Syllabus

CH 336 Organic Chemistry Lab

Spring 2008

Instructor:	Dr. Arlene Courtney, NS 112
Course Description:	The majority of this term will be spent learning how to identify unknown organic substances. You will be given three unknown organic compounds which you will identify using qualitative organic testing.

LAB SCHEDULE
Date	Topic	Rodig Exp.#/ Other Materials	Pre-lab Questions	Post-lab Questions	Other Assignments
4/03	Diels-Alder Reaction Library Electronic Reserves in the Ch 335 file	33 A	A - 2,4,5 B - 3,4,5	1-4
4/10	Squalor Unknowns
4/17	Unknowns Identification	48 (Qualitative Organic Analyses) Guidelines for Determination of Organic Unknowns	p. 701 #3		Squalor Unknowns Due
4/24	Unknowns Identification	48, Guidelines	p. 701 #5
5/01	Unknowns Identification	48, Guidelines
5/08	Unknowns Identification	48, Guidelines
5/15	Unknowns Identification	48, Guidelines
5/22	Unknowns Identification	48, Guidelines
5/29	Academic Excellence Showcase
6/07	Presentation of Unknown Identities Lab Checkout Lab Final

Chemistry Laboratory Policy

Unknowns will be turned in on 3 x 5 index cards for grading.

Laboratory attendance is manditory unless you have been previously excused for attendance at a university activity. Missed labs will result in a 5 point deduction from your laboratory grade. Attendance will be taken each period. You must be in the laboratory at the beginning of the laboratory period. There will be no working in the laboratoryAT ANY OTHER TIMES than the Thursday laboratory periods.

Shorts and sandals MAY NOT be worn in the lab. You will NOT be permitted to work in the laboratory wearing such items.

Safety goggles MUST be worn at all times. Failure to comply will result in expulsion from the lab and a 10 pt deduction from the lab grade!!!!

You MUST have a Chem Ticket with you when working in the laboratory.

Keeping A Laboratory Notebook: Some Notes

All laboratory notebook entries must be written in water-proof ink that will not smear.
laboratory notebooks will contain a Table of Contents for each academic quarter.
All laboratory notes must be kept in the laboratory note - NOT on scratch paper.
Each day's work is to be initialed and dated.
Physical properties such as boiling point, solubility, density, etc. should be referenced in an appropriate manner.
You must keep an accurate accounting of all procedures you carry out in determining the identity of your unknowns. You must write out the details of your procedures and results. You also must carefully describe the conclusions that you draw from each procedure.

The Oral Presentation

You will deliver a poster presentation of the identification of one of your unknowns to the class during the last laboratory period. Your poster should outline all the steps that you carried out to determine the identity of your unknown and the conclusions that you were able to draw from each procedure. Sample posters from a previous class are located in the display case in the hall outside the organic lab room. You will be graded on the quality of your oral presentation as well as the visual and content quality of your poster.

GRADING
POSTER PRESENTATION	15 pts	The laboratory portion of the course comprises 20% of the total grade for Ch 336
IDENTIFICATION OF UNKNOWNS	60 pts
Laboratory Final	25 pts
TOTAL	100 pts