CHEM5627 (Mechanistic and Physical Organic Chemistry) course reviews and ratings at Northeastern (NEU). Compare professors with RateMyProfessor reviews.
Surveys foundational concepts of physical organic chemistry, including thermodynamics, kinetics, and solvent and isotope effects. Treats structure/reactivity relationships in the context of how they can be used in understanding and predicting organic chemistry mechanisms. Topics include conformational analysis, molecular orbital theory, aromaticity, orbital symmetry, and how they are applied to understanding organic and organometallic reactions such as aldol, pericyclic, and other stereoselective reactions. Discusses reaction mechanisms that involve intermediates, including anions, cations, radicals, and carbenes.
Data updated October 2026.