Lab Guides

Every week I try to post a plain-English guide to that week's organic chemistry lab (CHM 2201/2202).

All of my guides are listed below.

For some labs (such as week 3: TLC and GC) I've split the guide into two separate pages.

Don't be intimidated by the lengths of these guides!
They are loaded with pictures and diagrams which add to the length.

One last note- these guides are meant to supplement, and not replace you regular lab activities.

But reading these lab guides beforehand will make the lab textbook easier to understand, and will probably allow you to complete the lab in less time.

Spring Lab Guides:

Lab/ Week # Dates Title Experiment(s) Pages
6 Feb 15 - 21 Properties of Alcohols 18B, C, D 193-196
7 Feb 22 - Mar 7 Williamson Ether Synthesis (Handout) N/A
8 Feb 23 - Mar 8 Aldehydes and Ketones 22A, C, D, E 219-223

Fall Lab Guides:

Lab/ Week # Dates Title Experiment(s) Pages
1 Aug 23 - 27 Melting Point 2A and 2C 17-22
2 Aug 30 - Sept 3 Preparation/Recrystallization of Acetanilide 3C 23-32
3 Sept 7 - 13 Gas Chromatography (GC) 6A 59-65
3 Sept 7 - 13 Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) 8B 73-79
4 Sept 14-20 Simple and Fractional Distillation 5B and 5C 47-58, 59-62
5 Sept 21 - 27 Extraction and Determination of a Distribution Coefficient (Kd) 4A 33-46
6 Sept 28 - Oct 4 Infrared Absorbance Spectroscopy (IR) 11E 93-106
7 Oct 5 - 18 Dehydration of Alcohols 20B 205-209
8 Oct 19 - 25 Molecular Models and Stereochemistry Handout N/A
9 Oct 26 - Nov 1 Properties of Hydrocarbons 16A - F 183-185
10 Nov 2 - 8 Nucleophilic Substitution of Alkyl Halides 17A-C 187-192
11 Nov 9 - 15 Column Chromatography/ Isolation of Caffeine from Tea 7B 67-72
12 Nov 16 – 22 The Diels-Alder Reaction 32A 269-271
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