CHM 251 - Organic Chemistry I, 4 credit hours

Prerequisite(s): CHM 112 and CHM 115 or permission of the instructor.
Corequisite(s): Concurrent registration in CHM 255 required.
Introduction to structure and bonding of organic molecules. Organic reactions and reaction mechanisms, including acid-base, nucleophilic substitution, elimination, and electrophilic addition, will be studied with a focus on alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alkyl halides, and alcohols.