CHEM 3570

Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Study of the important classes of carbon compounds-including those encountered in the biological sciences. The course emphasizes their three-dimensional structures, mechanisms of their characteristic reactions, their synthesis, methods of identifying them, and their role in modern science and technology.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: CHEM 2080 or advanced placement, or permission of instructor.

Forbidden Overlaps Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will receive credit for only one course in the following group: CHEM 1570, CHEM 3530, CHEM 3570, CHEM 3590.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2025SU, 2025SP, 2024FA

Distribution Category (PHS-AS)

When Offered Fall, Spring, Summer.

Comments Recommended corequisite: CHEM 2510.

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