Organic Chemistry I

Instructor: Professor Ray Fort, Jr.

Office: 252 Aubert Hall

Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1-2 PM and any other time I'm in my office

E-mail: rcfort@maine.edu

Thank you all for your hard work. If you need help next semester, you know where to find me.

Note that there is a CHY 252 web site that I set up, although it is not current with the book now being used.

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Course Basics
Course Syllabus Goals Problem Assignments
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Saxitoxin, the poison produced by "red tide" algae.

It blocks sodium ion channels in nerve cells.
Review General Chemistry
Lewis Structures Bronsted-Lowery Acid Base Theory Quantum Numbers and Atomic Orbitals
Examinations
Sample Examinations
from Other Semesters		   This Semester's Exam Keys

Tetrodotoxin, the poison in the Japanese puffer fish, which is prized by gourmets.

It has the same mode of action as saxitoxin.

Classroom Graphics and Exercises
Chapters 1-3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5
Chapter 13 Chapter 6 Chapter 7
Chapter 8 Chapter 14 Chapter 9
Chapter 10 Review  
Special Topics
Enzymes and Stereochemistry   Terpenes and the Biosynthesis of Cholesterol

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