CHEM 3580 - Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences

(PBS-AS, PHS-AS)

Spring, Summer. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will not receive credit for both CHEM 3580 and CHEM 3600.
Prerequisite: CHEM 3570 or permission of instructor. Recommended corequisite: CHEM 2510.

B. Fors.

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.