Organic Chemistry II

Continuation of CHEM 3030. Building on basic skills and concepts from the first semester, students learn the nomenclature, structure, and reactivity of alcohols, ethers, epoxides, conjugated alkenes, aromatic compounds, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, amides, acid halides, and amines. Emphasis is given to reaction mechanisms, three-dimensional aspects of organic reactions, and multi-step syntheses of organic molecules. Students also learn the theory and interpretation of mass spectrometry and infrared spectroscopy, while expanding their knowledge of magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Students learn to integrate this data to determine the structures of organic compounds.