CHEM759 AROMATICITY AND ANTIAROMATICITY
| Course Code: | 2340759 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Chemistry |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
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| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Basic concepts of aromaticity
use of aromaticity in chemistry
design and synthesis of functional aromatic compounds
Course Content
State in sequential order and without resorting to structured sentences, the main topics, issues concerns etc. covered in the course, separate individual items with a semi-colon or a full stop; only proper names and words beginning after a full stop should be capitalized.
Aromatic character; resonance energy; aromacity and antiaromaticity tests; heteroaromaticty; homoaromaticity; superaromaticity
Course Learning Outcomes
Clasifying a compound as aromatic, antiaromatic and nonaromatic
Calculation of parameters that determine the aromaticity
Use of aromatic compounds in functional materials