Nov 23, 2024  
BVU Academic Catalog 2024-2025 
    
BVU Academic Catalog 2024-2025
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CHEM 261 - Organic Chemistry I


4 Credit(s)

First in a two-semester sequence introducing the chemistry of carbon compounds. Emphasis on structure, spectroscopic analysis, synthesis, reaction mechanisms, and properties. Laboratory emphasizes technique and synthesis. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory period.

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 152 .

Course Frequency: F

Grading Method: Student option.

Learning Outcomes:
1.Draw organic structures, including resonance forms.2.Describe how organic acids and bases behave.3.Name, draw, and explain various conformations of alkanes.4.Explain the basics of an organic reaction and use these reactions to synthesize a desired molecule.5.Correctly draw and identify the structure of chiral molecules.



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