CHM 3301-001
Instructor : Dr. Deanna L. Zubris
Office : 216A Mendel Hall
Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory II
Instructor
Office
Fall 2002
: Dr. Paul Fazen
: 320A Mendel Hall
Phone
E-mail
: (610) 519-4874
: deanna.zubris@villanova.edu
Office hours : to be announced
Phone
E-mail
: (610) 519-4876
: paul.fazen@villanova.edu
Office hours : to be announced
Teaching assistant : Ms. Megan McLaughlin
E-mail : megan.mclaughlin@villanova.edu
Text : chemistry laboratory notebook (available at the bookstore)
Lab Lecture : M 8:30–9:20 am, G13 Mendel Hall
Lab : T or R 1:00-5:00 pm, 206 Mendel Hall
Contents :
This class will involve the synthesis, isolation, purification, and characterization of a variety of inorganic complexes. The laboratory is designed to reinforce concepts from CHM 3311-001 and to allow you to learn the basic techniques and skills employed by practicing inorganic chemists.
You will gain familiarity with spectroscopic techniques such as IR, UV/Vis, and NMR. Later in the course, you will learn how to handle compounds that are reactive towards either the dioxygen or water in the air. Two formal laboratory reports will be required, as described below.
General Policies :
1. Students will generally work in pairs for experiments. The lab meets from 1:00 to 5:00 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays (students attend one section only), but it may be necessary to complete unfinished characterizations outside of your scheduled section. (Thursday lab section students: the instructors will address attendance for the departmental Professional
Development Seminar).
2. Students must come to their laboratory section prepared ; this includes reading the material provided by the instructors and completing pre-lab questions when directed. All students must record safety information for the reagents to be used and prepare a stepwise outline of the procedure in his or her notebook before they will be admitted to the laboratory. Safety instructions and other procedures will be discussed at the beginning of the lab period, therefore it is very important to be prepared and on time .
3. Attendance for laboratory is mandatory, since “make-up” laboratory time will not be available. If a student has an officially excused absence, the student’s final grade will be calculated by excluding the lab work from the absence. Excessive absence (greater than three laboratory periods) will lead to a final grade of incomplete in the class.
Grading :
Lab write-ups: 40%
Formal laboratory reports: 30%
Pre-lab exercises: 10%
Technical grade: 10%
Final exam: 10%

CHM 3301-001
Grading
Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory II Fall 2002
1. Lab write-ups are required for each experiment; these write-ups should be completed in your laboratory notebook. Your lab write-up must be legible (hand in the yellow notebook pages, otherwise a photocopy of your white notebook pages). Each lab write-up should include: a title, pertinent chemical equations for the experiment, appropriate literature references, a table of compounds used as starting materials (see handout), experimental and results sections (including all of your data and analyses), and printouts of any relevant spectral data.
Due dates and further requirements for lab write-ups will be noted in the laboratory handouts.
2. Two formal laboratory reports will be written, in addition to the lab write-ups. Students may choose one experiment for a formal laboratory report, and the instructors will choose the second. These formal reports will follow the American Chemical Society guidelines for publication; the instructors will provide further details. Students must submit their own report. Reports must be submitted, evaluated by the instructors, returned to the students for modifications, and then resubmitted. If a lab write-up or formal report is submitted late, the maximum potential grade will immediately be deducted by 10%. An additional 10% will be deducted for each additional day that the assignment is late.
3. Details concerning the technical grade and the final exam will be provided in class.
Safety
1. Safety must be everyone’s first priority in the laboratory. Students will be dismissed from the laboratory and assigned a zero for the lab period for any infraction of the safety regulations.
2. Students must wear mono-goggle safety glasses and a lab coat or apron at all times.
3. Eating, drinking, and gum chewing are not allowed in the laboratory.
4. Each student must show written evidence in his/her notebook of prior preparation for the laboratory. This is imperative for completion of the experiments in a timely fashion and for safety reasons.
5. Common sense and consideration of fellow workers must be exercised rigorously and constantly. This includes proper disposal of chemical waste and keeping the laboratory clean.