5 Units
3 hours lecture, 6 hours laboratory (GR). Prerequisite: CHEM 12A. Acceptable for credit: UC/CSU
Reactions of functional groups and interactions of polyfunctional compounds, infrared spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, mass spectrometry, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy. Introduction to biochemistry: Lipids, carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids. Laboratory work: Reactions, purifi cation methods, measurements, multistep syntheses, qualitative analysis, use of instrumentation.
(Source: 2017-2019 Berkeley City College Catalog)