Organic Chemistry II: Reactivity, Synthesis, and Spectroscopy

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisite: course 30A or 30AH, with grade of C- or better. Second term of organic chemistry for Chemistry, Biochemistry, and engineering majors. Properties, synthesis, and reactions of alcohols, ethers, sulfur compounds, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, and carboxylic acid derivatives. Organometallic compounds. Organic spectroscopy, including mass spectrometry, infrared spectroscopy, and proton and carbon nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. P/NP or letter grading.

Review Summary

Clarity
8.3 / 10
Organization
8.3 / 10
Time
10-15 hrs/week
Overall
8.3 / 10

Reviews

    Quarter Taken: Fall 2023 In-Person
    Grade: A

    Honestly, I did not go to office hours at all and still did pretty good in the class. Just make sure to get all the reactions down and the NMR/IR is pretty straightforward once you get the hang of it. Do as much practice as you can

    Quarter Taken: Fall 2023 In-Person
    Grade: C+

    Professor Ow is great.
    Material is difficult.

    Quarter Taken: Fall 2023 In-Person
    Grade: A

    Exams felt easy, especially compared to Reilly.

    Quarter Taken: Winter 2024 In-Person
    Grade: A

    I think this class was very well organized. The midterms and final were fair. The discussion worksheets and practice exams were very helpful.

Course

Instructor
Frank Ow
Previously taught
25W 24F 24W 23F 21W

Grading Information

  • No group projects

  • Attendance required

  • 2 midterms

  • Finals week final

  • 25% recommend the textbook

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