Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences - CHEM 3580

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

Spring - 3 Credits

Prerequisites: D grade or better in CHEM 3570 (although C grade or better is strongly recommended) or permission of the instructor of record. Recommended co-requisite: CHEM 2510.

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.