2023-2024 Catalog

CHM-201 Organic Chemistry I

A mechanism-based organic chemistry course designed for students that plan to transfer. Topics include: nomenclature of all organic functional groups, molecular orbital theory, isomers, stereochemistry, elementary step mechanisms including proton transfer, coordination, heterolysis, nucleophilic addition, nucleophile elimination, electrophilic addition, electrophile elimination, carbocation rearrangement nucleophilic substitution 2, and bimolecular elimination 2 as well as multistep mechanisms including nucleophilic substitution 1 and elimination 1. The course applies these topics to organic syntheses and biomolecules.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

CHM-101 or permission of instructor CHM-102 or permission of instructor Take CHM-201L

Year Cycle

A

Semester Cycle

FA

Course Types

SC, CC-CT, CC-WC

Transfer Status

LSTR