ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I

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Required for a chemistry major and for many health-profession areas including pre-dentistry, pre-medicine, and pre-pharmacy. Focuses on structure, physical properties, reactivity patterns, and stereochemistry of hydrocarbons and halogenated hydrocarbons. Introduces students to the design of multi-step syntheses and the use of reaction mechanisms to explain chemical behavior. In the laboratory, students learn basic microscale and macroscale laboratory techniques and develop scientific reasoning skills. Laboratory experiments are chosen that clarify and demonstrate the basic chemical principles encountered in lecture. Three hours of lecture and 3 hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in CHEM 1451.