Faculty of Science

Chemistry Courses

CH100* Fundamentals of Chemistry 1.0

The relationship of atomic structure to physical and chemical properties of elements and compounds; physical aspects of chemical reactions; solutions and their properties; acids and bases; electro-chemistry; chemistry calculations; laboratory experiments illustrating and applying chemical principles.

Prerequisite: OAC or Grade 12 U Chemistry (or permission of the department).

Exclusion: CH101*.

3 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour, 3 lab hours

CH101* Introductory Chemistry 1.0

Identical with CH100*, but without the labs.

Exclusion: BSc program; CH100*.

3 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour

CH202 Organic Chemistry I: Fundamentals 0.5

This course deals with the fundamentals of organic chemistry. The topics considered include carbon compounds and chemical bonds, introduction to functional groups, acids and bases in organic chemistry, nomenclature in organic chemistry, stereochemistry of carbon compounds, ionic reactions: nucleophilic substitutions and elimination, radical reactions, reactions and synthesis of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alkyl halides.

Prerequisite: CH100*.

Exclusion: Exclusion: CH200*, CH201*, CH204.

3 lecture hours, 3 lab hours

CH203 Organic Chemistry II: Structure and Functional Group Chemistry 0.5

This course deals with the structure of organic molecules and the role of functional groups in organic reactions and synthesis. The topics considered include introduction to mass spectrometry, common spectroscopic methods of molecular structural analysis: UV, IR and NMR, aromaticity and aromatic compounds, functional group chemistry and art of organic synthesis, reactions and synthesis of alcohols and phenols, ethers, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids and their derivatives, and amines.

Prerequisite: CH202

Exclusion: CH200*, CH201*, CH205

3 lecture hours, 3 lab hours

CH204 Introductory Organic Chemistry I 0.5

Identical to CH202, but without the labs.

Prerequisite: CH100* or CH101*.

Exclusion: BSc program; CH200*, CH202.

CH205 Introductory Organic Chemistry II 0.5

Identical to CH203, but without the labs.

Prerequisite: CH202 or CH204.

Exclusion: BSc program; CH200*, CH203.

CH212 Thermodynamics 0.5

A development of, and introduction to, the laws of thermodynamics from a macroscopic approach. The application of thermodynamic concepts to physical and chemical systems, including the study of phase equilibria and chemical equilibria.

Prerequisite: CH100*, and MA103 and MA104, or MA105.

Exclusion: CH211, CH311.

CH220* Analytical Chemistry 1.0

Classical wet methods of analysis. Treatment of analytical data. Chemical equilibrium, oxidation-reduction reactions, electrochemistry. Principles and applications of instrumental analysis.

Prerequisite: CH100*.

3 lecture hours, 4 lab hours

CH225 Inorganic Chemistry I 0.5

Current models of bonding in inorganic chemistry. Molecular Orbital Theory, Introduction to Group Theory and Ligand Field Theory. Hydrogen bonding and other weak interactions, structures and stereochemistry of typical inorganic compounds.

Prerequisite: CH100*.

CH233 Environmental Atmospheric Chemistry 0.5

The nature and composition of the atmosphere; chemistry of main air pollutants; the ozone layer and chemistry of the chlorofluorocarbons; hydrocarbon emissions and their influence on photochemical smog; greenhouse gases and the greenhouse effect; gaseous inorganic oxide pollutants and acid rain; atmospheric particulate matter and removal methods; importance and methods of atmospheric monitoring; methods for analysis of gaseous pollutants.

Prerequisite: CH100*.

CH234 Environmental Aquatic Chemistry 0.5

Chemical principles applied to the study of water. Chemical reactions in aqueous systems, properties and composition of natural waters, redox equilibria in natural waters, micro-organisms as catalysts of aquatic chemical reactions, water pollution and treatment. The laboratory experiments deal with environmental analytical techniques.†

Prerequisite: CH100*.

2 lecture hours, 3 lab hours

CH236 Industrial Organic Chemistry 0.5

A study of organic processes of importance to the Canadian economy: petroleum, petro-chemicals, plastics and synthetic rubbers, fibres and textiles, pharmaceuticals, etc. Geographic, historical and political factors affecting the location and scale of the various processes.†

Prerequisite: CH202 or CH204 (or permission of the department).

CH301 Organic Chemistry III: Synthetic Methods 0.5

A study of carbon-carbon bond forming reactions useful in multistep organic synthesis. This will include the chemistry of enolates, conjugate additions and pericyclic processes.†

Prerequisite: CH200* or both CH202 and CH203.

3 lecture hours, 3 lab hours

CH303 Spectroscopic Methods in Organic Structure Elucidation 0.5

A study of the principles and uses of infra-red, ultra-violet, nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometric methods in solving structural and stereochemical problems in organic chemistry.†

Prerequisite: CH200* or both CH202 and CH203.

Exclusion: CH403.

3 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour

CH306 Physical Organic Chemistry 0.5

Methods of investigating organic reaction mechanisms: kinetics, catalysis, structure-reactivity relationships, isotope studies, solvent effects, orbital symmetry considerations.†

Prerequisite: CH200* or both CH202 and CH203.

CH312 Chemical Kinetics 0.5

Kinetic-molecular theory of gases, introduction to rates of chemical reactions and kinetics of complex reactions.†

Prerequisite: CH212.

Exclusion: CH300*/CH350*

CH313 Quantum Chemistry 0.5

Postulates and principles of quantum mechanics. Exact solutions of the Schrodinger Equation for model systems and the hydrogen atom. Molecular orbital and valence bond theory for diatomics.

Prerequisite: CH100*, and MA103 and MA104, or MA105.

CH314 Physical Chemistry Laboratory 0.5

Selected experiments in physical chemistry.†

Prerequisite: CH212 and CH220.

Co-requisite: CH312 or CH313.

3 lab hours (over two terms)

CH322 Chromatographic Methods of Instrumental Analysis 0.5

The principles and application of modern chromatographic techniques in chemical analysis.†

Prerequisite: CH220*.

3 lecture hours, 3 lab hours

CH327 Bioinorganic Chemistry 0.5

The inorganic chemistry of biological systems. Areas of study will include metalloproteins (hemoglobin), neurochemistry (electrolytic cell processes), medicinal inorganic chemistry (cis-platinum anticancer drugs) and trace elements in biological systems.†

Prerequisite: CH225.

CH328 Organometallic Chemistry 0.5

An advanced study of inorganic chemistry focusing on organometallic chemistry and catalysis science.

Prerequisite: CH225.

Exclusion: CH428.

CH329 Inorganic Chemistry II 0.5

Chemistry of the Transition Metal and Main Group elements. Topics covered will include redox, thermodynamic, electronic, magnetic properties and the reactivity of inorganic compounds.

Prerequisite: CH225.

Exclusion: CH325, CH328.

CH330 Biochemistry I: Biological Molecules and Aqueous Systems 0.5

The aqueous environment; structure and function of amino acids, proteins, enzymes, carbohydrates, lipids and biological membranes.

Prerequisite: CH200* or both CH202 and CH203.

2 lecture hours, 3 lab hours

CH331 Biochemistry II: The Chemistry and Energetics of Major Metabolic Pathways 0.5

Thermodynamics and redox potentials of biochemical transformations; metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids and amino acids; vitamins and coenzymes.

Prerequisite: CH330.

2 lecture hours, 3 lab hours

CH401 Chemistry of Aromatic Systems 0.5

The chemistry of non-benzenoid aromatic and simple heterocyclic aromatic systems. Biosynthetic pathways to benzenoid and heterocyclic aromatics.††

Prerequisite: CH301.

CH402 Chemistry of Natural Products 0.5

The chemistry of some selected natural products, including examples from the alkaloids, lignans, terpenes and steroids. Modern methods of structure elucidation and synthesis.††

Prerequisite: CH301.

CH419 Principles of Toxicology 0.5

Introduction to the science of toxicology, with emphasis on chemical aspects of the field.†

Prerequisite: CH330.

CH430 Quantitative Biochemistry 0.5

pH, buffers and titrations; enzyme kinetics and activities; energetics of biochemical processes; radioisotopes.†

Prerequisite: CH330.

CH431 Biochemistry III: Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids 0.5

The chemistry of nucleic acids; DNA and RNA metabolism; ribosomal protein synthesis; the Genetic Code; recombinant DNA technology.

Prerequisite: CH331 (or permission of the department).

CH432 Biophysical Chemistry 0.5

This course explores some of the physical principles underlying the complex nature of living systems. Topics considered include interactions of biomolecules in aqueous environments, structure of biomolecules and main techniques of structure determination (with emphasis on protein structure), bioenergetics and kinetics of biochemical reactions, biological membranes and membrane transport.

Prerequisite: MA103 (or MA105), CH330 and CH212 (recommended).

CH444 Computational Chemistry 0.5

Introduction to the theory and practice of computational methods in chemistry. Approaches to the approximate solution of the Schrodinger Equation. Fundamentals of semi-empirical and ab initio methods. Lab exercises will be conducted using available computer software.

Prerequisite: CH200* or both CH202 and CH203, CH313.

CH480 Special Topics in Chemistry 0.5

A detailed examination of a field or topic of interest not covered by the regular program. Consult the Department of Chemistry for current offerings.

Prerequisite: Permission of the department.

Irregular course

CH490* Directed Research in Chemistry 1.0

A detailed study of a topic under faculty supervision including the submission of a formal report.

Prerequisite: Registration status: fourth-year Honours Chemistry (or Honours Chemistry Combination) and permission of both the department and the instructor.

Irregular course

CH495 Directed Studies 0.5

A detailed study of a field or topic of interest in chemistry not available through the regular program.

Prerequisite: Registration status: fourth-year Honours Chemistry (or Honours Chemistry combination) and permission of both the department and the instructor.

Irregular course

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