Emphasis is on organic functional groups and their chemical properties, nomenclature and molecular structure. The laboratory introduces students to basic organic laboratory techniques using a discovery approach. Computers will be integrated into the lab environment and computational chemistry will be applied to problems in organic chemistry. An extension of CHE 201. Continued study of organic functional groups and their chemical properties and molecular structures.
Emphasis is on reaction mechanisms and spectroscopic methods of analysis of organic molecules.
Advanced organic laboratory uses both macroscale and microscale techniques. Computers will be integrated into the lab environment and computational chemistry will be applied to problems in organic chemistry. CHE 206 Environmental Chemistry - A study of the chemistry of environmental problems. Topics to include the destruction of the ozone layer, acid rain, greenhouse effect, ground water contamination, choices in energy production, toxicology. The student must initiate the application with written proposal to the instructor with whom the student wishes to work.