CHEM 012A - Organic Chemistry

    Recent Professors
    Alam Jahangir, Iyun H. Lazik
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026
    Class Size
    24 students
    Difficulty
    7.2Heavyout of 10
    Credits
    5
    Prerequisite
    CHEM 001B with C or better.
    Spring 2027 Sections
    View Spring 2027 sections of CHEM 012A
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5C · Cal-GETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5C · CSU GE Area B1 · CSU GE Area B3 · UCTCA Area UC-S · UCTCA Area UCTCA · UCTCA Area 5A · UCTCA Area 5C
    Description
    This is the first semester of a year-long comprehensive organic chemistry course with emphasis on structure, reaction mechanisms, and kinetics. Students will study topics that include nomenclature, stereochemistry, mechanisms, reactions, and spectroscopic studies of organic compounds. They will use problem-solving techniques in order to elucidate mechanistic, structural, and stereochemical features of reactions and molecules, respectively. In lectures and laboratory students will implement methods that focus on synthesis, isolation, purification, elucidation, and identification of organic structures, instrumental methods, and data interpretation.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 7:30am–8:50am, Mon Wed 9:00am–12:05pm, Tue Thu 6:00pm–7:20pm, Tue Thu 7:30pm–10:35pm