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Organic Chemistry II Laboratory

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Course Information

Subject code

CHEM

Subject Code Description

Chemistry

Course Number

3033

Course Title

Organic Chemistry II Laboratory

Catalog Subject and Course Number

CHEM 3033

Catalog Title

Organic Chemistry II Laboratory

Course Description (Combined)

Prerequisite: CHEM 3031; CHEM 3032 (concurrent enrollment allowed).

Laboratory component of CHEM 3032. This course will continue to develop the synthesis, purification, and instrumentation techniques and skills required to: conduct a modernized oxidation reaction (IBX), an air and moisture sensitive organometalics reaction (Grignard), and an asymmetric reduction reaction. Students will use new instruments, including the polarimeter and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Students will learn how to critically read current literature articles and formally present them to the class. Finally, students will cap their organic laboratory education with a 5-week project to uncover the identity of 2 assigned unknown compounds using qualitative chemical tests and instrumentation.

Credit: 1