CHEM B30A

Organic Chemistry for Science Majors, I

This is the first semester of a one-year course in organic chemistry intended for majors in the natural sciences (chemistry, biochemistry, biology, physics, pre-medicine, and related areas). Taken as a sequence, the course covers fundamental principles and concepts of organic chemistry including (but not limited to) bonding, molecular structure, the standard functional groups, nomenclature, stereochemistry, reactions, and mechanisms. Strong emphasis is placed on reaction mechanisms, stereochemistry, multi-step syntheses, and structure elucidation using hands-on modern instrumental methods (multinuclear NMR, FT-IR, GC, etc.). In addition, various modern computational techniques and an introduction to bio-molecules are presented. The laboratory covers preparative and modern analytical techniques and instrumentation, exposure to a variety of reactions and procedures, performing multistep syntheses, and safety and ecologically friendly protocols. C-ID-CHEM B30A+CHEM B30B=CHEM B 120 S.

Units: 5.0

Hours: 162.0