CHEM department

CHEM 41B. Organic Chemistry II: Reactivity and Synthesis (4 units)

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Description

This is the second quarter of a three-quarter organic chemistry sequence for chemistry, biochemistry, and engineering majors and interested students. The course is a rigorous and in-depth study of the properties and reactions of the major classes of organic compounds; focusing on alcohols, ethers, sulfur compounds, aromatics, organometallics, and introduction to carbonyl reactivity. Emphasis on a mechanistic understanding of reactions, the effects of molecular structure, and multi-step syntheses. Prerequisites: CHEM 41A.

Prerequisite courses

Successor courses

CHEM 41B is a prerequisite of the following 9 courses:

• BIBC 100
• BIBC 102
• BIMM 100
• CHEM 41C
• CHEM 114B
• CHEM 142
• CHEM 143B
• CHEM 143C
• CHEM 145