CHEM 203 - Organic Chemistry I

3 Credits
3 lecture hours.

A systematic study of the compounds of carbon. Topics include the properties, synthesis and structural elucidation of organic compounds, modern structural theory and mechanisms of reactions. Laboratory work includes methods of separation and purification (including chromatography), synthesis, spectroscopy and kinetics. Prerequisite courses listed must be completed with a grade of C or better in order to take the indicated course. It is expected that all prior prerequisite courses to the ones listed have also been satisfied with a grade of C or better.

Prerequisite(s) CHEM 106 and CHEM 106L or CHEM 112 and CHEM 112L AND all prior prerequisites for these courses completed with grades of “C” or higher
Co-Requisite(s) CHEM 203L