CHEM 3580

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CHEM 3580
Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog.

The course emphasizes the important classes of organic compounds, with particular emphasis on their three-dimensional structures, mechanisms of their characteristic reactions, their synthesis, methods for their identification, and their applications in modern technology and medicine.


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: CHEM 3570 or permission of instructor.

Forbidden Overlaps Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will not receive credit for both CHEM 3580 and CHEM 3600.

Last 4 terms offered 2025SP, 2024FA, 2024SU, 2024SP

Distribution Category (PHS-AS) (CHPH-AG, OPHLS-AG)

When Offered Fall, Spring, Summer.

Comments Recommended corequisite: CHEM 2510.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Summer Special Session 2. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  1289 CHEM 3580   LEC 001

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    • MTWRF
    • Jun 30 - Aug 1, 2025

    • Kinsland, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/courses/roster.