2023-2024 Academic Catalog

CH 301 Organic Chemistry I

This course is the first part of a two-semester sequence intended to provide a comprehensive study of the chemistry of carbon-containing (organic) compounds. Topics to be covered include conformational analysis, stereochemistry, infrared spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and chemical reactivity associated with the following types of organic compounds: alkanes, alkyl halides, alkenes, and alkynes. In addition students will be exposed to acid/base theory, chemical bonding models, thermodynamics, and kinetics as these topics apply to the study of organic compounds. The main of objective of this course is for students to gain a working knowledge of the aforementioned concepts in order to solve problems in organic chemistry.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Grade of 'C-' or better in CH 102 and CH 102L or CH 103.

Corequisite

Take CH 301L previously or concurrently with CH 301; minimum grade C-.

Offered

Annual Fall Semester