Chemistry and Biochemistry

Organic Chemistry

This track represents a broad spectrum of traditional and emerging areas of chemistry involving the synthesis and study of small and large carbon-based molecules. The enormously diverse applications of artificial and natural organic compounds creates strong interdisciplinary efforts in organometallic, physical organic, materials, bioorganic, and natural products chemistry. Many research programs have significant overlap with Chemical Biology and other tracks, as well as efforts within the UCSD School of Medicine, the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, the UCSD Moores Cancer Center, Nanoengineering and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Course Offerings: CHEM 252 Synthetic Methods (F), CHEM 254 Mechanisms of Organic Reactions (F), CHEM 255 Synthesis of Complex Molecules (W), CHEM 256 Structure and Properties of Organic Molecules (W), CHEM 257 Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry (S), CHEM 258 Applied Spectroscopy (S)