Chapter references are to Mohrig, Hammond, & Schatz Techniques in Organic Chemistry, 4th ed |
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Dates |
Lab Activities |
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Jan 9,11,12 |
Go over syllabi and grading policies. Worksheet for MM1
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Jan 16,18,19 |
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Jan 23,25,26 |
Assignment of lab
teams. Check in to lab supply drawers. Go over Lab Notebooks - part 1 - the "Plan" (pre-lab notes) Learning from Molecular Models II - Conformations of Alkanes and Cycloalkanes |
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Jan 30 Feb 1,2 |
Go over Lab Notebooks - part 2 - the "Journal"
(in-lab notes) Safety rules - PowerPoint Safety rules - pdf Expt 1. Separation of the Compounds in a Mixture. Part 1 Acid/Base Extraction |
3 1 9.4. 10-11 |
Feb 6,8,9 |
Go over guidelines for lab reports. Expt 1. Separation of the Compounds in a Mixture. Part 2. Melting Point and C-13 NMR |
14, 22.1-22.3,
23.1-23.2 |
Feb 13,15,16 |
Learning from Molecular Models III - Enantiomers and Diastereomers |
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Feb 20,22,23 |
Expt 2 - Friedel Crafts Acylation | 7.1-7.2, 11.4, 22 |
Feb 27 Mar 1,2 |
Expt 2 - Continued - Obtain NMR and IR spectra. Prelab assignment is to watch the video of my Pre-lab Lecture on Proton NMR on D2L. |
12.1-12.4 2, 21 |
Mar 6,8,9 | Spring Break - No
Labs |
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Mar 13,15,16 |
19.1-19.4 |
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Mar 20,22,23 |
Expt 3 - Continued - Obtain spectra. |
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Mar 27,29,30 |
No Labs |
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Apr 3,5,6 |
Expt 4 - Continued - Obtain spectra. |
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Apr 10,12,13 |
Expt 5 - Synthesis of Furfural from
Corn Cobs - This is expt 22.2a in Techniques and
Experiments in Organic Chemistry: Biological Perspectives
and Sustainability Interactive Online Textbook. You can access it by doing the following:
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Apr 17,19,20 |
Expt 6 - Biocatalyzed Benzoin Condensation of Furfural - This is Expt 22.2b in the above book- We need to get the reaction started this week because it requires a one-week reaction period. (The lab will take less than one hour. Wednesday lab we will start at 4:00 pm.) |
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Apr 24,26,27 | Finish Expt 6 - Recrystallize final
product and obtain spectra Check out and clean up |
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