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Organic Chemistry I laboratory · Undergraduate · Chemistry
Learning objectives from the Organic Chemistry I laboratory syllabus, grouped by unit. Click an objective for study materials.
Learning objectives
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Organic lab safety and notebook culture
- Flammables, corrosives, and peroxide-forming solvents — Flammables, corrosives, and peroxide-forming solvents
- Fume hood practice and waste segregation for organics — Fume hood practice and waste segregation for organics
- Carbon-copy or ELN notebook expectations — Carbon-copy or ELN notebook expectations
- Tracking theoretical yield, actual yield, and percent yield — Tracking theoretical yield, actual yield, and percent yield
- Pre-lab questions tied to mechanism and hazards — Pre-lab questions tied to mechanism and hazards
Core purification techniques
- Recrystallization and melting-point purity checks — Recrystallization and melting-point purity checks
- Simple and fractional distillation — Simple and fractional distillation
- Extraction and drying of organic layers — Extraction and drying of organic layers
- Rotary evaporation and solvent removal — Rotary evaporation and solvent removal
- Choosing a purification method from impurity profile — Choosing a purification method from impurity profile
Chromatography
- TLC for reaction monitoring and identity checks — TLC for reaction monitoring and identity checks
- Column chromatography basics — Column chromatography basics
- Rf interpretation and co-spotting — Rf interpretation and co-spotting
- Solvent polarity and elution order — Solvent polarity and elution order
- Isolating a product fraction and assessing purity — Isolating a product fraction and assessing purity
Synthesis labs (Orgo I scope)
- Substitution and elimination product studies (as scheduled) — Substitution and elimination product studies (as scheduled)
- Alkene addition or related first-semester transformations — Alkene addition or related first-semester transformations
- Workup logic: quench, extract, dry, concentrate — Workup logic: quench, extract, dry, concentrate
- Stereochemistry observations where experiments allow — Stereochemistry observations where experiments allow
- Connecting mechanism lectures to observed outcomes — Connecting mechanism lectures to observed outcomes
Structure evidence (intro spectroscopy)
- IR functional-group identification of products — IR functional-group identification of products
- Melting point / mixed melting point for identity — Melting point / mixed melting point for identity
- Intro ¹H NMR sample prep and simple assignments — Intro ¹H NMR sample prep and simple assignments
- Reporting spectral evidence in lab reports — Reporting spectral evidence in lab reports
- Troubleshooting failed reactions with TLC/IR clues — Troubleshooting failed reactions with TLC/IR clues
Green and microscale practice
- Microscale apparatus and yield discipline — Microscale apparatus and yield discipline
- Solvent choice and waste minimization — Solvent choice and waste minimization
- Atom economy discussion for a course synthesis — Atom economy discussion for a course synthesis
- Safe scale-down of a published procedure — Safe scale-down of a published procedure
- Reflection: technique mastery vs one-off recipes — Reflection: technique mastery vs one-off recipes
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- Organic lab safety and notebook culture
Flammables, corrosives, and peroxide-forming solvents
Coming soon - Core purification techniques
Recrystallization and melting-point purity checks
Coming soon - Chromatography
TLC for reaction monitoring and identity checks
Coming soon - Synthesis labs (Orgo I scope)
Substitution and elimination product studies (as scheduled)
Coming soon - Structure evidence (intro spectroscopy)
IR functional-group identification of products
Coming soon - Green and microscale practice
Microscale apparatus and yield discipline
Coming soon
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