Teaching
Listed below are the classes Leah typically teaches at Haverford College.
Listed below are the classes Leah typically teaches at Haverford College.
CHEM 222: Organic Biological Chemistry
CHEM 222: Organic Biological Chemistry
Fall Semester
Fall Semester
This course is a survey of organic chemistry reactions in an aqueous environment, highlighting transformations important for understanding the properties and reactivity of biomolecules in the cell, with emphasis on functional groups, acids and bases, chirality, energetics, reaction mechanisms, enzyme inhibitors and drug design.
(2023)
CHEM 225: Organic Reactions and Synthesis
CHEM 225: Organic Reactions and Synthesis
Spring Semester
Spring Semester
This course will explore organic reactions in mechanistic detail, and highlight their use in the syntheses of complex organic molecules. It will concentrate on functional group transformations and then delve into organometallic and enantioselective reactions for use in complex syntheses.
(2023, 2024)
