2016-2017 Catalog 
    
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2016-2017 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CHEM 209 - Organic Chemistry I

Lecture - Lab - Credit Hours: 4-3-5
IAI Code: CHM 913

This course is the first semester of a two-semester course in organic chemistry. The CHEM 209-210 sequence is designed for students majoring in chemistry, chemical engineering, biology, pre-dentistry, pre-medicine, pre-pharmacy, pre-veterinary medicine, and other students desiring a serious, in-depth examination of organic chemistry. The course content includes: the study of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, cyclic hydrocarbons, alkyl halides, nucleophilic substitution and elimination reactions, organometallics, NMR spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, mass spectroscopy, and sterochemistry. The knowledge of reaction mechanisms is stressed to provide unifying principles. The laboratory complements the topics above. Students who are pregnant or may become pregnant during the course of the semester are strongly advised to consult their doctor before enrolling in this course.  Prerequisite: Minimum grade “C” in CHEM 102 ; and Placement into ENG 101  or minimum grade of “C” in one of the following: ENG 021  and ENG 099 ; or ENG 022  and ENG 099 ; or the EAP course sequence ENG 079  and ENG 089 , or ENG 096 ; and appropriate placement score or minimum grade “C” in MATH 138 .