Organic Chemistry I

Catalog description

This course is a study of the structures, properties, nomenclature and reactions of organic compounds with emphasis on reaction mechanisms. The course is recommended for students whose major is chemistry, premedical, predental, prepharmacy, biology, biochemistry or chemical engineering. The following topics are included: stereochemistry, alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alkyl halides, alcohols, amines, ethers, epoxides, aromatics, and organometallic compounds, resonance and conjugation, kinetic and thermodynamic control of reactions, multistep syntheses, infrared spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic spectroscopy, and mass spectroscopy. PREREQUISITES: Chemistry 1B. ADVISORIES: English C1000. (A, Cal-GETC, CSU, UC) (C-ID CHEM 150: CHEM 28A + CHEM 29A)