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.
The course syllabus and TA office hours and emails are available on this website. Course documents will be posted on Canvas.
List of Sections
| Lab | Day | Time | Location | TA |
| 101/801 | Tue | 10:10 AM-1:00 PM | EKLC M1B20 | Lacey Wayment |
| 102 | Tue | 10:10 AM-1:00 PM | EKLC M1B25 | Lukas Gardner |
| 111 | Tue | 1:25 PM-4:15 PM | EKLC M1B20 | Kyle Fisch |
| 112 | Tue | 1:25 PM-4:15 PM | EKLC M1B25 | Hunter Koltunski |
| 121 | Wed | 10:10 AM-1:00 PM | EKLC M1B20 | Timothy Davis |
| 122 | Wed | 10:10 AM-1:00 PM | EKLC M1B25 | Charlie Lu |
| 123 | Wed | 10:10 AM-1:00 PM | EKLC M1B35 | Lauren Bodkin |
| 131 | Wed | 1:25 PM-4:15 PM | EKLC M1B20 | Kajal Kajal |
| 132 | Wed | 1:25 PM-4:15 PM | EKLC M1B25 | Lukas Gardner |
| 133 | Wed | 1:25 PM-4:15 PM | EKLC M1B35 | Brendan Langmack |
| 151 | Thu | 10:10 AM-1:00 PM | EKLC M1B20 | Ruiheng Jing |
| 152 | Thu | 10:10 AM-1:00 PM | EKLC M1B25 | Charlie Lu |
| 161 | Thu | 1:25 PM-4:15 PM | EKLC M1B20 | Brendan Langmack |
| 162 | Thu | 1:25 PM-4:15 PM | EKLC M1B25 | Hunter Koltunski |
| 181 | Fri | 10:10 AM-1:00 PM | EKLC M1B20 | Timothy Davis |
| 182 | Fri | 10:10 AM-1:00 PM | EKLC M1B25 | Charlie Lu |
| 191 | Fri | 1:25 PM-4:15 PM | EKLC M1B20 | Kyle Fisch |
| 192 | Fri | 1:25 PM-4:15 PM | EKLC M1B25 | Kajal Kajal |
Experiment Schedule
| Dates | # | Experiment |
| Tue Aug 23 - Fri Aug 26 | No labs | |
| Tue Aug 30 - Fri Sep 2 | 1 | Syllabus, Check-In, Lab Safety & IR Spectroscopy |
| Tue Sep 6 - Fri Sep 9 | 2 | NMR Spectroscopy |
| Tue Sep 13 - Fri Sep 16 | 3 | Modeling Conformations, ChemDraw & Excel |
| Tue Sep 20 - Fri Sep 23 | 4 | Practical NMR |
| Tue Sep 27 - Fri Sep 30 | 5 | Thin Layer Chromatography and Melting Point |
| Tue Oct 4 - Fri Oct 7 | 6 | Extraction |
| Tue Oct 11 - Fri Oct 14 | 7 | Recrystallization |
| Tue Oct 18 - Fri Oct 21 | 8 | Distillation |
| Tue Oct 25 - Fri Oct 28 | 9 | Modeling Chirality & Cycloalkanes |
| Tue Nov 1 - Fri Nov 4 | 10 | Stereochemistry of Alkene Additions |
| Tue Nov 8 - Fri Nov 11 | 11 | Regiochemistry of Eliminations |
| Tue Nov 15 - Fri Nov 18 | 12 | Oxidation of Alcohols |
| Tue Nov 22 - Fri Nov 25 | No labs | |
| Tue Nov 29 - Fri Dec 2 | Final Quiz & Check-Out | |
| Tue Dec 6 - Fri Dec 9 | No labs |