CHE 3326 - Organic Chemistry I

Credits: 3 hrs

This course is the first part of the two-semester course in organic chemistry. This course provides an introduction to a study of the compounds of carbon and their derivatives, their relation to each other, their chemical and physical properties, their nomenclature, preparation and reactions. The following classes of compounds are emphasized: alkanes, alkenes, alkynes alkyl halides, and alcohols. In addition, spectroscopy (IR, NMR and Mass Spectrometry) is introduced. (Three lecture hours per week.) Prerequisite(s): CHE 2312. Corequisite(s): CHE 3126.