Spring 2009 Chem 336/338 Lab Lectures

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Tuesdays, 12:35 - 13:25; Thornton 429


S '09 C336/338 Syllabus

S '09 C336/338 Labs
Lab Schedule

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Jan. 27: Introduction. Kinetics: Solvolysis of t-Butyl Chloride (Manual Exp.I)


Feb. 3: Kinetics (cont.). Friedel-Crafts Alkylation (Manual Exp.II)


Feb. 10: Friedel-Crafts (cont.)/GC. Intro. to NBS Bromination (Manual Exp.III)


Feb. 17: NBS/NMR (cont.). Intro. to Diels-Alder (Manual Exp.IV)


Feb. 24: Diels-Alder (cont.). Esterification (Manual Exp.V)


March 3 : Esterification (cont.). Grignard Reactions (Manual Exp.VI)


March 10 : Grignard/TLC (cont.)


March 17 : Practice (your questions). Introduction to Unknowns.

MIDTERM in your lab, 2:10 - 4 pm; BRING CALCULATOR!


SPRING BREAK. No class on March 31.


April 7 : Unknowns: Solubility tests. Classification tests. Derivatives.

For a list of unknowns and their derivatives see our ERES file. You find also practice problems on unknowns there.

Use Chapter 10 in your lab textbook for analytical procedures.
Below are two additional procedures:

Unknowns: Carboxylic Acids, Neutralization Equivalent

Unknowns: Carboxylic Acid Derivatives, Esterification

 


April 14 : Cont. Unknowns


April 21 : (Concl. Unknowns) IR/UV


April 28 : Mass Spectrometry Bring your Unknown #3 spectra to Lab Lecture if you have them!


May 5: H-NMR and CMR Bring your Unknown #3 spectra!


May 12: Your questions

FINAL EXAM in your lab 2:10 pm