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Chem 334
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Delaware
Syllabus

Organic Chemistry Lab

Office Hours: 202 LDL M 11:00-1:00, w 3:00-4:00

W: 831-2433

Fax: 831-6335

I will be glad to schedule other appointments (maximum 30 minutes, once a week) if additional help is needed. Tutors are also available. I will not talk with you about the course on the day of the exam. I can be reached at Douglass F. Taber

Texts: Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Bell, Clark, Taber and Rodig

Molecular Model Set

Grading: There will be three lab exams that together will constitute 60% of your grade. The rest of your grade will be lab quizzes 20%, and lab book, including results, 20%. You will turn in your notebook at the end of each lab period. Your TA will grade it and return it to you promptly.

Handouts: Handouts as needed to supplement the text will be posted on the course Web site.

Lab Exams: 7-10 p.m. Mondays, Feb 23, April 5 and May 3, BRL 101. All sections will meet together, including the Honors Organic lab section!. The Monday afternoon lab section and the Thursday afternoon lab section will not meet the week of the exam. Exams will cover spectroscopy and arrow-pushing mechanisms, and will be open book and open notes.

Protective Equipment: Goggles are required and must be worn at all times in the laboratory. Suitable clothing must also be worn.

Purpose of Second Semester Lab: First semester, you learned the basic techniques of organic chemistry. This semester, you will learn to put those together to do stepwise synthesis. A key to this will be your ability to purify your products by column chromatography. You will practice this with the first three experiments, so you are good at it when you start your Independent Study. You will also be learning to operate the NMR (proton and carbon) and the IR.

The emphasis this semester will be on your taking individual responsibility for the work you do in the lab.

0 Week of Feb. 9^th - Develop a plan for your Independent Study project, and get it approved by Dr. Taber. This must be completed by Wednesday Feb. 18^th. (Independent Study)

1 Week of Feb 16th Chp. 7A Synthesis of Acetylferrocene (Acetylferrocene

Independent Study due 10 a.m.Wednesday Feb 18th (Independent Study)

2 Week of Feb 23^rd Synthesis of Vanillin (Vanillin)

Feb 23 Lab Exam 7-10 p.m. all sections together! BRL 101

3 Week of March 1st Chp. 24 Carboxylic Acid Mini-unknown (Mini-unknown)

4 Week of Mar 8th Chp. 26C Friedel-Crafts Reaction (Friedel-Crafts Acylation)

5 Week of Mar 15th Chp. 39 Sulfanilamide Synthesis

Chp. 31 Photochemical Reactions D (Benzopinacol);

Spring Break

6 Week of March 29^th Chp. 41 Sulfanilamide Synthesis

Chp. 31 Photochemical Reactions D (Benzopinacol);

7 Week of April 5^th Chp. 37 A2, A3 Heterocycle Synthesis

Chp. 28A Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution

April 5^th Lab Exam 7-10 p.m. all sections together! BRL 101

8 Week of April 12th Independent Study (Independent Study)

9 Week of April 19th Independent Study (Independent Study)

10 Week of April 26^th Independent Study (Independent Study)

Set up for next week!

11 Week of May 3^rd Bio-organic or Organometallic or Chemiluminescence

May 3^rd Lab Exam 7-10 p.m. all sections together! BRL 101

12 Week of May 10th Bio-organic or Organometallic or Chemiluminescence

Clean up, check out