CHEM 304

Organic Chemistry Laboratory

Spring 2015

Dr. Jay Hanna, Dr. Christian Grattan

 

GENERAL COURSE LINKS

Course Syllabus

Course Schedule

(Revised 2/18/2015)

Melting Point Operating Instructions

FTIR Operating Instructions

NMR Operating Instructions

 

EXPERIMENT HANDOUTS

Molecular Modeling

Recrystallization and Melting Point

Extraction of Caffeine

(Mass Spec Instructions)

Distillation and Gas Chromatography

Friedel-Crafts Acylation

Grignard Reaction

Fischer Esterification

Thin-Layer Chromatography (TLC)

Aldol Condensation

Extraction and Transfer Hydrogenation of Fat from Snack Foods

Column Chromatography

 

LAB REPORT GUIDELINES/EXAMPLES

Prelab Cover Sheet

Final Report Guidelines

Technique Lab Report 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