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