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372 Course Descriptions/Chemistry618. NMR Spectroscopy. (3-0). Credit 3. Theory and practice of modern nuclear magnetic resonancespectroscopy; Bloch equations, relaxation and relaxation mechanisms, chemical exchange, pulse andFourier-transform methods, selective excitation, 2-D methods and solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance.Prerequisite: Graduate classification in chemistry or approval of instructor.619. Analytical Spectroscopy. (3-0). Credit 3. Modern analytical spectroscopic techniques; U.V., visiblespectroscopy, atomic absorption, emission spectrometry, flame emission, fluorometry, x-ray methods andother new developments in analytical spectroscopy. Prerequisite: CHEM 602 or approval of instructor.621. Chemical Kinetics. (3-0). Credit 3. Present theories about chemical reaction rates and mechanisms.Prerequisite: CHEM 328.623. Surface Chemistry. (3-0). Credit 3. Nature, structure and chemistry of surfaces; characterization ofsurfaces from surface energy to structure; relation to chemical processes. Prerequisite: Graduate classificationin chemistry or approval of instructor.626. Thermodynamics. (3-0). Credit 3. Theory and applications of classical thermodynamic functions.Prerequisite: CHEM 328.627. Principles of Biological Chemistry. (3-0). Credit 3. General principles of biological chemistry withan emphasis on the structures and mechanisms of action for proteins, nucleic acids and lipids. Prerequisite:Graduate classification.628. Coordination and Bioinorganic Chemistry. (3-0). Credit 3. Structure and reactivity of coordinationcompounds; reactions of metal ions with small biomolecules and the reactions of toxic metal ions;role of metal ions in biological systems including the function of metal ions in enzymes. Prerequisite:CHEM 633.629. Main Group Chemistry. (3-0). Credit 3. Chemistry of the ns and np elements of the periodic tableand the noble gases including the organometallic chemistry of these elements. Prerequisite: CHEM 633.630. Biorganic Chemistry. (3-0). Credit 3. Introduction to current research areas of bioorganic chemistryand chemical genetic tools in exploring biological systems; DNA recombinant technology; histonechemical biology; protein glycolsylation; protein engineering methods; gene transcription regulation;semi-synthesis of proteins with PTM analogs. Prerequisites: CHEM 627 or approval of instructor.631. Statistical Thermodynamics. (3-0). Credit 3. Methods of statistical mechanics based primarily onBoltzmann statistics; approach to thermodynamics through partition function; statistical concept ofentropy. Prerequisite: CHEM 626.633. Principles of Inorganic Chemistry. (3-0). Credit 3. General principles of inorganic chemistry treatedwith a view to applications in other subfields of chemistry. Prerequisite: Graduate classification in chemistryor approval of instructor.634. Physical Methods in Inorganic Chemistry. (3-0). Credit 3. Determination of the molecular structureof inorganic and organometallic species; modern aspects of diffraction, magnetic resonance andvibrational methods. Prerequisite: CHEM 641 or CHEM 673.635. Introduction to X-ray Diffraction Methods. (3-0). Credit 3. Fundamentals of diffraction theory bycrystals and the solution of crystal structures using this methodology. Prerequisite: BS in Chemistry,Physics, or Engineering.636. Mechanistic Inorganic Chemistry. (3-0). Credit 3. Reaction pathways in both main group andtransition-metal complexes; factors which influence the reaction rate including nature of the metal, thecoordination sphere, reaction conditions and catalytic intermediates. Prerequisite: CHEM 633.637. Electroanalytical Chemistry. (3-0). Credit 3. Modern electroanalytical methods including potentiostatic,galvanostatic, sweep and periodic techniques. Prerequisite: CHEM 602 or approval of instructor.640. Laboratory Methods in Biological Chemistry. (1-6). Credit 3. Application of chemical techniquesto the investigation and/or manipulation of biological systems; laboratory methods provides a hands-onopportunity to gain an understanding and appreciation for chemical biology techniques. Prerequisite:Graduate classification or approval of instructor.641. Structural Inorganic Chemistry. (3-0). Credit 3. Introduction to chemical bonding; ionic, covalent,coordinate and hydrogen bonding; relationship of molecular orbital and ligand field theories to experimentalstudies of the electronic structure of inorganic molecules. Prerequisites: CHEM 633 andCHEM 673.642. Organometallic Chemistry and Homogeneous Catalysis. (3-0). Credit 3. Synthesis, structure andreactivity of organometallic compounds; elementary processes for general and radical reactions, mechanismof reactions at metal centers and applications to homogeneous catalysis. Prerequisite: CHEM 633.