Course Description
A study of the mechanisms of reactions and methods of synthesis in organic chemistry.  Prerequisite: CHM 2840.
Course Syllabus/Schedule - Includes textbooks, office hours, etc.
Suggested Problems - From the textbook, other books, the literature....you never know!

Special Sections for CHM 5410:

• Cyclohexane vs. Cyclohexene Conformations
• Conformational Analysis of Larger Cycloalkanes vs. Cycloalkenes
• Total Syntheses - links to the journal articles for syntheses discussed in class, as well as related papers, including other syntheses of the same target molecule.
• The Literature of Organic Synthesis - lists the most useful texts, monographs, and web links for the synthetic chemist in need of ideas, references, or inspiration.
• Organotransition Metal Chemistry - Esp. Cross-Coupling Reactions - a superlative series of lecture notes from a Harvard course, along with several articles of interest.
• Pericyclic and other Orbital Symmetry-Controlled Reactions - a growing collection of tutorials, review sites, and computer models of pericyclic and other orbital symmetry-controlled processes.

• Links for Organic Chemistry Students - a multitude of links covering all of undergraduate organic chemistry and then some; features electronic flash cards, reaction roadmaps, dozens of PowerPoint slideshows, and pactice problems/review sites by the dozen.
• Resonance - brief summary; worked problems; practice problems with answers.  I have yet to find a class that got too much practice in resonance.
• Organic Chemistry Reaction Drills - developed for CHM 2430.
• Substitution vs. Elimination Reactions - concise summary of the factors which influence alkyl halide reactions.
• Links to Organic Chemistry review sites - a variety of sites covering topics from undergraduate organic chemistry, featuring some very nice animations.
• Electrocyclic Reactions - A few problems in electrocyclic reactions.

• CHM 2340 (Survey of Organic Chemistry) - all topics, once over lightly.
• CHM 2440 (Organic Chemistry I) - alkanes through alcohols
• CHM 2840 (Organic Chemistry II) - alcohols through carboxylic acid derivatives