List of Experiments
Chemistry 315
Spring, 2012

Lab Text: D.L. Pavia, et al., Introduction to Organic Laboratory Techniques: A Small Scale Approach (GMU edition).

 

Lab Manual: S. W. Slayden, R. J. Roth and W. M. Stalick, Organic Chemistry Laboratory Manual, 2011.

 

Lecture Text: Solomons & Fryle, Organic Chemistry, 10th Edition.

 

The Pavia, Lampman, Kriz & Engel lab text reading assignment for each lab meeting appears below in boldface. The procedures for most experiments are in the Lab Manual. If a procedure appears in both the text and the manual, the procedure in the manual will be used.

 

Chem 313 lecture is a pre- or co-requisite for Chem 315 lab. The last day to add is Jan. 31. If you drop or withdraw from Chem 313, you must also drop/withdraw from Chem 315. The last day to drop is Feb 24.

 


Week Beginning

Experiment Title

Reading Assignment

Jan 23

Introduction, Safety, Check-in
Citing Information in the Laboratory

Technique 1; 2; 3
Manual pp. 1-20

30

Melting Point and Refractive Index

Techniques 9 (9.1-9.5, 9.7-9.9) ; 24
Manual pp. 23-28

Feb 6

Crystallization

Techniques 6 (6.2, 6.5, 6.6, 6.9); 11 (11.1-11.3A,C-D, 11.5, 11.6, 11.8-11.10)
Manual pp. 29-32

13

Infrared, Mass Spec.,
and UltraViolet Spectroscopy
Spectroscopy Problem Set
[pdf or doc]

Solomons & Fryle Sec. 2.15-2.16; 9.13-9.17;13.9
and/or
Techniques 25 (25.9-25.14); 28
Manual pp. 33-44

20

 

 

 

27

Simple Distillation to Determine Boiling Point. Identification of an Unknown (IR continued)

 

Isolation of Caffeine from Tea Leaves

Techniques 3 (3.3-3.8); 13.1; 14 (14.1-14.3); 25 (25.1, 25.2, 25.4, 25.7)

 

 

Experiment: pp. 85-89

March 5

Gas Chromatography: Acetates

Technique 22 (22.1-22.7, 22.9-22.10, 22.12)
Manual pp. 45-48

12

 

19

Spring Break

 

Simple and Fractional Distillation

No Classes

 

Technique 15.1-15.6
Manual pp. 49-53

26

Gas Chromatography: Distillate

Technique 22 (22.8, 22.11, 22.13, 22.14)
Manual p. 55-56

April 2

 

 

 

9

 

Synthesis of tert-BuCl

 

 

 

Synthesis of Cyclohexene

Technique 12 (12.1-12.4, 12.8-12.10);
Experiment 21: pp. 172-174

Manual pp. 57-59

 

Solomons & Fryle pp. 297-302

Experiment: pp. 179-183

Manual pp. 61-62

16

Qualitative Organic Analysis:
alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aromatics,
alkyl & aryl halides, alcohols

Experiment 55: pp. 446-461, 464-468, 483-487
Manual pp. 65-69

 

23

Qualitative Analysis, continued

 

30

Lab Check-out and Final Exam

 

CHEM 315 Report Forms  

 

The URL of the lab website is http://classweb.gmu.edu/chemlab/