# CHEM 212 — Organic Chemistry II (AUB) > CHEM 212 Organic Chemistry II at American University of Beirut. 7 student reviews · 10 shared files. Source: https://studiety.com/aub/course/526 Retrieved: 2026-08-03 ## Facts - Course code: CHEM 212 - Title: Organic Chemistry II - University: American University of Beirut (AUB) - Subject: Chemistry - Department: Chemistry - Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Sciences - Credits: 3 - Professors on record (3): Bilal Kaafarani, Kamal Bouhadir, Tarek Ghaddar ## Catalogue description Synthesis, properties, and reactions of organic functional groups, including alcohols and ethers, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids and derivatives, amines, phenols, and aryl halides; chemistry of difunctional compounds and of molecules of biological importance, including carbohydrates, proteins, and nucleic acids; and organic structure determination by spectroscopic methods. Emphasis is placed on reaction mechanism and stereochemistry, as well as on the design of multistep syntheses. Designed for chemistry majors and premedical study. ## Quick answers ### What is CHEM 212 at AUB? CHEM 212 Organic Chemistry II is a 3-credit course at American University of Beirut (AUB), in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Synthesis, properties, and reactions of organic functional groups, including alcohols and ethers, aldehydes and ketones, carboxylic acids and derivatives, amines, phenols, and aryl halides; chemistry of difunctional compounds and of molecules of biological importance, including carbohydrates, proteins, and nucleic acids; and organic structure determination by spectroscopic methods. ### How many credits is CHEM 212? CHEM 212 Organic Chemistry II is worth 3 credits at AUB. ### Is CHEM 212 hard? 7 AUB students have written about CHEM 212 on Studiety. No one has left a star rating yet, so read what they wrote rather than an average. ### Who teaches CHEM 212 at AUB? Studiety has 3 professors on record for CHEM 212: Bilal Kaafarani, Kamal Bouhadir, Tarek Ghaddar. Sections change every term, so check the registrar for who is teaching now. ### What are the prerequisites for CHEM 212? CHEM 212 lists 1 prerequisite: CHEM 211 Organic Chemistry I. ### Are there past papers for CHEM 212? Yes — 10 files for CHEM 212 have been shared by AUB students on Studiety, including exams, quizzes, syllabi and notes. They are free to download with a student account. ## What to expect - Has Quiz 1 - Has Quiz 2 - Has Final - Has Attendance - Has Participation - Original Book Necessary ## Prerequisites - [CHEM 211 — Organic Chemistry I](https://studiety.com/aub/course/519) ## Books - Francis Carey & Robert Giuliano “Organic Chemistry”, 10th Edition 2016 ## Shared course material 10 files shared by students. Free to download after signing up. - Test Banks: 7 - Syllabi: 2 (most recent from 2017) - Exam/Quiz: 1 ## Student reviews 7 of 7 reviews, written by students who took the course. - **2019-08** — self studying from the book ( lectures do not help much) and challenging exams (I scored really high:90s but the class average was terrible). All in all, it is not the best choice; but you can manage to do well if you worked hard. Good luck! - **2019-08** — Bouhadir is fine, good raises - **2019-08** — You have to study it by yourself in either cases, but with Ghaddar chances are you'll get a higher raise - **2019-08** — Kaafarani will make you nail the course but with ghaddar u will achieve high grades - **2019-08** — Kaafarani best explanation hardest exams, Ghaddar less explanation but still v good, easier (relatively) exams - **2019-08** — It depends. If you're in for the knowledge then go with kaafarani. He explains like a good, but has really challenging and hard exams. I haven't taken a course with ghaddar, but according to my friends' testimonies he explains well and doesn't get that much of hard exams, but still they're challenging and people take with him just for the raise - **2019-08** — Regardless of the hugeeeee raise at the end of the semester try to avoid him if u really wanna learn organic ## See also - [All Chemistry courses at AUB](https://studiety.com/aub/subject/chemistry.md) - [Every AUB subject](https://studiety.com/aub/subjects.md) --- From Studiety (https://studiety.com/), an independent, student-run course guide. Not affiliated with or endorsed by any university. Reviews are the opinions of individual students.