CHEM 232

Organic Chemistry for Health and Biological Sciences

Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-4

Introduction to spectroscopy; aldehydes, ketones; carboxylic acids and derivatives; natural products: carbohydrates, amino acids, proteins, terpenoids, steroids, aldol condensation parallels in biological systems, fatty acid biosynthesis.

Notes: - Credit will be granted for only one of 232, 235.

- Intended for students in Biology and those preparing to enter professional schools such as Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Forestry or Nursing.

Prerequisites: 102, 231.

Undergraduate course in Chemistry offered by the Department of Chemistry in the Faculty of Science.