116 / FIELDS OF INSTRUCTION

CY 655-ELEMENTS OF QUANTUM CHEMISTRY. 3 credits
 Prerequisite: CY 602. Brief treatment of the Schridinger equation, followed by
a survey of applications to chemical problems.
CY 657-NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY. 3 credits
 Prerequisite: CY 550 or consent of instructor. Radioactivity, nuclear structure,
decay processes, nuclear reactions.
CY 658-RADIATION CHEMISTRY. 2 credits
 Prerequisite: CY 644. Chemical and physical effects caused by ionizing radi-
ations. Kinetics and mechanism of radiation-induced reactions.
CY 659-PHOTOCHEMISTRY. 2 credits
 Prerequisite: CY 644. Experimental and theoretical aspects of chemical reactions
induced by visible and ultraviolet radiation. Fluorescence and chemiluminescence.
CY 660-ORGANIC PREPARATIONS. 4 credits
 Lectures and laboratory showing the reactions and techniques used in synthesis
of organic compounds.
CY 661-ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. 3 credits
 Prerequisites: CY 382, CY 565, CY 566. Advanced organic chemistry intended
to present a useful interpretation of descriptive fact and unifying theory.
CY 662-ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. 3 credits
 Continuation of CY 661.
CY 663-ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. 3 credits
 Prerequisite: CY 662. Synthesis of complex organic molecules, with emphasis
on recent developments in approaches and methods.
CY 668-CHEMISTRY OF HIGH POLYMERS. 2 credits
 Fundamental approach to the chemistry of high polymers, with emphasis on the
mechanisms of polymerization reactions and the relationship of physical properties
to chemical constitution.
CY 669-HIGH POLYMER CHEMISTRY LABORATORY. 2 credits
 Prerequisite or corequisite: CY 668. Consists of two three-hour laboratories
per week or their equivalent. Preparation of representative members of the high
polymer family and determination of their physical properties, methods of poly-
merization, and determination of fundamental polymer properties.
CY 670-ORGANIC CHEMISTRY SEMINAR. 1 credit
 Prerequisites: CY 661, CY 662, CY 663. Presentation of one seminar and
seminar attendance required of graduate majors in the organic area. May be
repeated for credit.
CY 671-PHYSICAL-ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. 2 credits
 Theory and application of physical methods in the study of the behavior of
organic compounds.
CY 672-ORGANIC FLUORINE CHEMISTRY. 3 credits
 Preparation and properties of compounds containing fluorine, with particular
reference to carbon compounds.
CY 673-ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS. 2 credits
 Prerequisite: CY 661 or CY 662. Properties of organometallic compounds, the
nature of the carbon-metal bond, compounds of metals in groups 1, 2, 3, and 4,
and transition metals.
CY 674-FREE RADICAL REACTIONS. 2 credits
 Prerequisites: CY 661, CY 662, CY 663. Development and correlation of
experimental methods, fact and theory of reactions involving organic free radicals.