Chemistry 261 - Organic Chemistry
Fall
2026
01
3.00
Michelle Farkas
TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
UMass Amherst
11307
Integrated Sciences Bldg 135
farkas@chem.umass.edu
Together with CHEM 262 satisfied requirements for medical school admissions. Acceptable, with approval of the Undergraduate Chemistry Adviser, though not recommended, for chemistry majors. Brief review of basic principles of chemical bonding, electronic theory, and acid-base reactions. Introduction to principles of stereochemistry and organic spectroscopy. Discussions of the most common types of reactions of organic molecules and their mechanisms.
CHEM 112, 122H, or 123LS