Qualitative Organic Chemistry: Virtual Laboratory

This course introduces students to fundamental concepts underlying the behavior of organic compounds, as well as common laboratory techniques undertaken to explore them.

Emphasis is placed on physical properties (melting/boiling points, solubility, and polarity), chemical properties (acidity and basicity, and reactions of specific functional groups), and spectroscopy.

When appropriate, students also explore crossover concepts between chemistry and biology.

Students also complete a capstone project, in which they are able to harness their accumulated knowledge and deduction skills to virtually separate and identify a mixture of unknown organic compounds.

Students may take either CHEM E-20l or CHEM E-17l and CHEM E-27l for degree or certificate credit.