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CHEM 2300 - Introductory Organic Chemistry


Credits: 4
Terminal course in organic and beginning biological chemistry. Topics covered include IUPAC and common nomenclature, bonding, structure, intermolecular forces, hydrocarbons and a range of functional groups (e. g. alcohols, ethers, thiols, ketones, amines). The course also covers reaction mechanisms, chemical synthesis, stereochemistry, carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, proteins nucleic acids, natural products, heterocycles, and polymers.

Prerequisite: CHEM 1020 , (C or better) or CHEM 1000 , (B or better)