CHEM 224 Organic Chemistry I
Covers the drawing of organic molecules (atomic structure, hybridization, molecular orbital and VSPER theory), nomenclature, conformational analysis, fundamentals of infrared spectroscopy, proton and carbon spectroscopy, stereochemistry, resonance, organic reaction mechanisms, organic acid and base reactivity, substitution, addition and elimination mechanisms and the physical properties and the in-depth mechanistic study (energy and reaction rates) of the reactivity of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, ethers and alcohols. Three hours of lecture and a three-hour laboratory per week.
Prerequisite
CHEM 216 with a grade of C- or better.
Course Type
SCI, HON