Chemistry 202 - Organic Chemistry I

This course introduces the core principles of the language of organic chemistry and extends their use to the description of the behavior and reactivity of carbonyl containing functional groups. Topics include representation and naming, the use of various spectroscopic approaches to probe molecular structure, an overview of bonding models and molecular geometry, the development of mechanistic drawing, and the application of this mechanistic approach to the reactions of a wide range of carbonyl compounds. The accompanying laboratory course introduces a range of essential analytical, preparative and purification techniques, provides practice in the interpretation of spectroscopic data, and culminates with the preparation of organic materials related to the lecture course.

Prereq: CHEM-150, or CHEM-160, or CHEM-101 and CHEM-201.; Coreq: CHEM-202L.