Organic Chemistry II: Synthesis and Spectroscopy In this course we will explore how organic molecules are made and their structures are identified. The study of organic reactions will continue from CHEM 0203 with radical reactions, alkene and alkyne additions, aromatic reactions, oxidations and reductions, and additional carbonyl reactions. Emphasis in this course will be placed on using reactions in sequences to synthesize larger and more complex molecules. The theory and practice of mass spectrometry and UV-Vis, IR, and NMR spectroscopy will be studied as a means to elucidate the exact structures of organic molecules. Laboratory experiments will focus on synthetic techniques that complement the lecture material and the identification of complex unknowns via  GC-MS, IR, and NMR.

Thomas Anderson

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Organic II is gonna be hard regardless but Professor Anderson was really helpful in making sure we know what we need to do through his tutorials which were graded on completion. I enjoyed his teaching style. Exams were hard but graded very fairly with a curve.

Personally, I struggled a lot in Organic Chem 2, but that is mainly because it is a difficult class (regardless of the professor you have). The content is complex, and you need to spend a lot of time on the material to truly understand it. My recommendation is to read over your notes and correct your problem sets and exams. That is the only way to pass with good grades!

Orgo II is hard but I had a better time than in Orgo I. He is a clear and effective lecturer. He improved his exams to where they were 5 or 6 questions and you could skip one. Weekly homework that was helpful. It's hard but with memorization you can get through it. 