Chemistry 3B: Chemical Structure and Reactivity. Spring 2006. Professor Peter Vollhardt. Chemistry 3B represents the second semester of the standard organic chemistry series at UC Berkeley. It covers conjugation, aromatic chemistry, carbonyl compounds, carbohydrates, amines, carboxylic acids, amino acids, peptides, proteins, and nucleic acid chemistry. Ultraviolet spectroscopy and mass spectrometry will be introduced. Organic chemistry is a specific discipline within the subject of chemistry. It is the scientific study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and preparation of chemical compounds of carbon and hydrogen, which may contain any number of other elements, such as nitrogen,...

Reflection on Roundtables & Themes for the Day featuring Cynthia Gordon da Cruz (UC Berkeley), Jennifer Pigza (Saint Mary's College of California), Beth Osnes (University of Colorado), Pat Steenland (UC Berkeley), Evan Bissell (UC Berkeley), Sean Burns (UC Berkeley), Karen Andrade (UC Berkeley Science Shop), Jeffrey Anderson (Seattle University), Catalina Garzon (Pacific Institute), and Hector Gutierrez (Community Health Councils, INC)