CHEM 008B - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II

    Recent Professors
    John Hanley, Peter Castro, Gidget Tay
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    21 students
    Difficulty
    8.0Heavyout of 10
    Credits
    5
    Prerequisite
    CHEM 008A
    Spring 2027 Sections
    View Spring 2027 sections of CHEM 008B
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5A · Cal-GETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5A · CSU GE Area B1 · CSU GE Area B3
    Description
    Second semester course in a 2-semester sequence covering organic chemistry for science majors. A mechanistic approach to the reactions of alcohols, phenols, ethers and epoxides, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and their derivatives and amines. Photochemistry, organic redox, polymerization, rearrangements, synthesis and an introduction to biochemical molecules. Qualitative analysis, natural products, multistep synthesis and kinetics. Total of 54 hours lecture and 108 hours laboratory.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 8:45am–10:10am, Thu 1:00pm–5:25pm, Tue Thu 8:45am–10:10am, Fri 12:45pm–5:10pm