CHEM 3570

Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

Study of the important classes of carbon compounds-including those encountered in the biological sciences. The course emphasizes their three-dimensional structures, mechanisms of their characteristic reactions, their synthesis, methods of identifying them, and their role in modern science and technology.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: CHEM 2080 or advanced placement, or permission of instructor.

Forbidden Overlaps Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will receive credit for only one course in the following group: CHEM 1570, CHEM 3530, CHEM 3570, CHEM 3590.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024FA, 2024SU, 2024SP

Distribution Category (PHS-AS) (CHPH-AG, OPHLS-AG)

When Offered Fall, Spring, Summer.

Comments Recommended corequisite: CHEM 2510.

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