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Welcome to the Organic Chemistry Laboratory Website!


Instructors:
Mark Brandt, Ph.D. Office: FL-109

Rebecca DeVasher, Ph.D. Office: FL-103

Ross Weatherman, Ph.D. Office: FL-108

Lecture Materials
Laboratory Safety (Powerpoint file)

Supplementary Information

Spartan Information
       •Spartan Student Guide

Cyclohexane chair flip (RAR compressed Spartan files)

Haz-Map
GEMs Database
Green Chemistry (EPA website)

Handouts
Syllabus

Vanillin NMR
Vanillin IR

Fluorenol NMR



Week  Experiment & Assignment
Files & Handouts
 Deliverables
1
(Nov. 28 - Dec. 2)
Check-in, Resin-Based Oxidation Chemistry
Oxidation Lab Protocol
Quiz
Post-lab Report Guidelines
Recrystallization Theory
IR Spectroscopy
JACS 1976 paper
Videos: Pre-Lab Video
Recrystallization Video
Rotary Evaporation Video
Melting Point Video

2
(Dec. 5-9)
Gas-phase Synthesis of Tetraphenyl porphyrin
Protocol
Quiz
Videos: Pre-Lab Video
TLC Video


3
(Dec. 12-16)
Column Chromatography and Visible Spectroscopy of Tetraphenylporphyrin

Pair Report for Resin-Based Oxidation Chemistry due (see rubric and report guidelines for more instructions).
4
(Dec. 19- Jan. 6)
Split week
No laboratory scheduled

Pair Report for Synthesis, Purification, and Spectroscopy of Tetraphenylporphyrin due (see rubric and report guidelines for more instructions) 
Christmas Break (December 21, 2011-January 3, 2012)
5
(Jan. 9-13)
Metallation of Tetraphenylporphyrin


6
(Jan. 16-20)
Spartan: Conjugated Systems (Please bring your laptop to lab)
Pair Report for Metallation of Tetraphenylporphyrin due
7
(Jan. 23-27)
Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution, Part I
Individual  Report for Spartan: Conjugated Systems due
8
(Jan. 30- Feb. 3)
Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution, Part II

9
(Feb. 6-10)
Lab Practicals Core Competency Checklist
Pair Report for Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution due
10
(Feb.13-17)
Course Evaluation for Lab!
Lab Practicals
Check-out



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