| Chemistry 257A | Organic Chemistry Lab I (3 Credit Hours) |
| Dr. R. Behm | Summer 2008 |
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You will be permitted to drop one of your lab scores at the end of the semester. Abscences from lab for any reason will be counted as a dropped lab.Since a total of three abscences from lab would mean that 25% of the work had been missed, a passing grade cannot be given to any student who has been absent from three or more lab sessions. Any student who is absent from three or more lab sessions will receive a grade of either No Credit (F) or Incomplete (I), depending on the circumstances of the absences.
The laboratory quiz will be given at the beginning of the lab period. Students arriving later for the lab period will be given a grade of 0 for that quiz. Students are expected to complete each experiment and clean up their bench within the allotted laboratory time. Occasionally a major mishap may occur which may require some additional time; therefore, it is extremely important that students arrive at the start of the laboratory period and be well prepared to carry out the experiment. The TA's will keep track of individuals who are not finished by the end of the laboratory period and such information will be used in deciding final grades for the course.
At the end of each experiment, each student will be asked to complete a report containing pertinent data, and attach other relevant data as requested. The student also will be expected to submit to the TA products prepared during the lab.
To facilitate record keeping as well as handling and disposal in compliance with environmental safety regulations, all preparations must be submitted in completely and accurately labeled containers. Labels must bear all of the following information:
- (1) Compound name or structure (or unknown number).
- (2) Tare weight of vial and label without cap.
- (3) Physical data (mp, bp).
- (4) Student's name.
- (5) Notebook page reference (Student's initials-Notebook number-page number-a,b,c...etc.).
You may download exam keys and open using Acrobat Reader.
Date |
Exp # |
Topic |
| June 10 | 1 | Check-In and Melting Point Determination |
| June 12 | 2 | Simple and Fractional Distillation |
| June 17 | 3 | Recrystallization |
| June 19 | 4 | Extraction |
| June 24 | 5 | Chromatography |
| June 26 | 6 | Ether Synthesis |
| July 1 | 7 | Preparation of Cyclohexene from Cyclohexanol |
| July 3 | 8 | Geometric Isomerization of Dimethyl Maleate |
| July 8 | 9 | Synthesis of Cholesterol Epoxide |
| July 10 | 10 | Linear Free Energy Relationships |
| July 11 | Mid-Term Exam | |
| July 15 | 11 | Synthesis of Ferrocene |
| July 17 | 12 | Acylation of Ferroene |
| July 18 | 13 | Spectral Analysis of Organic Compounds |
| July 22 | 14 | Diels-Alder Reaction |
| July 24 | 15A | Qualitative Analysis |
| July 29 | 15B | Qualitative Analysis |
| July 31 | 15C | Qualitative Analysis |
| Aug 5 | 16 | Esterification |
| Aug 7 | 17 | Aldol Condensation |
| Aug 12 | 18 | Chemilluminescence |
| Aug 14 | Final Exam and Check-out | |
| *Lab reports and notebook pages are to be turned in at the end of the lab. |
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Last revised June 20, 2008 |
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