CHEM department

CHEM 41A. Organic Chemistry I: Structure and Reactivity (4 units)

Link to catalog page: https://catalog.ucsd.edu/courses/CHEM.html#chem41c

Description

This is the first quarter of a three-quarter organic chemistry sequence intended for chemistry, biochemistry, and engineering majors and interested students. The course is a rigorous and in-depth study of fundamental organic chemistry with an introduction to chemical reactivity and synthesis, Bonding theory, structure (including isomerism, stereochemistry, conformations) and physical properties of carbon-containing molecules. Students may receive credit for one of the following: CHEM 41A or 40A. Recommended: concurrent or prior enrollment in CHEM 6C or 6CH. Prerequisites: CHEM 6B or 6BH.

Prerequisite courses

Successor courses

CHEM 41A is a prerequisite of the following 10 courses:

• BIBC 100
• BIBC 102
• BIMM 100
• CHEM 41B
• CHEM 43A
• CHEM 43AM
• CHEM 114A
• CHEM 120A
• CHEM 141
• CHEM 151