CHEM 251 - Organic Chemistry II: Biological Chemistry

Fundamentals of structure and reactivity of alcohols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, acids, amines, aromatic compounds and acid derivatives. Introduction to the chemistry of biological compounds including sugars, lipids, proteins and coenzyme catalysts. The laboratory emphasizes FT-IR and FT-NMR analysis of organic compounds, multi-step synthesis and identification of unknown compounds by chemical and spectroscopic methods.

Credits: 4

Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-3)

Prerequisites: CHEM 250 (minimum grade of C-)