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Laboratory work will count for 20% of your final grade. You are required to complete all experiments; makeup time is provided during the last week of the term. Unexcused absences from lab will not be made up.
All exercises require that something be returned for grading; most experiments will require formal reports, which will be submitted in a standard format. Reports will be graded with a standard rubric.
Students who must miss a laboratory period are still responsible for the techniques and ideas dealt with in that experiment. Note that weeks 11 and 12 comprise a single experiment.
"Trading lab periods" is acceptable and prior instructor approval is not required (though you must notify the instructor). You may trade with another student, or use one of the open lab slots shown below. Open laboratory slots will be made available to students from other sections on a first-come, first-served basis.
| Day and time | Openings | |
| Section 1 | 2-5 PM T | 0 |
| Section 2 | 3-6 PM W | 0 |
| Section 3 | 8-11 AM R | 3 |
| Section 4 | 2-5 PM R | 1 |
The instructor must be informed of trades and rescheduling in advance so that proper preparations can be made.
| Week | Lab dates | Experiments | Related textbook material | You must hand in... |
| 1 | Sept 1-3 | Introduction to the laboratory; "Safety in the organic chemical laboratory" (TECH 700) Shoker map; fire extinguishers; introduction to molecular model kits | Contract at end of lab; TECH 700 worksheet due Week 2 | |
| 2 | Sep 8-10 | "Measuring the melting points of compounds and mixtures" (TECH 701); work with model kits continues from last week | Prelab; modeling worksheets at end of lab; post-lab worksheet Week 3 | |
| 3 | Sep 15-17 | Isolation of caffeine | see the Separatory Funnel video | Prelab; Report, Week 4 |
| 4 | Sep 22-24 | Molecular modeling exercises with model kit and ArgusLab |
worksheets as assigned | |
| 5 | Sep 29-Oct 1 | Model kit exercise; Introduction to polarimeter; Resolution of a racemic mixture, Week 1 | 5.8-5.10, 5.16 | Prelab; worksheets at end of lab period |
| 6 | Oct 6-8 Fall Break |
Exercises TBA | as assigned | |
| 7 | Oct 13-15 | Resolution of a racemic mixture, Week 2 | Chapter 5 | Prelab; Report, Week 8 |
| 8 | Oct 20-22 | Thin-layer chromatography (TLC) | Prelab; Report, Week 9 | |
| 9 | Oct 27-29 | Dehydration of an alcohol | 10.4 | Prelab; Report, Week 10 |
| 10 | Nov 3-5 | Analysis of fatty acids | 16.11, 16.12 | Prelab; report, week 11 |
| 11 | Nov 10-12 | Reduction of a ketone | 17.6 | Prelab; Report, Week 12 |
| 12 | Nov 17-19 | Saponification | 16.11, 16.12 | Prelab; Report, Week 13 |
| 14 | Nov 24-26 | No Laboratory (Thanksgiving) | ||
| 13 | Dec 1-3 | Laboratory Final Exam makeup work TBA |
worth two reports | |
| 15 | Dec 8-10 | makeup work TBA |