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
6.7 / 10
Organization
6.7 / 10
Time
15-20 hrs/week
Overall
8.3 / 10

Reviews

    Quarter Taken: Winter 2023 In-Person
    Grade: A+

    Dr. Rubin is a phenomenal lecturer. He adds additional details that make learning the material far more interesting. His two midterms were done remotely, with open notes, which made them less stressful and allowed students to demonstrate their knowledge. I also appreciated how he used Slack as a mode of communication.

Course

Instructor
Denise Mantonya and Yves Rubin
Previously taught
23W

Grading Information

  • No group projects

  • Attendance not required

  • 2 midterms

  • Finals week final

  • 100% recommend the textbook

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