Chemistry 331 Lab

Course Objective: The principles of organic chemistry in the laboratory will be explained. In the process, students will be exposed to a broad range of techniques and procedures important to the successful practice of experimental organic chemistry, especially the safe handling of chemicals and the proper manipulation of labware and instrumentation. Students will demonstrate how to keep proper laboratory records and apply the basic principles of scientific report writing.

Student Learning Outcomes: By the end of the semester, the student should be able to:

• Follow a published procedure to
• Perform an organic reaction successfully
• Isolate and purify the product of an organic reaction
• Use library resources and the chemical literature to find information about organic compounds
• Use spectroscopic data to elucidate the molecular structure of an unknown organic compound
• Write a good laboratory report including
• Recording his/her procedure, data, and observations in the laboratory notebook
• Demonstrating in writing that he/she understood the chemical & physical principles involved in laboratory techniques & manipulations
• Following established principles for communicating laboratory data & results