Organic Chemistry I

Catalog description

CHEM 2213. Organic Chemistry I. (TCCN CHEM 2323) Study of the fundamental principles of organic chemistry. Topics include molecular structure, bonding, hybridization, resonance, and stereochemistry. Examination of acid-base behavior and the mechanisms of radical reactions, electrophilic additions to alkenes, and nucleophilic substitutions/eliminations of alkyl halides. Application of IR and NMR spectroscopy for structural determination. Prerequisite: CHEM 1123 and CHEM 1121 , or CHEM 1223 and CHEM 1221 , with a grade of C or higher. Co-requisite: CHEM 2211 . Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.