Chemistry 2411L: Organic Chemistry I Laboratory
Dr. Caroline Clower
Current Syllabus and Schedule:
Fall 2009
Previous Semesters Syllabus and Schedule:
Spring 2009
Lab Handouts:
Lecture Information
Searching the Chemical Literature
Lab Report Information:
| The following report forms should be
used as templates for your reports. Save the form (MS Word) to your
computer, and type your information into the spaces provided. Draw any necessary
structures neatly by hand or using a program such as ChemDraw. Specific information to include and questions for each
experiment are indicated on the report forms. |
| Lab | Experiment Title | Pre-lab Assignments | Procedure | Report Sheets |
| 1 | Melting Points | Pre-lab 1 | Procedure 1 | Report Sheet 1 |
| 2 | Recrystallization | Pre-lab 2 | Procedure 2 | Report Sheet 2 |
| 3 | Extraction | Pre-lab 3 | Procedure 3 | Report Sheet 3 |
| 4 | Literature of Organic Chemistry | Pre-lab 4 | Meet in C54 as usual | Report Sheet 4 |
| 5 | IR Spectroscopy | Pre-lab 5 |
Meet in Classroom C32 Procedure 5 |
Report
Sheet 5 IR Spectra |
| 6 | Thin Layer Chromatography | Pre-lab 6 |
Meet in Classroom C32 Procedure 6 |
Report Sheet 6 |
| 7 | Column Chromatography | Pre-lab 7 | Procedure 7 | Report Sheet 7 |
| 8 | Steam Distillation of Essential Oils | Pre-lab 8 |
Procedure 8 Second week: Meet in Classroom C32 |
Report
Sheet 8 GCMS data IR data |
| 9 | Nucleophilic Substitution of Alkyl Halides | Pre-lab 9 | Procedure 9 | Report Sheet 9 |
| 10 | Dehydration of Alcohols | Pre-lab 10 | Procedure 10 |
Report
Sheet 10
GC Data |
Lab Practical:
Report
Sheet
List of possible compounds
Exam Information
Important links:
National
Institute of Standards and Technology Chemistry WebBook:
Mass Spectrometry and Infrared Spectroscopy data,
thermochemical data, and much, much more.
ChemFinder.com
Physical properties, CAS numbers, alternate names (use the free search engine at
the top of the page). By CambridgeSoft.
Spectral
Data Base System for Organic Compounds (SDBS)
Huge searchable database of spectra,
including IR, NMR, and MS.