Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences - CHEM 3570

Kevin Smith, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemistry
Michael Pungente, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry

Fall - 3 Credits

Prerequisite: D grade or better in CHEM 2080 (although C grade or better is strongly recommended) or permission of the instructor of record.

Forbidden Overlap: Students may not receive credit for both CHEM 1570 and CHEM 3570.

Study of the important classes of carbon compounds—including those encountered in the biological sciences. The course emphasizes their three-dimensional structures, mechanisms of their characteristic reactions, their synthesis, methods of identifying them, and their role in modern science and technology.