DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
C32111-2 Organic Chemistry (I)(II)
Nomenclature, stereochemistry, reactions, mechanism, as well a spectral analysis
of organic compound. (6 cr.)
C32150 Chemical Mathematics
Ordinary differential equations; linear algebra; matrices; vector analysis; surface
integrals; line integrals triple integrals; fourier series; partial differential equation.
(3rd) Instructor: Associate Prof. Shih-Gang Su.
C32160 Industrial Chemistry
The properties, uses and process of manufacture of industrial products such as:
acids, bases, ceramics, metals, papers, sugar, synthetic fiber, plastics, petroleum,
rubber etc. (2 cr.) Instructor: Chen-Kuei Wu.
C33560 Japanese for Chemists
The fundamental words, phrases, and sentences. The chemical terms, names of
chemical compounds and the relations of Japanese and English in the literatures of
chemistry (3 cr.) Instructor: Prof. Hsien-Ju Tien.
C32631 Analytical Chemistry (I)
Sampling, Sample Preparation and Treatment of Analytical Data. (A)
Gravimetric Analysis. (B) Volumetric Analysis. (C) Electrochemical Methods. (I)
Potentiometry. (ii) Conductometry. (iii) Amperometry. (D) Optical Methods: (I)
Spectro- photometry. (3 cr.) Instructor: Associate Prof. Jacob Chun-Hsiung Kuei.
C32770 Computer Programming and Applications
(1) Introduction to operating Systems. (2) The usage of BASIC or FORTRAN
statements. (3) File Management. (4) Application in Chemistry. (5) Data Base
Management System. (3 cr.)
C33151-2 Physical Chemistry (I)(II)
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First, Second and third laws of thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium, phase
equilibrium, surface chemistry, quantum mechanics, atomic and molecular
structures, spectroscopy, statistical thermodynamics, kinetic theory photo-chemistry.
Kinetic theory of gases, chemical kinetics, photochemistry, structures. (6 cr.)
Instructors: Associate Prof. Liang-Yuan Shy.
C33770 Organic Synthesis
(1) Methods of the carbon-carbon bond formation. (2) Synthesis of
halo-compounds. (3) Reagents for the reduction reactions. (4) Reagents for the
oxidation reactions. (3 cr.) Instructor: Prof. Che-Ping Chuang.
C33210 Organic Spectroscopy
(1) Mass spectroscopy. (2) Infrared. (3) Proton nuclear magnetic resonance. (4)
Carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance. (5) Two dimensional NMR. (6) Ultraviolet.
(3 cr.)
C34790 Organic Reaction Mechanism
Organic mechanism is a course that can give students not only the knowledge to
understand chemical processes but the explanation of diverse chemical phenomena
in term of a relatively small number of general principles as well as the capability
of designing and chemical synthesis. (3 cr.) Instructors: Associate Prof. Ded-Shih
Huang, Pei-Lin Wu.
C34760 Stereochemistry
This course covers the most important aspects of the topic, such as chirality, the
determination of absolute configurations, chiroptic properties, stereochemical
descriptors, the stereochemistry of some organic reactions, prochirality, asymmetric
synthesis, the determination of optical purity, the resolution of racemates,
conformational analysis of alkanes, and conformation analysis of heterocycles. (3
cr.) Instructor: Prof. Hsien-Ju Tien.
C34010 Topic in Chromatographic Techniques
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The early developments in application and instrumentation of chromatographic
analysis methods. (3 cr.) Instructor: Associate Prof. Chun-Hsiung Kuei.
L36260 Physical Chemistry of Polymers
Describes the thermodynamics of polymers, viscous flow, rubberlike elasticity,
crystalline state, phase transition, and statistics of long chain molecules. (3 cr.)
Instructor: Associate Prof. Lianj-Yuan Shy.
C33780 Polymer Chemistry
Illustrates molecular weight distribution and determination, theory of
polymerization, glass transition, solubility, crosslinking reaction, structure-property
relationships, and engineering plastics. (3 cr.) Instructor: Associate Prof.
Liang-Yuan Shy.
C32632 Analytical Chemistry (II)
Theory of electrochemical analysis, electrochemical instrumentation. D.C.
polarography: A.C. polarography; cyclic voltammetry; pulse polarography and
square
wave
polarography;
chronopotentiometry
and
chronoamperometry.
Introduction to special methods of analysis; atomic absorption; flame emission and
atomic emission; UV, IR, raman-spectroscopy; NMR; radioactive scattering;
nephelometry and turbidimetry, (3 cr.)
C34120 Chemical Literature
This course provides students methods to find chemical information by making
use of library services. (1cr.) Instructors: Associate Prof. Liang-Yuan Shy, Prof.
Pei-Lin Wu.
C33530 Analytical Instrumentation
(A) The theory and application of Instrumental Analysis (B) The Structure and
design of Instrumentation (C) Data processing (3 cr.) Instructor: Associate Prof.
Chun-Hsiung Kuei.
C33710 Medicinal Chemistry
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(1) Chemical properties of drugs (2) Synthesis of drugs (3) Structure and activity
relationship of drugs. (3 cr.) Instructor: Prof. Tian-shung Wu.
C34260 Special Topics in Inorganic Chemistry
(1) Group theory and character table (2) The electronic structure and spectra of
transition metal complexes (3) Luminescence spectra of transition metal complexes
(4) Vibrational spectra of transition metal complexes (3 cr.) Instructor: Associate
Prof. Wen-Liang Huang.
C35180 Molecular Spectroscopy
Principles of quantum mechanics: symmetry and group theory; time-dependent
perturbation and transitional probabilities; spontaneous and stimulated radiation.
Selection rules; electron spectroscopy; potential energy surfaces and nuclear
motions; infra-red and microwave spectra; vibronic spectra due to coupling of
electronic, vibrational and rotational motions. (3 cr.) Instructor: Tse-Chiang Chang.
C33400 Environmental Chemistry
(1) Air pollution: (i) Meteorology and environmental chemistry (ii) Production of
air pollution (iii) Treatment of air pollution (iv) Effect of air pollution (2) Water
pollution: (i) causes of water pollution (ii) Treatment of water pollution (iii)
Analysis of water pollution (3 cr.) Instructor: Cheng-Kwei Wu.
C34020 Applied Spectroscopy
(1) Introduction to the theory and application of organic spectroscopy (UV, IR.
'H-NMR 13C-NMR, 2D NMR, MS, CD, ORD) (2) Structural elucidation of natural
products and synthetic compounds (3 cr.) Instructor: Prof. Tian-Shung Wu.
C33520 Dye Chemistry
This is a course dealing with the chemistry of coloring matters, mainly the
organic compounds. It involves color change phenomena, color and chemical
constitution of organic molecules, dyes and their classification, synthesis and
applications of dyestuffs. (3 cr.) Instructor: Che-Yuan Huang.
C34650 Chemical Thermodynamics
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Basic theories and methods for chemical thermodynamics; application of the
principles of thermodynamics to the actual process of chemical reactions. (3 cr.)
Instructor: Prof. Chen-Cheng Wu.
C34034 Special Topics in organic Chemistry
The methods of synthesis of the carbon centered radical intermediate (2) The
reduction, cyclization and addition reaction of the carbon centered radical
intermediate (3 cr.) Instructor: Prof. Che-Pin Chuang.
C33300 Introduction to Organometallic Chemistry
History; syntheses, structures, spectra, and reactions of organometallic
compounds containing either main-group or transition-metal elements; organic
syntheses using organometallic compounds; and basic homogeneous catalyses. (2
cr.) Instructor: Prof. Kom-Bei Shiu.
C34750 Natural Products Chemistry
(1) Classification of natural products (2) Separation of natural products (3)
Spectral properties of natural products (4) Biological activity of natural products
(3cr.) Instructor: Prof. Tian-Shung Wu.
C33760 Electrochemistry
(A) Electrochemical properties of electrolytes: solution, fused salt, metals, and
colloids (B) Thermodynamics, equilibrium, polarization, over potential, and
interfacial electrokinetic potentials and electroosmosis, etc.. (3 cr.) Instructor: Prof.
I-Wen Sun.
L35080 Advanced Analytical Chemistry
Dynamic NMR; relaxation mechanism; the applications of some 1D and
2D-pulse sequences (3 cr.)
L36100 Natural Products Chemistry
(1) Classification of natural products (2) Separation of natural products (3)
Structural elucidation of natural products (4) Synthesis of natural products (5)
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Biological activating of natural products (6) Biosynthesis of natural products (3 cr.)
Instructor: Prof. Tian-Shung Wu.
L36950 Statistical Thermodynamics
The course will describe the relation between probability and entropy; the
Boltzmann distribution; partition function; the calculations of thermodynamic
functions; heat capacity of solids; and chemical equilibrium constant (3. cr.)
Instructor: Associate Prof. Liang-Yuan Shy.
L35070 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
Atomic Structure; Molecular Shape and Bonding; Coordination chemistry; and
Non-Classical Complexes (3cr.) Instructor: Prof. Kom-Bei Shiu.
L35140 Organic Electrochemistry
This course: (1) describes the principles and techniques of general electro
organic reaction; (2) gives a brief survey of electroorganic reactions; and (3) covers
special topics in organic electrosynthesis. (3 cr.) Instructor: Prof. Hien-Ju Tien.
L35400 Enzyme Chemistry
(1) Structures of enzymes (2) Cofactors (3) Enzyme kinetics (4) Mechanisms of
enzyme reaction (5) Enzyme purification (6) Inhibitors (3 cr.) Instructor:
Associate Prof. Ded-Shih Huang.
L35060 Advance Organic Chemistry
Advanced Organic Chemistry is a course that intends to develop a deeper
understanding of the structure of organic compounds, the mechanism of organic
reactions and their synthetically applications. (3 cr.) Instructor: Prof. Pei-Lin Wu.
L36210, Chemistry
(1) Synthesis of hydrocarbon from hydrogenation of CO by the Fischer-Tropsch
process (2) Artificial gasoline from CO and H with some special catalysts (3)
Fischer-tropsch catalyst (4) synthesis gas (3 cr.) Instructor: Prof. Hsien-Ju Tien.
L36180 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
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(1) Basic concepts of pulse NMR (2) Experimental methods (3) Describing pulse
NMR (4) The nuclear overhauser effect (5) Polarization transfer and spectrum
editing (6) Homonuclear shift correlation (8) Spin echoes and j-spectroscopy (9)
Dynamic NMR (3 cr.)
L35120 Quantum Chemistry
Theoretical background for wave mechanics; state vector on a Hilbert space;
numerical solution of Schrodinger equation; spin orbitals and angular momentum;
atomic units; electronic stats of atoms and molecules; energy transition and spectra;
approximate calculation of molecular orbitals; chemical bonds and reactions (3 cr.)
L36130 Organometallic Chemistry
Main-Group Chemistry; Transition-Metal Chemistry; Assisted Organic Synthesis;
and Homogeneous Catalyses (3 cr.) Instructor: Prof. Kom-Bei Shiu.
L36090 Special Topics in Heterocyclic Chemistry
Selected topics in the recent discoveries in the mechanism, structures and
synthetic techniques of heterocyclic chemistry (3 cr.) Instructor: Prof. Hsien-Ju
Tien.
L35130 Special Topics in Organic Synthesis
The total synthesis of natural products (3 cr.) Instructor: Prof. Che-Ping Chuang.
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