List of Laboratory Experiments
Chemistry 401G – Inorganic Chemistry III
Fall 2011
Instructor: Dr. Netkal M. Made Gowda
Office: Currens Hall 332B
E-Mail: GN-Made@wiu.edu
Telephone: 309/298-1760 or 298-1538
Class Times
Lecture
Monday, Wednesday & Friday, CH 202
12:00 N – 12:50 PM.
Laboratory
Thursday, CH 427
Sec. 21, 10:00 AM – 12:50 PM
Sec. 22, 2:00 PM – 4:50 PM
Office Hours: M W & F, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM & 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM /Other times by
prior appointments or on a walk-in basis
Lab Texts.
“Synthesis and Technique in Inorganic Chemistry” by G.S. Girolami, T.B.
Rauchfuss, and R.J. Angelici, 3rd Edition, University Science Books, 1999
(NOTE: you need to buy this).
“Microscale Inorganic Chemistry – A Comprehensive Laboratory Experience” by
Zvi Szafran, Ronald M. Pike, and Mono M. Singh, 1991, John Wiley and Sons
(NOTE: there is no need to buy this).
Tentative Laboratory Schedule and Laboratory Reports
First Lab: Check-in and Organization
Experiment #1. Parts A & B, Preparation and aquation of [Co(NH3)5Cl]2+ (Expt. 13,
Girolami, Rauchfuss, and Angelici).
Equipment needed: Hot plate/stirrer; Conductivity meter/bridge; SpectrophotometersSpectronic 21 or 20.
Experiment #2. Tin Chemistry: Coordination complexes and organometallic derivatives
[Expt. 7, Girolami, Rauchfuss, & Angelici].
Equipment needed: Rheostat controlled heating mantle; Melting point apparatus;
Mass, NMR and IR spectrometers with accessories.
Experiment #3. The paramagnetic complex Mn(acac)3 [Expt. 12, Girolami, Rauchfuss,
& Angelici & Expt. 5, Szafran, et al].
Equipment needed: NMR spectrometer and Magnetic Susceptibility Balance with
accessories.
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Experiment #4. Optical resolution of [Co(en)3]3+ [Handout].
Equipment needed: Hot plates/stirrers; Polarimeter with accessories.
Experiment #5. The Metal-Arene Complex [1,3,5-C6H3(CH3)3]Mo(CO)3 [Expt. 16,
Girolami, Rauchfuss, & Angelici].
Equipment needed: Rheostat controlled heating mantles; IR spectrometers.
Experiment #6. Synthesis of metal complexes of DMSO
Part A: Preparation of CuCl2.2DMSO
Part B: Preparation of PdCl2.2DMSO
(Expt. 20, Microscale, Szafran et al.)
Equipment needed: Melting point apparatus; Hot plates/stirrers; IR spectrometers.
Experiment #7. Synthesis of metal acetylacetonates
Part A: Preparation of Tris (2,4-pentanedionato)chromium(III)
(Expt. 22, Microscale, Szafran et al.)
Equipment needed: Melting point apparatus; Hot plates/stirrers; IR spectrometers.
NOTE: Some experiments will be performed at the microscale level. Other
experiments will be added, if time permits. There will be pre-lab quizzes (5-10 min.) on
some/all experiments.
Lab Reports
Each lab report should be 4-10 pages in length.
To prepare lab reports, you should use the following American Chemical Society’s
format.
1. Introduction: A brief background information and theory concerning the
experiment should be presented here.
2. Experimental or Materials & Methods: A list of the reagents and equipment,
and a brief description of the procedures used should be presented here.
3. Results and Discussion: This section should involve presentation as well as a
brief discussion of your experimental data.
4. Conclusion: This includes the following: summary statements which reflect
insights you have gained and the statements concerning your attempt to analyze
the likely kinds of experimental errors affecting your results.
5. References: List literature references quoted in the text.
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The lab reports should be submitted by 12:00 noon on the Wednesday following
completion of the experiment, unless otherwise directed.
NOTE: Points will be deducted from the score for late submission and if graphs and
spectra with appropriate labeling are not included in the lab report. In the revision of lab
reports for WID credit, original experimental data obtained by the student should not be
changed.
WID Standards to be Fulfilled by Majors:
The instructor reads and makes written comments on the first draft of each report
(restricted to first two experiments). The instructor also encourages peer review of the
draft before submitting the final report for grading. The second/final draft will be graded.
The forensic chemistry majors will have conferences with the forensic faculty member
and get the training needed to prepare forensic/criminal investigation reports to be
submitted to criminal/forensic labs or courts. Moreover, they get additional exposure to
the standard writing format of criminal lab reports in their 400-level Forensic Chemistry
lab classes.
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