Intro to Organic Chemistry

Intro to Organic Chemistry Is a CTY course created in 2015 and is offered only at Lancaster (Second Session) only.

Course Description

The course's prerequisite is successful completion of CTYOnline's Honors Chemistry, CTY's Fast Paced High School Chemistry, or at least a B in first-year high school chemistry. There is no sample syllabus on CTY's website for this course.

In lab, students learn important organic chemistry techniques. Beyond simple and fractional distillations to isolate products, students also separate products by crystallization and extraction. To demonstrate acetylation, for example, students may synthesize aspirin; to demonstrate hydrolysis, they may synthesize soap. In addition, students learn to apply different techniques for confirming the identity or relative purity of a product, such as Infrared spectroscopy (IR) or melting point determination. Students complete the course with a deeper understanding of the chemistry of carbon compounds and are better prepared for college organic chemistry.