Project V:
Identification, Properties and Synthesis of an Unknown Organic Compound
For project IV, we will follow the lab on page 135 of the Cooperative
Chemistry Laboratory Manual, 5th edition with some
modifications. For this experiment, your group will be given an unknown organic
compound. There are three goals to this
project.
Goal 1: Identify the
Unknown Compound
·
The unknown organic compound will be one of 8 possible
compounds.
·
There will be samples of compounds with the possible
functional groups.
·
When using a technique for the first time, you will want to
perform the test on a known compound before performing the test on your
unknown.
·
There is information in the lab manual that will be useful
in deciding what tests to perform in order to identify your unknown compound.
·
Before
conducting any experimental work, look up the hazard warnings for each of the
possible 8 organic compounds and provide the NFPA health rating and
flammability rating for each. See Goal
3.
Goal 2: Chemical and
Physical Properties
·
You will need to discover as many chemical and physical
properties as possible using the chemicals and equipment available in the lab.
Goal 3:
Literature Search
·
Goal 3 requires you to use various reference sources for
finding scientific data. This is an
individual assignment. Each member of
your group must conduct their own literature search.
o
Look up a SDS for each of the possible 8 organic compounds.
o
What are the NFPA health and flammability ratings?
Grading Project V:
·
Prelab Assignments
·
Notebook
o
Descriptive Table of Contents
o
Numbered pages
o
Include date data was collected
o
Raw data recorded
o
Procedures and observations recorded
o
Write in ink
o
Mistakes crossed out appropriately
·
Weekly Reports
·
Peer Evaluation
·
Oral Report
Safety Precautions:
Background Reading and Practice Problems:
Cooperative Chemistry Laboratory Manual
·
Project 14: Identification, Properties and Synthesis
of an Unknown Organic Compound
·
There is information in the lab manual that will help you
figure out how to indentify an unknown organic compound