Expectations of Lab Report for Exp. 15
1) Introduction •
Explain the goal of the lab: and briefly demonstrate- explain the reaction mechanism that
is taking place (you can set the picture of the powerpoint in the shared files)
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Describe some basic reactive properties of alcohols and how to create a good leaving
group from alcohols
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Describe the substation of alcohols, and the mechanism expected for secondary alcohols
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Describe the concept of alkyl shift, and when is expected.
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Briefly describe the silver nitrate reaction, and how it can indicate the connection of a
bromine group
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Reference the text book/lab book when necessary
2) Procedure - Step-by-step description of what happened (past tense)
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Give a step by step set of directions
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Full paragraphs in 3rd person past tense
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What happened, not what the book says (not instructions to someone else)
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Include any chemical formulas, concentrations and measurements
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Use correct scientific names and labels (when applicable)
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Give measurements, but DO NOT give analytical data/setup (i.e. TLC) or calculations
(that's in results) but you can give observations
3) Results - The raw results & calculations
Ok. for most of the results. I'm completely fine with just being handed your raw lab
data/calculations in lab book.. But....
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Write one (or more) paragraphs interpreting the analytical data (in this case IR and silver
nitrate test)
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Save major conclusions for discussion section.
Note: Ok to mix results/discussion together if you choose.
4) Discussion - Explain! What does the data mean?
Note: Use specific pieces of evidence from the results to support your arguments.
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What results indicate formation of product (again, refer to IR and silver nitrate test). Is this test
clear or ambiguous? Explain.
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What is the % yield for this experiment, and what does this indicate about your results.
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(OPTIONAL) Is there a way to improve the results of the lab? Be specific.