CHEM 210Organic Chemistry I
Bonding theories for organic molecules; stereochemistry and conformational analysis; reactions (and mechanisms) of alkyl halides, alkenes, alkynes, aromatics, and alcohols. CHEM 210 Organic Chemistry I (3) Organic chemistry is an essential subject for many scientific disciplines, particularly those in the life, materials, and chemical sciences, as well as chemical engineering. The fundamentals of organic chemistry, as developed in CHEM 210 , the first part of a two-semester organic chemistry sequence, are required for scientists to understand the electronic structure and reactivity of simple and complex molecules. Concepts taught in CHEM 210 include hierarchical bonding models (Lewis dot, valence bond, molecular orbital), Lewis acids and bases, conformational analysis and stereochemistry, functional groups and their reactivity (alkenes, alkynes, alkyl halides, dienes, aromatics, alcohols, and ethers), organic reaction mechanisms focusing on electrophiles and nucleophiles, and aromaticity. Successful students will understand and be able to apply various structural and reactivity models to solving problems in organic chemistry.
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Suggested plans most often put it in Year 2 · Fall (28 programs).
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, B.S. (Berks)
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, B.S. (Science)
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Minor
- Chemical Engineering, B.S.
- Chemistry, B.S. (Behrend)
- Chemistry, B.S. (Science)
- Chemistry, Minor
- Forensic Science, B.S.
- Immunology and Infectious Disease, B.S.
- Microbiology, B.S.
- Neurobiology, B.S.
- Pharmacology and Toxicology, B.S.
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- Animal Science, B.S.
- Biological Engineering, Minor
- Energy Engineering, B.S.
- Environmental Engineering, Minor
- Environmental Resource Management, B.S.
- Environmental Systems Engineering, B.S.
- Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, B.S.
Courses that list CHEM 210 as a prerequisite (28)
- BMB 211 Elementary Biochemistry
- BMB 401 General Biochemistry
- BMB 428 Physical Chemistry with Biological Applications
- BMB 442 Laboratory in Proteins, Nucleic Acids, and Molecular Cloning
- BMB 465 Protein Structure and Function
- BME 446 Polymers in Biomedical Engineering
- CHE 432 Petroleum Processing
- CHE 443 Introduction to Polymer Science
- CHEM 212 Organic Chemistry II
- CHEM 212H Organic Chemistry II - Honors
- CHEM 213 Laboratory in Organic Chemistry
- CHEM 213M Laboratory in Organic Chemistry - Honors, Writing Intensive
- CHEM 213W Laboratory in Organic Chemistry - Writing Intensive
- CHEM 400 Chemical Literature
- CHEM 410 Inorganic Chemistry
- CHEM 412 Transition Metal Chemistry
- CHEM 430 Structural Analysis of Organic Compounds
- CHEM 446 X-Ray Crystallography
- CHEM 480 Chemistry and Properties of Polymers
- ERM 440 Chemistry of the Environment: Soil, Water, and Air
- FRNSC 425 Chromatography and Spectroscopy in Forensic Science
- FSC 431 The Chemistry of Fuels
- FSC 432 Petroleum Processing
- MICRB 401 Microbial Physiology and Structure
- NUTR 211R Applying Biochemistry to Nutrition
- NUTR 320 Science and Methods of Food Preparation
- PES 213 Polymer Chemistry Lab
- SOILS 440 Chemistry of the Environment: Soil, Water, and Air