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CHEM-4524: Identification of Organic Compounds

Description: Structure determination of organic compounds by spectroscopic methods. Interpretation of 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra including two-dimensional (2D) spectra. Mass spectrometric (MS) techniques including tandem MS. Selection and application of minor organic-analytical techniques for structure elucidation. Formatting of spectroscopic data for publication. Course credit will not be awarded for both CHEM 4524 and CHEM 5524G.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: (CHEM-2536 or CHEM-2566) and (CHEM-3616 or CHEM-4616)

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 6

Average GPA: 3.10 (rounds to B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 29.17%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 3.13%

Michael Schulz202450.0%43.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%6.3%3.531
Felicia A Etzkorn201920.0%80.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.081
Emily E Mevers202336.9%33.8%21.3%0.0%5.0%3.1%3.004

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