A study of the compounds of carbon. Three lecture hours and one three-hour laboratory. Must be taken in sequence. Chem 121, 122. A study of the organic synthesis of several major drug groups and the ten most highly prescribed drugs.
Emphasis is placed on organic chemical reactions and traditionally accepted reaction mechanisms.
Some pharmacology and related physiology of these drugs is discussed. First, second, and third laws of thermodynamics. Chemical and phase equilibria. Introduction to electro-chemistry. Kinetic theory of gases.