Please check your syllabus for scheduled lab dates
- SDS – use to find chemical safety hazards and physical properties
- NIST Chemical Search – use to find chemical structures and spectra
All students must complete online Lab Safety Training. See your Canvas site for the Lab Safety Quiz.
See here for guidelines on how to prepare your lab notebook each week: Notebook guidelines
See here for guidelines on how to write postlabs and lab reports: Postlab and lab report guidelines
| LABORATORY ACTIVITIES | POST LABS | RELEVANT LINKS |
|---|---|---|
| Conjugated Systems | Post Lab | Pre-Lab Lecture UV Spectrum 1 UV Spectrum 2 (skip printing) How to set up a Mole Table |
| Spectroscopy Worksheet (UC Boulder) | Rubric | IR Operation NMR Operation Degree of Unsaturation |
| The Hydrophobic Effect | Post Lab | Monolayer videos |
| Bromination of Vanillin | Post Lab | Pre-Lab Lecture EAS Bromination mechanism |
| Synthesis of Aspirin | Post Lab | |
| Biodiesel and Soap Formation (see Canvas) | Post Lab | |
| Synthesis of Fragrant Esters | Post Lab | extensive list of esters |
| Reduction of Benzil | Post Lab | |
| Carbonyl Unknown (see Canvas) | Rubric | Pre Lab Lecture Tollens Test Iodoform Test |
| Aldol Condensation | Post Lab |