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Organic Chemistry I
Laboratory Syllabus & Experiments
Fall 2007


Nine laboratory experiments will be done over the course of the semester.  Some experiments will be completed in one laboratory period and others require two laboratory sessions for completion.  The material covered in the laboratory will be included on hourly exams for the course.

Date Experiment
September 3-7, 2007
Check in; Lab Techniques, Housekeeping
September 10-14, 2007
Boiling Points & Simple Distillation
September 17-21, 2007
Isolation of Carotenes, Chlorophylls and Xanthophylls from Spinach:  Column Chromatography and UV-Vis Spectroscopy
September 24-28, 2007
Separation & Purification of Components of an Analgesic Tablet
October 1-5, 2007
Separation & Purification of Components of an Analgesic Tablet
October 8-12, 2007
No Scheduled Labs:  Fall Break
Make Up labs Wednesday-Friday
October 15-19, 2007
Extraction of Carvones from Spearmint and Caraway
October 22-26, 2007
Extraction of Carvones from Spearmint and Caraway
October 29-November 2, 2007
Bromination/Debromination of Cholesterol
November 5-9, 2007
Bromination/Debromination of Cholesterol
November 12-16, 2007
Acid Catalyzed Isomerization of Carvone to Carvacrol
November 19-23, 2007
No Labs:  Thanksgiving Break
Make up Labs Monday and Tuesday
Virtual Lab:  NMR, IR and Mass Spectroscopy
November 26-30, 2007
Acid Catalyzed Isomerization of Carvone to Carvacrol
Virtual Lab:  NMR, IR and Mass Spectroscopy
December 3-7, 2007
Nucleophilic Substitutions
December 10-14, 2007
Lab Practical
Check out, Clean up
Make up labs