CHE 538 - PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

College of Arts & Sciences

Credits: 3

A general survey of the field of organic chemistry. Topics emphasized are: mechanistic principles relating molecular structure to reaction outcome, stereoisomerism and its effect on chemical reactivity, and simple molecular orbital theory as required to understand aromaticity and to predict the occurrence and stereochemistry of pericyclic reactions.

Prerequisite(s):
Prereq: CHE 232.