CHEM 425

Organic Chemistry with Biological Emphasis I

The CHEM 425, 426 series is designed to fulfill the requirements of students planning professional school studies in the health and biological sciences. It will also satisfy the needs of students majoring in the life sciences and related areas. This course is intended for students not majoring in chemistry and not planning to take additional courses in organic chemistry. Lecture topics include the preparation, properties, and reactions of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alkyl halides, alcohols, radical chemistry, and ethers with emphasis on applications in the biological sciences. Also included is the study of stereoisomerism, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and infrared spectroscopy. Laboratory work covers standard laboratory practices including extraction, crystallization, chromatography (gas, thin layer, and column), polarimetry, organic synthesis, reaction analysis, and Fourier Transform Attenuated Total Reflectance spectroscopy (ATR-IR) with emphasis on biological applications. (Part of C-ID CHEM 160S)

Units: 4.0

Hours: 54 hours LEC ; 54 hours LAB