CHEM A331L – Organic Chemistry Lab I – Fall 2015
T – 1:40p - 4:20p
SBDG 320
Dr. Kenneth Roberts
SBDG 303; ph: 803/641-3561; e: kenr@usca.edu
Office Hours: M-F – 9a - 10a or by Appointment
CHEM A331L – Organic Chemistry Lab I (1) (Coreq: CHEM 331) Laboratory safety, synthesis, separation and
purification of carbon compounds. Three laboratory hours per week.
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
* Lab notebook with carbonless duplicate copies
* CHEM 331L Laboratory Manual - available at the university bookstore
* Lab glasses/goggles
* Sharpie marker
* Lab glasses/goggles
* Calculator
* Lab coat (Recommended)
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
This course provides an introduction to the principles and practice in the organic chemistry laboratory including:
Purification, separation, and identification of solid and liquid organic compounds, the illustration of various reaction
types, and the application of these techniques and methods to the synthesis of a variety of compounds. Laboratory safety
is emphasized.
NOTEBOOK GUIDELINES AND LABORATORY PREPAREDNESS:
Every piece of information relevant to your lab work must be recorded in the lab book. The first couple of sheets of the notebook
should be reserved for a table of contents. These are filled in as you utilize your notebook. You may use the backside of the
white sheets for the chemistry that will be discussed in the lab. Gas Chromatography will be performed to assess the purity
of many of your compounds; hard copies of these should be cut out and taped or pasted into your lab notebook.
You can find detailed instructions on how to lay out your lab notebook in the lab manual. Failure to prepare for labs will
result in a penalty to your lab preparedness grade, and will anger your lab instructor when you make them stay in lab
beyond the end of the scheduled class.
The end goal of keeping a laboratory notebook is to allow another (competent) chemist – and yourself – to exactly repeat
your procedure by reading your notes. This requires great attention to detail on your part in your description of what you
did as well as what your results were.
NOTE: The CHEM 331L Laboratory Manual WILL NOT be allowed in the lab after the first week. This means that your
main source for how to perform the lab will be your own procedure; be as detailed and descriptive as possible.
LAB WRITE-UPS:
A post-lab write-up is required for every experiment carried out in the course, and is due at the beginning of class the next
time the lab meets. All calculations, results, and a short conclusion are to be written in your lab notebook and handed in to
your instructor. Details on what to include in your write-up can be found in your lab manual (pp. 15-23).
PRODUCT QUALITY:
In most of the organic labs, you will be carrying out either the synthesis or purification of an organic compound. To assess
how successful you are in carrying out these procedures, you will be submitting samples of each of your final products
when you hand in your lab write-ups. We will carry out tests to determine the purity of your products and grades will be
assigned based on the outcomes.
LAB QUIZZES:
You will have a short quiz in the lab meeting after every completed experiment and demonstration. This quiz will cover
topics relevant to the experiment you just completed. This includes the chemistry background material as well as laboratory
techniques. The first week of lab, you will also be taking a quiz on the topic of Lab Safety. Relevant safety topics can be
found on pages 1-10 of your lab manual.
FORMAL LAB REPORT:
You will be completing a formal lab report for one experiment this semester, Oxidation of 2-Octanol (Lab 10). This report’s
guidelines will be very different from what is described in your lab manual, which was written before chemical drawing
software (or Microsoft Word, as you know it) existed. Details on what to include in your report, as well as what format the
report should be written in, will be posted on Blackboard later in the semester.
Your formal lab report will be uploaded to SafeAssign on Blackboard to assure that all the submitted material is your own,
original work. Violations of the Academic Code of Conduct will be taken seriously, and plagiarism of any kind will not be
tolerated.
LAB PRACTICAL:
During the semester, you are encouraged to ask your lab instructor questions about how to carry out the procedure. There
are several experimental techniques you’ll be learning in the run-up to the final lab of the semester, “Reduction of
Benzophenone”. In this final experiment, you will be graded on how well you can carry out the experiment on your own.
The instructions are clearly laid out in your lab manual, but you will be docked points for every major mistake you make
and every question you ask of your instructor.
LAB FINAL EXAM:
A comprehensive lab final exam will be given during finals week, and will be held at the same time for all sections of
CHEM 331L. The exact day and time will be determined later in the semester. The exam will take about 90 minutes to
complete. If you have a conflict with the assigned time of the exam, or if you will have more than three final exams in one
day, see your instructor for alternative arrangements.
Electronic devices including, but not limited to phones, tablets, laptops, etc. will NOT be permitted in the classroom during
exams. Anyone caught with or using such device(s) will be given a grade of 0 for that exam.
GRADING:
Lab Preparedness
Lab Write-ups
Product Quality
Lab Quizzes
Formal Lab Report
Lab Practical
Lab Final Exam
Total
(11 @ 20 pts)
(11 @ 10 pts)
(11 @ 10 pts)
(12 @ 10 pts)
220
110
110
120
100
100
300
1060
Disability Statement: If you have a physical, psychological, and/or learning disability that might affect your performance
in this class, please contact the Office of Disability Services, B&E 134, (803) 643-6816, as soon as possible. The Disability
Services Office will determine appropriate accommodations based on documentation.
*** DUE TO THE POTENTIAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH WORK IN AN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY, THE
INSTRUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISMISS ANYONE WHO VIOLATES THE SAFETY REGULATIONS. UNDER
SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES, A GRADE OF ZERO WILL BE GIVEN FOR WORK THAT DAY AND MAKE UP WORK WILL
NOT BE PERMITTED.
CHEM A331L – Organic Chemistry Lab I – Fall 2015
T – 1:40p - 4:20p
SBDG 320
Dr. Kenneth Roberts
SBDG 303; ph: 803/641-3561; e: kenr@usca.edu
Office Hours: M-F – 9a - 10a or by Appointment
TENTATIVE LABORATORY SCHEDULE
Date
Aug 25
Sept 1
Sept 8
Sept 15
Sept 22
Sept 29
Oct 6
Oct 13
Laboratory
Check In; Expt 1 - Recrystallization
Expt 2 – Melting Points
Expt 3 - Chromatography
Expt 4 - Distillation
Expt 4 – Distillation (cont’d)
Expt 5 - Extraction
Expt 7 – SN2 Reaction
Expt 8 – SN1 Reaction
Date
Oct 20
Oct 27
Nov 3
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24
Dec 1
Laboratory
NO LAB
Expt 9 – Elimination Reaction
Expt 10 – Oxidation of 2-Octanol
Expt 11 – Reduction Reaction
Spectroscopy Activity
NO LAB
Lab Checkout
CHEM A331L – Organic Chemistry Lab I – Fall 2015
W – 2:30p - 5:20p
SBDG 320
Professor Chris Stoudemayer
SBDG 302; e: christophers@usca.edu
Office Hours: by Appointment
CHEM A331L – Organic Chemistry Lab I (1) (Coreq: CHEM 331) Laboratory safety, synthesis, separation and
purification of carbon compounds. Three laboratory hours per week.
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
* Lab notebook with carbonless duplicate copies
* CHEM 331L Laboratory Manual - available at the university bookstore
* Lab glasses/goggles
* Sharpie marker
* Lab glasses/goggles
* Calculator
* Lab coat (Recommended)
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
This course provides an introduction to the principles and practice in the organic chemistry laboratory including:
Purification, separation, and identification of solid and liquid organic compounds, the illustration of various reaction
types, and the application of these techniques and methods to the synthesis of a variety of compounds. Laboratory safety
is emphasized.
NOTEBOOK GUIDELINES AND LABORATORY PREPAREDNESS:
Every piece of information relevant to your lab work must be recorded in the lab book. The first couple of sheets of the notebook
should be reserved for a table of contents. These are filled in as you utilize your notebook. You may use the backside of the
white sheets for the chemistry that will be discussed in the lab. Gas Chromatography will be performed to assess the purity
of many of your compounds; hard copies of these should be cut out and taped or pasted into your lab notebook.
You can find detailed instructions on how to lay out your lab notebook in the lab manual. Failure to prepare for labs will
result in a penalty to your lab preparedness grade, and will anger your lab instructor when you make them stay in lab
beyond the end of the scheduled class.
The end goal of keeping a laboratory notebook is to allow another (competent) chemist – and yourself – to exactly repeat
your procedure by reading your notes. This requires great attention to detail on your part in your description of what you
did as well as what your results were.
NOTE: The CHEM 331L Laboratory Manual WILL NOT be allowed in the lab after the first week. This means that your
main source for how to perform the lab will be your own procedure; be as detailed and descriptive as possible.
LAB WRITE-UPS:
A post-lab write-up is required for every experiment carried out in the course, and is due at the beginning of class the next
time the lab meets. All calculations, results, and a short conclusion are to be written in your lab notebook and handed in to
your instructor. Details on what to include in your write-up can be found in your lab manual (pp. 15-23).
PRODUCT QUALITY:
In most of the organic labs, you will be carrying out either the synthesis or purification of an organic compound. To assess
how successful you are in carrying out these procedures, you will be submitting samples of each of your final products
when you hand in your lab write-ups. We will carry out tests to determine the purity of your products and grades will be
assigned based on the outcomes.
LAB QUIZZES:
You will have a short quiz in the lab meeting after every completed experiment and demonstration. This quiz will cover
topics relevant to the experiment you just completed. This includes the chemistry background material as well as laboratory
techniques. The first week of lab, you will also be taking a quiz on the topic of Lab Safety. Relevant safety topics can be
found on pages 1-10 of your lab manual.
FORMAL LAB REPORT:
You will be completing a formal lab report for one experiment this semester, Oxidation of 2-Octanol (Lab 10). This report’s
guidelines will be very different from what is described in your lab manual, which was written before chemical drawing
software (or Microsoft Word, as you know it) existed. Details on what to include in your report, as well as what format the
report should be written in, will be posted on Blackboard later in the semester.
Your formal lab report will be uploaded to SafeAssign on Blackboard to assure that all the submitted material is your own,
original work. Violations of the Academic Code of Conduct will be taken seriously, and plagiarism of any kind will not be
tolerated.
LAB PRACTICAL:
During the semester, you are encouraged to ask your lab instructor questions about how to carry out the procedure. There
are several experimental techniques you’ll be learning in the run-up to the final lab of the semester, “Reduction of
Benzophenone”. In this final experiment, you will be graded on how well you can carry out the experiment on your own.
The instructions are clearly laid out in your lab manual, but you will be docked points for every major mistake you make
and every question you ask of your instructor.
LAB FINAL EXAM:
A comprehensive lab final exam will be given during finals week, and will be held at the same time for all sections of
CHEM 331L. The exact day and time will be determined later in the semester. The exam will take about 90 minutes to
complete. If you have a conflict with the assigned time of the exam, or if you will have more than three final exams in one
day, see your instructor for alternative arrangements.
Electronic devices including, but not limited to phones, tablets, laptops, etc. will NOT be permitted in the classroom during
exams. Anyone caught with or using such device(s) will be given a grade of 0 for that exam.
GRADING:
Lab Preparedness
Lab Write-ups
Product Quality
Lab Quizzes
Formal Lab Report
Lab Practical
Lab Final Exam
Total
(11 @ 20 pts)
(11 @ 10 pts)
(11 @ 10 pts)
(12 @ 10 pts)
220
110
110
120
100
100
300
1060
Disability Statement: If you have a physical, psychological, and/or learning disability that might affect your performance
in this class, please contact the Office of Disability Services, B&E 134, (803) 643-6816, as soon as possible. The Disability
Services Office will determine appropriate accommodations based on documentation.
*** DUE TO THE POTENTIAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH WORK IN AN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY, THE
INSTRUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISMISS ANYONE WHO VIOLATES THE SAFETY REGULATIONS. UNDER
SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES, A GRADE OF ZERO WILL BE GIVEN FOR WORK THAT DAY AND MAKE UP WORK WILL
NOT BE PERMITTED.
TENTATIVE LABORATORY SCHEDULE
Date
Aug 25
Sept 1
Sept 8
Sept 15
Sept 22
Sept 29
Oct 6
Oct 13
Laboratory
Check In; Expt 1 - Recrystallization
Expt 2 – Melting Points
Expt 3 - Chromatography
Expt 4 - Distillation
Expt 4 – Distillation (cont’d)
Expt 5 - Extraction
Expt 7 – SN2 Reaction
Expt 8 – SN1 Reaction
Date
Oct 20
Oct 27
Nov 3
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24
Dec 1
Laboratory
NO LAB
Expt 9 – Elimination Reaction
Expt 10 – Oxidation of 2-Octanol
Expt 11 – Reduction Reaction
Spectroscopy Activity
NO LAB
Lab Checkout
CHEM A331L – Organic Chemistry Lab I – Fall 2015
R – 1:40p - 4:20p
SBDG 320
Dr. Kenneth Roberts
SBDG 303; ph: 803/641-3561; e: kenr@usca.edu
Office Hours: M-F – 9a - 10a or by Appointment
CHEM A331L – Organic Chemistry Lab I (1) (Coreq: CHEM 331) Laboratory safety, synthesis, separation and
purification of carbon compounds. Three laboratory hours per week.
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
* Lab notebook with carbonless duplicate copies
* CHEM 331L Laboratory Manual - available at the university bookstore
* Lab glasses/goggles
* Sharpie marker
* Lab glasses/goggles
* Calculator
* Lab coat (Recommended)
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
This course provides an introduction to the principles and practice in the organic chemistry laboratory including:
Purification, separation, and identification of solid and liquid organic compounds, the illustration of various reaction
types, and the application of these techniques and methods to the synthesis of a variety of compounds. Laboratory safety
is emphasized.
NOTEBOOK GUIDELINES AND LABORATORY PREPAREDNESS:
Every piece of information relevant to your lab work must be recorded in the lab book. The first couple of sheets of the notebook
should be reserved for a table of contents. These are filled in as you utilize your notebook. You may use the backside of the
white sheets for the chemistry that will be discussed in the lab. Gas Chromatography will be performed to assess the purity
of many of your compounds; hard copies of these should be cut out and taped or pasted into your lab notebook.
You can find detailed instructions on how to lay out your lab notebook in the lab manual. Failure to prepare for labs will
result in a penalty to your lab preparedness grade, and will anger your lab instructor when you make them stay in lab
beyond the end of the scheduled class.
The end goal of keeping a laboratory notebook is to allow another (competent) chemist – and yourself – to exactly repeat
your procedure by reading your notes. This requires great attention to detail on your part in your description of what you
did as well as what your results were.
NOTE: The CHEM 331L Laboratory Manual WILL NOT be allowed in the lab after the first week. This means that your
main source for how to perform the lab will be your own procedure; be as detailed and descriptive as possible.
LAB WRITE-UPS:
A post-lab write-up is required for every experiment carried out in the course, and is due at the beginning of class the next
time the lab meets. All calculations, results, and a short conclusion are to be written in your lab notebook and handed in to
your instructor. Details on what to include in your write-up can be found in your lab manual (pp. 15-23).
PRODUCT QUALITY:
In most of the organic labs, you will be carrying out either the synthesis or purification of an organic compound. To assess
how successful you are in carrying out these procedures, you will be submitting samples of each of your final products
when you hand in your lab write-ups. We will carry out tests to determine the purity of your products and grades will be
assigned based on the outcomes.
LAB QUIZZES:
You will have a short quiz in the lab meeting after every completed experiment and demonstration. This quiz will cover
topics relevant to the experiment you just completed. This includes the chemistry background material as well as laboratory
techniques. The first week of lab, you will also be taking a quiz on the topic of Lab Safety. Relevant safety topics can be
found on pages 1-10 of your lab manual.
FORMAL LAB REPORT:
You will be completing a formal lab report for one experiment this semester, Oxidation of 2-Octanol (Lab 10). This report’s
guidelines will be very different from what is described in your lab manual, which was written before chemical drawing
software (or Microsoft Word, as you know it) existed. Details on what to include in your report, as well as what format the
report should be written in, will be posted on Blackboard later in the semester.
Your formal lab report will be uploaded to SafeAssign on Blackboard to assure that all the submitted material is your own,
original work. Violations of the Academic Code of Conduct will be taken seriously, and plagiarism of any kind will not be
tolerated.
LAB PRACTICAL:
During the semester, you are encouraged to ask your lab instructor questions about how to carry out the procedure. There
are several experimental techniques you’ll be learning in the run-up to the final lab of the semester, “Reduction of
Benzophenone”. In this final experiment, you will be graded on how well you can carry out the experiment on your own.
The instructions are clearly laid out in your lab manual, but you will be docked points for every major mistake you make
and every question you ask of your instructor.
LAB FINAL EXAM:
A comprehensive lab final exam will be given during finals week, and will be held at the same time for all sections of
CHEM 331L. The exact day and time will be determined later in the semester. The exam will take about 90 minutes to
complete. If you have a conflict with the assigned time of the exam, or if you will have more than three final exams in one
day, see your instructor for alternative arrangements.
Electronic devices including, but not limited to phones, tablets, laptops, etc. will NOT be permitted in the classroom during
exams. Anyone caught with or using such device(s) will be given a grade of 0 for that exam.
GRADING:
Lab Preparedness
Lab Write-ups
Product Quality
Lab Quizzes
Formal Lab Report
Lab Practical
Lab Final Exam
Total
(11 @ 20 pts)
(11 @ 10 pts)
(11 @ 10 pts)
(12 @ 10 pts)
220
110
110
120
100
100
300
1060
Disability Statement: If you have a physical, psychological, and/or learning disability that might affect your performance
in this class, please contact the Office of Disability Services, B&E 134, (803) 643-6816, as soon as possible. The Disability
Services Office will determine appropriate accommodations based on documentation.
*** DUE TO THE POTENTIAL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH WORK IN AN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY, THE
INSTRUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISMISS ANYONE WHO VIOLATES THE SAFETY REGULATIONS. UNDER
SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES, A GRADE OF ZERO WILL BE GIVEN FOR WORK THAT DAY AND MAKE UP WORK WILL
NOT BE PERMITTED.
CHEM A331L – Organic Chemistry Lab I – Fall 2015
R – 1:40p - 4:20p
SBDG 320
Dr. Kenneth Roberts
SBDG 303; ph: 803/641-3561; e: kenr@usca.edu
Office Hours: M-F – 9a - 10a or by Appointment
TENTATIVE LABORATORY SCHEDULE
Date
Aug 27
Sept 3
Sept 10
Sept 17
Sept 24
Oct 1
Oct 8
Oct 15
Laboratory
Check In; Expt 1 - Recrystallization
Expt 2 – Melting Points
Expt 3 - Chromatography
Expt 4 - Distillation
Expt 4 – Distillation (cont’d)
Expt 5 - Extraction
Expt 7 – SN2 Reaction
Expt 8 – SN1 Reaction
Date
Oct 22
Oct 29
Nov 5
Nov 12
Nov 19
Nov 26
Dec 3
Laboratory
NO LAB
Expt 9 – Elimination Reaction
Expt 10 – Oxidation of 2-Octanol
Expt 11 – Reduction Reaction
Spectroscopy Activity
NO LAB
Lab Checkout