Section Info: CHEM-202-01

Course Title: Organic Chemistry I
Start Date: 01/19/2021 End Date: 03/12/2021
Term: Spring Semester 2021
Description: 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 emphasizes the connections between the observable behavior of organic substances and their molecular structures. The laboratory curriculum introduces the essential techniques of preparation, purification, and spectroscopic analysis of organic compounds, with emphasis on both physical manipulations and their underlying chemical rationale.
Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences
Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     Credits:4.00    

Faculty         Phone         Email address        
Darren Hamilton   413-538-3427   hamilton@mtholyoke.edu  

Meeting Dates         Method         Meeting days         Meeting times         Building name         Room     Frequency    
01/19/2021 - 03/12/2021   Flex. Immersive Lecture   Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday   08:00AM - 11:00AM   TBA   TBA   Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses        
Prereq: CHEM-150, or CHEM-160, or CHEM-101 and CHEM-201. Take previously   Required  
Coreq: CHEM-202L. Take concurrently   Required  

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ENVST-NS   ENVST-NS: Env Studies pre-2024 Minor - Natural Science   This course has been approved to count towards the Environmental Studies minor Natural Science area.  
MOD0001   MOD-1: Courses meeting in Module 1   This course meets in Module 1.  
MEET0004   +MEET-4: Expects to meet 4 days per week, on average   This class is expected to meet 4 days per week, on average  

Cross-listed Sections        
None  

Course Availability
Section status: Open     Capacity: 28     Enrollment: 15     Available: 13     Waitlist: 0

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List         Required         Publisher Full Price        
Title: Organic Chemistry
Author: Clayden, Jonathan
Copyright: 2012
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ISBN: 9780199270293
Publisher: Oxford
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