College of Chemistry Course Guide

CHEM 3AL - Organic Chemsitry Laboratory (2 Units)

(Taken from the UC Berkeley Course Guide)

Course Overview

Summary

Introduction to the theory and practice of methods used in the organic chemistry laboratory. An emphasis is placed on the separation and purification of organic compounds. Techniques covered will include extraction, distillation, sublimation, recrystalization, and chromatography. Detailed discussions and applications of infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy will be included.

Prerequisites

CHEM 1A and CHEM 1AL with min grades of C-; or CHEM 4A with min grade of C-; or AP CHEM with min score of 4; or CHEM HL IB with min score of 5; or GCE A-Level CHEM with min grade of C. Corequisite: CHEM 3A with min grade of C- or coenrollment in CHEM 3A

Workload

Time Commitment

1 hour of lecture and 4 hours of laboratory per week.




UC Berkeley Course Guide