Organic Chemistry I

Catalog description

54 hours lecture, 72 hours lab and 36 hours discussion per term. This course is the first part of a full year organic chemistry course designated primarily for chemistry majors but strongly recommended for pre-medical, pre-dental, pre-veterinary, pre-chiropractic, and biology majors. Emphasis is upon fundamental concept and application to molecular structure and chemical reactivity. Considerable stress is placed upon reaction mechanism, energetics, syntheses, stereochemistry, and molecular spectroscopy. Laboratory work includes techniques such as distillation, extraction, chromatography, and synthesis and qualitative analysis. (CSU) (UC Credit Limitation) (Degree Credit) (C-ID: CHEM 150, CHEM 160 S)