CHEM233 INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIC CHEMISTY
| Course Code: | 2340233 | 
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 2(2-0) | 
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 | 
| Department: | Chemistry | 
| Language of Instruction: | English | 
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate | 
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| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. | 
| Prerequisite: | Set 1: 2340106 Set 2: 2340107 | 
| One of the sets above should be completed before taking CHEM233 INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIC CHEMISTY. | |
Course Content
(For Chem Students)An introduction to Organic Chemistry. A short summary of chemical bonds. Lewis structures. formal charge. resonance. atomic and molecular orbitals. hybridization of organic molecules and geometries. Representative carbon compounds: functional groups. Fundamental principles of Organic reactions. Nomenclature and conformational analysis of Alkanes. The course emphasizes Stereochemistry and ionic reactions i.e. nucleophilic substitution and elimination reactions.
Prerequisite: CHEM 106
