CHE 129 B-002: Organic Chemistry Laboratory (Winter 2005)
Place: 3435 Chemistry Annex
Lab Time: Monday & Wednesday 1 – 4 pm
Instructor: Xi Chen (212 Chemistry, Tel: 754-6037, E-mail: chen@chem.ucdavis.edu)
Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday 4-5 pm (212 Chemistry)
TA: Jimmy Franco (E-mail: jufranco@ucdavis.edu)
TA Office Hours: Chemistry Annex 3455 (Jimmy Franco:
Tuesday 10:30 – 11:30 am)
(Erik Woodbury:
Thursday 9:30 – 10:30 am)
Course Materials:
1. Experimental Manual for Chemistry 129B
2. Text Book: C.F. Wilcox and M.F. Wilcox, “Experimental Organic Chemistry: A Small
Scale Approach” Prentice-Hall, Inc. Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1995, 2nd Ed.
3. OSHA-approved Safety Goggles. Do not wear contact lenses in the laboratory.
4. A bound Laboratory Notebook with lined, numbered pages.
Start Date
Assignment
I
January 5
Check-In, Oxidative Coupling of Acetylenes
II
January 12
n-Butyl Bromide via an SN2 Reaction
Experiment I
III
January 21
Solvolysis of t-Butyl Chloride
Experiment II
IV
January 24
1-Octanol by Hydroboration
Experiment III
V
January 26
Triphenylmethanol via Grignard Reaction
Experiment IV
VI
February 2
Synthesis of Camphor from Camphene
Experiment V
Exp. #
Exam 1
Product Sheet
February 14 Exam 1 (First Hour), Finish Camphor Exp.
VII
February 16 Aldehydes and Ketones: Qualitative Analysis
Experiment VI
VIII
February 28 Dibenzalacetone via Mixed Aldol Condensation
Experiment VII
IX
March 2
Synthesis of Benzoin: Benzaldehyde Condensation
Experiment VIII
X
March 7
Synthesis of Benzil: Oxidation of Benzoin
Experiment IX
XI
March 9
Synthesis of Dilantin
Experiment X, XI
Exam 2
March 14
Exam II, Check-Out
Grading Scheme:
Points
Product
110
Exam I
55
Exam II
55
Lab Book Inspection I
55
February 14
Lab Book Inspection II
55
March 9
Total
330
Expectations: You are expected to understand reactions, apparatus set-ups, and procedures before
starting the experiments. Be prepared to begin experiments assigned, some experiments will begin
before previous experiment ends. Complete all reactions within the time given. All assignments
must be completed to receive a passing grade.