CHEM 280A - Organic Chemistry A

    Recent Professors
    Nahla A. El Said, Amanda L. Henry, Zachary Thammavongsy, Cody P. Piotrowski, Kim V. Le
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    22 students
    Credits
    5
    Prerequisite
    CHEM 200B
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course is the first semester of a year of organic chemistry. This course will cover structure and bonding, nomenclature, descriptive chemistry, reaction mechanisms, synthetic methods and IR spectroscopy for different functional groups including alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alkyl halides, alcohols, and ethers. Laboratory will include separations/purifications identification, and simple syntheses.
    Usually Held
    Mon Tue Wed Thu 8:00am–9:30am, Mon Tue Wed Thu 9:40am–1:00pm, Mon Wed 1:30pm–2:55pm, Mon Wed 3:15pm–6:25pm