CHEMISTRY 3020
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY

SUMMER 2008  
Instructors Office Phone email
Keith Steelman 319 Foster Hall DKSteelman21@tntech.edu
Aileen Guerrero 133 Foster Hall - AJGuerrero21@tntech.edu

LAB Prentice-Hall CATALYST (PH) Crouse, ed.
TEXTS Laboratory Exercises for Organic Chemistry, (5th Ed.) (LE) Crouse

SAFETY GOGGLES are required at all times. It is recommended that the student bring in paper towels, a lab apron, rubber gloves and detergent.

GRADING

EXPERIMENTS (35%) To obtain credit for the scheduled experiments, the student will turn in a typewritten report after the conclusion of each experiment.

PRODUCTS (15%) In experiments where a product is generated, the product will be turned in and evaluated with respect to yield and purity.

NOTEBOOK (20%) A bound LABORATORY NOTEBOOK with numbered pages and carbons will be required. The notebook is required at all lab sessions and must be kept current for minimum credit.  Pre-lab carbons will be turned in at the beginning of every experiment for 2/5 of this credit.  Daily laboratory record carbons will be turned in at the end of every lab period, for another 2/5 credit.  Notebooks will be subject to unannounced examination and evaluation at any time during the semester, for the remaining 1/5 credit.

TESTS (30%) Quizzes and/or exam covering both theoretical and practical topics from the scheduled experiments will be given. Relevant material from lecture is also included.  Occasional "pop" quizzes may also be included for a portion of this grade.

SCHEDULE
("S" = Smith, lecture text)

Day

Activity

Reading
(sections)

Procedure
(C: expt)

Apparatus
(figure #)
June 30

Introduction

LE: p 1-10  
PH: OP-1

CHECK-IN

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July 2

 Hypochlorite Oxidation 
of an Alcohol		 PH:  Appx. p97, OP-13b,c, OP-11b
S: 12.12-13		 Expt 17 p67 LE: 11
July 4 NO LAB - - -

July 7

Continue Oxidation

 PH:  OP-25b

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 LE: 4

July 9

 Radical Bromination PH: OP-2 
    Appendix p97		 Expt 11 p50 LE: 8

July 11

Diels-Alder Reaction

S: 16.12-16.14, 
     Appendix F

Expt 25 p85

 LE: 8

July 14

 Nitration of a 
Substituted Aromatic		 S: 18.2, 18.4, 18.9

Expt 32 p101

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July 16

Grignard Synthesis

PH: OP-10, 22b  
S: 20.9-20.11 

Expt 19 p72

LE: 13

July 18

Continue Grignard

PH: OP-19, 15a

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July 21

Esterification 

PH: OP-6 OP-6 OP-6,  OP-25d    
S: 22.10C, App E

 Expt 22 p78

LE: 5

July 23

Aldol Condensation

PH: OP-23b  
S: 24.1-24.2

Expt 30 p96

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July 25

 Catch-Up, Make-Up S: 14 NMR analysis of Aldol

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July 28

Final Quiz, Clean-up

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CHECK-OUT

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