CHEM 244 - Organic Chemistry: Structure and Properties

Semester Offered: Fall
0 or 1 unit(s)

An introduction to the structure of organic molecules and to their nomenclature. Among the properties of organic compounds, shape, charge distribution, and spectroscopic properties are emphasized. Laboratory work includes isolation, physical transformations and identification of organic compounds including the application of gas chromatography and infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The department.

Prerequisite: CHEM 109 or CHEM 125.

Three 50-minute periods; one 4-hour laboratory.