CHM 233

General Organic Chemistry I

What is organic chemistry?

Organic chemistry is the study of carbon-containing compounds. In this organic chemistry online course, you will learn the principles of organic chemistry and discover how to apply those principles to interesting problems like how to make photographic paper, how DNA works and how to create proteins. The lectures in this online chemistry course will teach you the basis for quantum mechanics, NMR and medicine, spectroscopy, the study of hormones and the ozone layer, and more.

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Credit hours 3

Course fee: TBD

General studies: No

Course components: video lectures, online discussion, quizzes, test and at-home lab kit

Prerequisites: CHM 116 or 118 with C or better.

Organic chemistry online details

In this organic chemistry online course, you will learn:

1

Basic representations of organic structures, bonding and stereochemistry, and the role of electronegativity.

2

Molecular orbital descriptions of bonding and reactivity.

3

Organic reactions and mechanisms in terms of fundamental thermodynamic and kinetic principles.

4

Bronsted and Lewis acid/base chemistry as a fundamental concept in organic chemistry.

5

Structures and conformational analysis of hydrocarbons.

6

IUPAC nomenclature.

7

The chemistry of the carbon-carbon double bond and an electrophilic addition reaction.

8

Radical reactions in organic chemistry.

9

Chirality, assignment and understanding of configuration.

10

Reactions and properties of alkyl halides, substitutions and eliminations.

11

Organic structure determination using mass spectrometry, infrared spectroscopy and NMR spectroscopy.

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Organic chemistry course instructor

Ara Austin

Dr. Ara Austin received her PhD in chemistry education in 2018 and her BS in biochemistry with a minor in psychology and communication studies in 2011 from Arizona State University. Austin oversees the online biochemistry program at the School of Molecular Sciences at ASU as an assistant clinical professor. Her responsibilities include teaching organic chemistry courses and overseeing biochemistry and organic chemistry lab courses. Since 2012, she has been dedicated to analyzing the effects of socio-cognitive and socio-cultural factors on student performance in organic chemistry courses at ASU and the University of Rochester. Her genuine passion is to help students achieve success in their academic endeavors.

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