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,...
Cynthia McLeod, UC Berkeley Regents Professor in Dutch Studies and African-American Studies, presents: "Elisabeth Samson: The Life of a Remarkable Black Woman in the Surinamese Slave Society." Elisabeth Samson (1715-1771), a free black Surinamese woman, who challenged the prevailing racial stereotypes of her time, is the central character in this lecture. Set amidst the backdrop of eighteenth-century Suriname, McLeod' s biographical account depicts the complex social and racial stratification of the slave society. Introduction by Jeroen Dewulf, Queen Beatrix Professor in Dutch Studies at UC Berkeley. Co-sponsored by the Dutch Foundation for Literature.