Organic Chemistry Laboratory

Organic Chemistry Laboratory

A Note to the Student

The laboratory exercises listed below are in the approximate chronological order for SuperLab (CHEM 333).  However, this may change from semester to semester.  Students in CHEM 333 (as well as those in CHEM 330 or CHEM 332) should check the syllabus for their class to determine the exact sequence of laboratory exercises.

Laboratory Exercises

• Crystallization

• Solventless Aldol Condensation

• Melting Point Determination

• Fractional Distillation

• Acid/Base/Neutral Extraction

• Steam Distillation

• Optical Activity (Polarimetry)

• Biodiesel Synthesis

• Diels-Alder Reaction

• Friedel-Crafts Acylation of Ferrocene

• Multi-Step Synthesis

  • Oxidation

  • Nitration

  • Esterification

• Qualitative Analysis

• Grignard Synthesis

• Dilantin Synthesis

• Luminol Synthesis and Chemiluminescence

• Synthesis of Tetraphenylcyclopentadienone

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