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Welcome to the Organic Chemistry Laboratory Website!


Instructors:
Bruce Allison, Ph.D. Office: E-207

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)

Videos: Lab introduction, Safety, Accident preparedness, Laboratory notebook

CHEM 252L Video Playlist
Handouts
Syllabus

Vanillin NMR
Vanillin IR



Week  Experiment & Assignment
Files & Handouts
 Deliverables
1
(Nov. 26-30)
Check-in, Microwave Synthesis of Tetraphenylporphyrin Videos:
Rotary Evaporator,
Thin-layer Chromatography
See also the lab procedure video posted on Angel

2
(Dec. 3-7)
Column Chromatography of Tetraphenylporphyrin
Videos:
Column Chromatography

3
(Dec. 10-14)
Fermentation and distillation of molasses
pdf:
Distillation Theory

Videos
:

Distillation
Pair Report for Synthesis and Purification of Tetraphenylporphyrin due (see rubric and report guidelines for more instructions) 
4
(Dec. 17-21)
No laboratory scheduled

Pair Report for Fermentation and Distillation due (see rubric and report guidelines for more instructions) 
Christmas Break (December 24, 2012-January 4, 2013)
5
(Jan. 7-11)
Alkyne Coupling
Videos:
Alkyne coupling

6
(Jan. 14-18)
NMR Spectroscopy pdf: NMR Theory and Practice
Videos:
Running the 90 MHz NMR


7
(Jan. 21-25)
Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution, Part I pdf:
EAS Procedure
Videos:

EAS of Vanillin
Pair Report for Alkyne Coupling (including NMR spectrum analysis) due
8
(Jan. 28- Feb. 1)
Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution, Part II

9
(Feb. 4-8)
Lab Practicals Core Competency Checklist
Pair Report for Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution due
10
(Feb.11-15)
Course Evaluation for Lab!
Lab Practicals
Check-out



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