In honor of the past chair of the Chemistry Department the award will be made to the student with outstanding achievement in the current organic chemistry class. The plaque is in the display case in the entrance lobby of the Science Building with the names of the previous recipients. Rationale Chemistry 352 is the second course in organic chemistry. It is the prerequisite for the organic chemistry sequence and all upper level organic chemistry courses, including biochemistry. Organic chemistry is required for the chemistry major and is important for those majors considering careers or graduate work in the field of chemistry, biology, biochemistry, and molecular biology.
Organic chemistry is at the core of the modern chemical industry as well as the areas listed above.
A study of organic chemistry allows the student to understand and relate properties of organic substances to their structures. The following topics listed in the lecture schedule will be covered during this course. Organic Chemistry Third Edition. Brooks Cole Publishing Co. Solomons, T. W. G. 1992. Organic Chemistry Fifth Edition.