CHEM 259 A: Honors Organic Chemistry

For chemistry majors and other qualified students. Structure, reactions, and synthesis of organic compounds. Discussion of physical properties and transformations of molecules such as enols, enolates, amines, and phenols. Polyfunctional compounds and biological polymers (e.g., carbohydrates, amino acids, proteins, and nucleic acids). Course overlaps with: CHEM 221; CHEM 224; CHEM 239; and B CHEM 239. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.2 in CHEM 258. Offered: Sp.