Organic Chemistry 311-01 Laboratory
Tuesdays, 9:00-11:50 PM
Wednesdays, 1:00 – 3:50 PM
NSM C-351
Instructor: Shannon Kelly, NSM B-132, (310) 243-3362 or (310) 243-3376.
Office Hours: Tuesdays, 8:20 - 9:00 AM and Wednesdays, 3:50 – 4:30 PM
E-Mail: skelly@csudh.edu
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
An introduction to organic synthesis, using techniques of separation and purification of organic compounds. Three
hours of laboratory per week. The Goal of this course is to conduct organic chemistry reactions.
TEXT:
Introduction to Organic Laboratory Techniques: A Small Scale Approach; Pavia, Kriz, Lampman & Engel, 2004
(required); ISBN: 0534408338
LABORATORY MANUAL:
The laboratory manual is a set of procedures that must be printed prior to attending the lab from the web site,
http://chemistry.gravitywaves.com, click-on the: Organic Chemistry Laboratory, CHE 311L, Fall 2007 link. Please
note that the first three procedures, Simple, Fractional and Steam Distillation, will be handed out in class.
Other supplemental materials will be posted to Blackboard under “course documents”.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
In addition to a laboratory notebook, close-toed shoes (leave a pair of sneakers, etc. in your assigned lab bench)
and goggles must be worn at all times while in the laboratory and during experiments.
LABORATORY NOTEBOOK:
Your notebook is to be with you at all times in the laboratory. This is where you record what you have done and all
of the data and observations that you take. Note that the lab notebook is not the lab report. Lab reports are written
separately and the carbons from your notebook are attached to the end of the report.
Please use the following format for your lab notebook entries:

Title of experiment (be specific)

Name, Date, and Unknown # (if any)

A step by step description of what you did (it must contain sufficient detail so that the experiment could
be repeated by anyone reading your notes). One technique is to write in the steps you propose to do before
you get to the lab and then add additional comments and observations as you actually do the lab.

A Record of Data and Observations: All significant observations, measurements, and errors/mistakes
must be recorded directly into the notebook! Do not record data on other sheets of paper for later
transcription into the notebook!

The original (white) sheets will remain attached in the notebook, and the carbon copies (blue or
yellow) will be turned into me at the end of each laboratory session.
TABLE OF PHYSICAL CONSTANTS:
These forms will be required starting with Synthesis of 1-bromobutane. You will submit them at the beginning of
lab, after which I will check them and return them to you before the end of that lab session.
LABORATORY REPORTS:
These are due the week following the conclusion of an experiment (i.e. Simple Distillation Report is Due 9/11).
Each report will be worth 20 pts, for a total of 200 pts from all laboratory experiments (10). Please note that lab
reports are not written in the lab notebook, but are separate requirements. You will be given explicit instruction on
what to include in each report as well as what lab exercises to complete. Please visit
http://chemistry.gravitywaves.com for the requirements.
Report must be typed and should include the following:
1. Name, Date, and Unknown Number
2. Title of Experiment
3. Brief Introduction or Background which discusses theory of experiment, relevant reactions, syntheses,
mechanisms, etc. Remember to cite material taken from other sources, including the chemistry.gravitywaves.com
lab protocols!
4. Summary of Experimental Procedure used.
5. Observations/Data (I will attach carbon copies taken directly from your laboratory notebook to your report).
6. Graphs, Calculations, Exercise Questions or other activities as per your laboratory manual.
7. Interpretation of Results and the Report: These sheets found on the web site and tell you what kind(s) of data,
calculations, graphs etc. need to be included in your laboratory report for any given experiment.
PRACTICUM:
To be discussed later, will be a laboratory test and is worth 100 pts.
QUIZ:
It will cover material from all of the laboratories (100 pts). We will discuss this as we proceed. This is not
something to worry about, instead concentrate on your laboratory work and subsequent lab reports.
GRADING ASSESSMENT:
All lab grades will be posted to Blackboard. Please log in periodically to check your academic status.
Final lab grades are based out of the total points possible for lab reports, lab quiz, and the lab practicum:
 Lab Reports = 10 reports x 20 points each =
200 points
 Lab Quiz = 1 written quiz x 100 points each =
100 points
 Lab Practicum = 100 points
100 points
 Total points possible =
400 points
Letter grades will be based on the following system:
Grade
Percentages
Grade
Percentages
A
100-91
A-
90-89
B+
88-87
B
86-81
B-
80-79
C+
78-77
C
76-71
C-
70-69
D+
68-67
D
66-60
F
59-0
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A university is a community of learners bonded together by the search for knowledge; the pursuit of personal,
social, cultural, physical, and intellectual development; and the desire for the liberating effects of an advanced
education. California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has a culture--an academic culture--shared with
other universities and colleges across the nation. Integral to that culture is a set of values such as academic freedom,
dedication to teaching and learning, diversity, civility toward others, and academic integrity. Academic integrity is
of central importance in the university community and involves committed allegiance to the values, the principles,
and the code of behavior held to be central in that community. Integrity concerns honesty and implies being
truthful, fair, and free from lies, fraud and deceit.
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students with temporary or permanent disabilities. To receive accommodations, students with disabilities must
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