CHEM 28A - Organic Chemistry I

    Recent Professors
    R. Cherry
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    18 students
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    CHEM 1B
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5A · CSU GE Area B3 · CSU GE Area B1
    Description
    Structures, properties, reactions, and nomenclature of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alkyl halides, alcohols, amines, ethers, epoxides, and organometallic compounds. Radical, substitution, and elimination reactions. Synthesis, separation, and identification of representative compounds. Reactions and nomenclature of stereoisomers. Introduction to Infrared, nuclear magnetic, and mass spectroscopies. Resonance and conjugation. Kinetic versus thermodynamic control of reactions. Multistep synthesis. (A, CSU, UC, Cal-GETC)
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 1:00pm–2:20pm, Tue Thu 9:00am–10:15am