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CHEM 310: Organic Chemistry I

Fall 2024

Introducing students to the wonderful world of organic chemistry, where science meets art! This course is the first of the two-course sequence (CHEM 310 and CHEM 311) that provides you with a foundation on organic chemistry.

Organic chemistry is the study of carbon-containing compounds. What's so special about this one element, carbon, that multiple disciplines, industries, and even life itself, depends on it? There's not a simple answer. Learn the structures, properties, reactivities, and syntheses of organic molecules, explore the intricacies and absurdities, and experience the wonder of organic chemistry.

CHEM 310L: Organic Chemistry I Laboratory

Fall 2024

The laboratory portion that accompanies CHEM 310. This course enables you put in practice what you learned in lectures. Organic chemistry is not half as fun if it's all talk and no walk!

Through the semester, you will learn and practice experimental techniques (e.g., chromatography and distillation) and an important characterization method (NMR), leading up to doing your own reactions. After this course, you will have the skills and foundations to do organic chemistry in a real-world laboratory.

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