These two adamantane structures are enantiomers, or mirror images, of each other. (Image by MIT OpenCourseWare.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Mohammad Movassaghi
MIT Course Number
5.43
As Taught In
Spring 2007
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course deals with the application of structure and theory to the study of organic reaction mechanisms: Stereochemical features including conformation and stereoelectronic effects; reaction dynamics, isotope effects and molecular orbital theory applied to pericyclic and photochemical reactions; and special reactive intermediates including carbenes, carbanions, and free radicals.