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Organic Chemistry II laboratory · Undergraduate · Chemistry
Learning objectives from the Organic Chemistry II laboratory syllabus, grouped by unit. Click an objective for study materials.
Learning objectives
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Advanced lab planning
- Multistep retrosynthesis of a teaching-lab target — Multistep retrosynthesis of a teaching-lab target
- Hazard analysis for oxidizing/reducing reagents — Hazard analysis for oxidizing/reducing reagents
- Time planning across reflux, workup, and purification — Time planning across reflux, workup, and purification
- Intermediate purity gates before the next step — Intermediate purity gates before the next step
- Notebook traceability across multi-week projects — Notebook traceability across multi-week projects
Carbonyl and aromatic labs
- Oxidation/reduction of alcohols and carbonyls (as scheduled) — Oxidation/reduction of alcohols and carbonyls (as scheduled)
- Electrophilic aromatic substitution teaching labs — Electrophilic aromatic substitution teaching labs
- Aldol, esterification, or related carbonyl reactions — Aldol, esterification, or related carbonyl reactions
- Controlling regio- and chemoselectivity practically — Controlling regio- and chemoselectivity practically
- Relating lecture mechanisms to TLC timelines — Relating lecture mechanisms to TLC timelines
Spectroscopy-forward characterization
- Combined IR + ¹H NMR assignment of unknowns/products — Combined IR + ¹H NMR assignment of unknowns/products
- ¹³C NMR or DEPT when available — ¹³C NMR or DEPT when available
- Using GC or GC-MS for mixture analysis (intro) — Using GC or GC-MS for mixture analysis (intro)
- Quantifying purity beyond melting point — Quantifying purity beyond melting point
- Writing spectral discussion paragraphs that argue identity — Writing spectral discussion paragraphs that argue identity
Multistep synthesis projects
- Two- to three-step teaching synthesis — Two- to three-step teaching synthesis
- Isolation of intermediates with characterization — Isolation of intermediates with characterization
- Overall yield vs step yields — Overall yield vs step yields
- Redesign after a failed step (troubleshooting report) — Redesign after a failed step (troubleshooting report)
- Green alternative comparison for one step — Green alternative comparison for one step
Bioorganic / applied Orgo II labs
- Aspirin or related pharmaceutical teaching synthesis — Aspirin or related pharmaceutical teaching synthesis
- Natural-product isolation/mini-extraction labs — Natural-product isolation/mini-extraction labs
- Polymers or materials from organic reactions (intro) — Polymers or materials from organic reactions (intro)
- Safety for biological stains/reagents if used — Safety for biological stains/reagents if used
- Connecting Orgo II functional groups to real molecules — Connecting Orgo II functional groups to real molecules
Professional communication
- Full formal reports with experimental sections — Full formal reports with experimental sections
- Peer review focused on reproducibility — Peer review focused on reproducibility
- Preparing a short research-style presentation — Preparing a short research-style presentation
- Building a personal techniques inventory — Building a personal techniques inventory
- Transition notes toward research or Orgo III/advanced lab — Transition notes toward research or Orgo III/advanced lab
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