CHEM 304

Organic Chemistry Laboratory

Spring 2021

Dr. Christian Grattan, Dr. Jay Hanna

Dr. Athena Detrick

GENERAL COURSE LINKS
Course Syllabus		Course Schedule
Melting Point Operating Instructions		GC/MS Operating Instructions
FTIR Operating Instructions		NMR Operating Instructions
EXPERIMENT HANDOUTS
Molecular Modeling	Recrystallization and Melting Point		Extraction of Caffeine
Distillation and Gas Chromatography	Thin-Layer Chromatography (TLC)		Column Chromatography
Friedel-Crafts Acylation		Fischer Esterification
Aldol Condensation		Transfer Hydrogenation of Fat
EXPERIMENT PORTFOLIO GUIDELINES/EXAMPLES
Experiment Portfolio Cover Sheet
Final Report Guidelines
Reaction Lab Notebook Example
Reaction Lab Report Example
USEFUL LINKS TO CHEMICAL INFORMATION
Fisher Scientific Website	Sigma-Aldrich Website		ChemFinder.com
Spectral Database of Organic Compounds	Hazard.com/MSDS		NIH Toxnet
E-MAIL THE PROFESSOR
e-mail Dr. Grattan e-mail Dr. Hanna e-mail Dr. Detrick