CHEM 12C - Organic Chemistry

Institution:

De Anza College

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Description:

Prerequisite: Chemistry 12B with a grade of C or better. Advisory: English Writing 1A or English as a Second Language 5. Three hours lecture, six hours laboratory. An exploration of the physical properties and chemical behavior of important classes of organic compounds, focusing on amines, carboxylic acids, and carboxylic acid derivatives, with an introduction to the chemistry of terpenes, lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins. Emphasis on retrosynthesis, spectroscopic structure determination, and reaction mechanism. Laboratory experiments involving the multi-step synthesis of organic compounds and characterize those compounds using chromatography and infrared (IR), ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. For chemistry majors or those in closely allied fields such as biochemistry and chemical engineering.

Credits:

5.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.deanza.edu/

Phone Number:

(408) 864-5678

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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