CHEM 3321: Laboratory for Organic Chemistry I
This lab course is for biochemistry and non-chemistry majors. A large part of Chem 3321 is spent learning techniques in organic chemistry, including TLC, distillation, extraction, crystallization, and IR spectroscopy. Once these techniques are mastered, they are employed in the final four labs of the semester. Two laboratory periods are devoted to working with molecular models sets to study nomenclature, conformational analysis, and stereochemistry.
- 3321 Course Syllabus, Schedule and Policies
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| Lab | Day | Time | Location | TA |
| 101/801 | T | 10:20 AM-1:10 PM | EKLC M1B20 | Brandon Bishop |
| 102 | T | 10:20 AM-1:10 PM | EKLC M1B65 | Claire Boronski |
| 111 | T | 1:50 PM-4:40 PM | EKLC M1B20 | Shea OSullivan |
| 112 | T | 1:50 PM-4:40 PM | EKLC M1B65 | Madeline Walden |
| 121 | W | 10:20 AM-1:10 PM | EKLC M1B20 | Kamil Marsalek |
| 122 | W | 10:20 AM-1:10 PM | EKLC M1B65 | Tessa Myren |
| 123 | W | 10:20 AM-1:10 PM | remote | Micah Ohlhausen |
| 131 | W | 1:50 PM-4:40 PM | EKLC M1B20 | Keira Culley |
| 132 | W | 1:50 PM-4:40 PM | EKLC M1B65 | Hoai Pham |
| 133 | W | 1:50 PM-4:40 PM | remote | Phuc Pham |
| 141 | W | 5:30 PM-8:20 PM | EKLC M1B20 | Scott Brody |
| 142 | W | 5:30 PM-8:20 PM | EKLC M1B65 | Madeline Walden |
| 143 | W | 5:30 PM-8:20 PM | remote | Ruiheng Jing |
| 151 | R | 10:20 AM-1:10 PM | EKLC M1B20 | Brendan Langmack |
| 152 | R | 10:20 AM-1:10 PM | EKLC M1B65 | Claire Boronski |
| 161 | R | 1:50 PM-4:40 PM | EKLC M1B20 | Brandon Bishop |
| 162 | R | 1:50 PM-4:40 PM | EKLC M1B65 | Brendan Langmack |
| 171 | R | 5:30 PM-8:20 PM | EKLC M1B20 | Scott Brody |
| 172 | R | 5:30 PM-8:20 PM | EKLC M1B65 | Madeline Walden |
| 173 | R | 5:30 PM-8:20 PM | remote | Ruiheng Jing |
| 181 | F | 10:20 AM-1:10 PM | EKLC M1B20 | Garrett Evenson |
| 182 | F | 10:20 AM-1:10 PM | EKLC M1B65 | Tessa Myren |
| 191 | F | 1:50 PM-4:40 PM | EKLC M1B20 | Keira Culley |
| 192 | F | 1:50 PM-4:40 PM | EKLC M1B65 | Hoai Pham |
| 194 | M | 10:20 AM-1:10 PM | EKLC M1B20 | Zepeng Lei |
| 195 | M | 10:20 AM-1:10 PM | EKLC M1B65 | Tessa Myren |
| 196 | M | 1:50 PM-4:40 PM | remote | Rachel Weintraub |
| 197 | M | 1:50 PM-4:40 PM | remote | Phuc Pham |
| 198 | M | 5:30 PM-8:20 PM | remote | Ruiheng Jing |
| 199 | M | 5:30 PM-8:20 PM | remote | Phuc Pham |
Experiment Schedule
Due to COVID, each lab section will be split into two groups, and only one group will perform an in-person experiment each week while the other group performs a remote experiment.
| Dates for Group 1 | Dates for Group 2 | Experiment | Quiz | Notes |
| Aug 24 - Aug 28 | Aug 24 - Aug 28 | REMOTE Syllabus & COVID safety |
No | |
| n/a | Aug 31 - Sep 4 | No labs | Group 2 won't meet during the second week of the semester. | |
| Aug 31 - Sep 4 | Sep 7 - Sep 11 | IN PERSON Lab Check-in & Exp. 1: Lab Safety & IR Spectroscopy |
No | During the week of Labor Day, all Monday students will have to perform this experiment remotely. Be sure to read the safety chapter in the handbook before lab and wear proper lab attire. Experiment 1 and the Handbook chapters on Lab Safety and IR are available as PDFs in Canvas. This Lab Safety Movie and IR Tutorial may also help. |
| Sep 7 - Sep 11 | Sep 14 - Sep 18 | REMOTE Exp. 2: NMR Spectroscopy |
Yes (safety quiz) | Chapter 18 & Chapter 20 in the Lab Handbook and Chapter 13 in Loudon;
Spectroscopy Tutorial and
NMR Theory Tutorial on this web site. The in-class Spectroscopy Worksheet (in the experiment manual) is due before you leave today. The Spectroscopy Homework is due later. Download this file and print the pages you are assigned. |
| Sep 14 - Sep 18 | Sep 21 - Sep 25 | IN PERSON Exp. 3: Modeling Conformations, ChemDraw & Excel |
Yes (NMR quiz) | You can check out a model set if you don't have one. You can also save time by downloading and installing ChemDraw ahead of time. Since Sep. 7 is Labor Day, Group 1 students in Monday labs will have to perform this experiment remotely. |
| Sep 21 - Sep 25 | Sep 28 - Oct 2 | REMOTE Exp. 4: Labster I |
No | You will perform some virtual experiments in Labster this week. Details TBD. |
| Sep 28 - Oct 2 | Oct 5 - Oct 9 | IN PERSON Exp. 5: Thin Layer Chromatography and Melting Point |
Yes (SQ Answers) | This is the first experiment this term that has a full lab report associated with it. The Handbook contains a chapter on writing lab reports. Be sure to write up a prelab and submit it in Canvas by the start of lab!
TLC procedure and more Melting points Melting point movie (10:45 into the Crystallization movie) During this experiment, you will also submit samples for your Practical NMR lab, so you can work up the spectra next week. |
| Oct 5 - Oct 9 | Oct 12 - Oct 16 | REMOTE Exp. 6: Practical NMR |
No | You will need to download and install MestreNova, and get the NMR data files for this lab. |
| Oct 12 - Oct 16 | Oct 19 - Oct 23 | IN PERSON Exp. 7: Extraction |
Yes (SQ Answers) | Extraction procedure Extraction movie Remember to save the product from this lab for the next lab. |
| Oct 19 - Oct 23 | Oct 26 - Oct 30 | REMOTE Exp. 8: Modelling Chirality & Cycloalkanes |
No | You can check out a model set if you don't have one. |
| Oct 26 - Oct 30 | Nov 2 - Nov 6 | IN PERSON Exp. 9: Recrystallization |
Yes (SQ Answers) | Recrystallization movie Recrystallization procedure |
| Nov 2 - Nov 6 | Nov 9 - Nov 13 | REMOTE Exp. 10: Labster II |
No | You will perform some virtual experiments in Labster this week. Details TBD. |
| Nov 9 - Nov 13 | Nov 16 - Nov 20 | IN PERSON Exp. 11: Stereochemistry of Alkene Additions & Lab Check-out |
No | Instead of a prelab quiz, fill in the worksheet included with the lab. If you have the 11th edition of the handbook, you will need the Handbook supplement on Green Chemistry. |
| Nov 16 - Nov 20 | Nov 30 - Dec 4 | REMOTE Exp. 12: Labster III |
No | You will perform some virtual experiments in Labster this week. Details TBD. |
| Nov 30 - Dec 4 | Nov 30 - Dec 4 | REMOTE Final Quiz |
Yes | For the final quiz, you should review the study questions, worksheets and prelab quizzes. |