CHEM 28A - Organic Chemistry I

    Recent Professors
    K. Kawagoe
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    24 students
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    Prerequisite: CHEM 1B Advisory: ENGL C1000; ENGL C1000H
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5A · CSU GE Area B1
    Description
    This course is a study of the structures, properties, nomenclature and reactions of organic compounds with emphasis on reaction mechanisms. The course is recommended for students whose major is chemistry, premedical, predental, prepharmacy, biology, biochemistry or chemical engineering. The following topics are included: stereochemistry, alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alkyl halides, alcohols, amines, ethers, epoxides, aromatics, and organometallic compounds, resonance and conjugation, kinetic and thermodynamic control of reactions, multistep syntheses, infrared spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic spectroscopy, and mass spectroscopy.
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 11:00am–12:15pm