CHM 261 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1

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Prerequisites: CHM 140 / CHM 141, CHM 160 / CHM 161 or CHM 120 with a grade of C- or higher; Corequisites: CHM 260 (may be taken as a prerequisite) – CHM 261 is the first part of a two-semester sequence for those students who require a full year of organic chemistry lab. This course serves mainly those students in pre-pharmacy, pre-dental, pre-medicine, chemical engineering, chemical technology and chemistry programs. Students will be introduced to basic organic laboratory techniques, including extraction, distillation, chromatographic techniques, and synthetic methodologies. The use of spectroscopy will be introduced as a means of structure determination. This course is offered every Fall semester and Winter semesters of even numbered years. CM 237