2007-2008 offering in parentheses
General Education (GE) credit: ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt=Writing Experience