CHEM 81 - Organic Chemistry II

    Recent Professors
    Aaron Watson, Michael Marsella, Victor Prutyanov
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025
    Class Size
    20 students
    Credits
    5
    Prerequisite
    CHEM 80
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of CHEM 81
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    The second semester of a one-year course. Fundamental principles and concepts of organic chemistry including, structure, bonding, nomenclature, stereochemistry, and functional groups with emphasis on reactions and reaction mechanisms of aromatic compounds, phenols, ethers, carbonyl compounds, carboxylic acids, amines, and their derivatives. Multi-step syntheses, stereochemistry of reactions, and structure elucidation using modern instrumental methods are also included. An introduction to biomolecules (carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins) is presented.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 11:30am–2:40pm, Mon Wed 9:45am–11:10am, Tue Thu 11:30am–12:55pm, Tue Thu 8:00am–11:10am