Chem 237
Spring 2006

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Spring 2006

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Reading Assignment

Jan 23rd

Check-in

Introduction
Appendices I-VI

Jan 30th

Safety Quiz
Experiment 1
(50 points)
Separation of the components of "Panacetin"

Safety Section of Introduction
Experiments 2-3
Oper: 4,6, 11-13, 14, 21, 23, 28

Feb 6th

Complete Experiment 1
Experiment 2
(50 points)
Stereochemistry of the addition of bromine to trans-cinnamic acid

Experiment 23
Oper: 9, 10, 12, 21, 28

Feb 13th

Experiment 3 (50 points)
Synthesis of Banana Oil
Experiment 1 report due

Experiment 5
Oper: 19, 20, 25, 32

Feb 20th

Complete Experiment 3
Experiment 4
(50 points)
Dehydration of methylcyclohexanols
Experiment 2 report due

Experiment 21
Oper: 19, 20, 25, 32, 35

Feb 27th

Experiment 5 (50 points)
TLC analysis of drug mixtures
Experiment 3 report due

Experiment 15
Oper: 11, 17

March 6th

Experiment 6 (100 points)
Synthesis of triphenylmethanol and the trityl cation
Experiment 4 report due

Experiment 31
Oper: 6, 9-14, 19-23, 28, 34, 35

March 13th

Complete Experiment 6
Synthesis of the trityl cation
Experiment 5 report due

Experiment 31
Oper: 6, 9-14, 19-23, 28, 34, 35

March 20th Spring Break  

March 27th

Class will meet on 3/27, but only Friday lab will meet this week
Experiment 7
(100 points)
Friedel-Crafts acylation of anisole

Experiment 37
Oper: 6, 9, 10, 12, 19, 21, 22, 25, 28, 34, 35

April 3rd Experiment 7 (100 points)
Friedel-Crafts acylation of anisole
Experiment 6 report due
Due to Honors Week, the Friday lab will begin Exp 7 on 3/31.
Experiment 37
Oper: 6, 9, 10, 12, 19, 21, 22, 25, 28, 34, 35

April 10th

Complete Experiment 7

  

April 17th

Experiment 8 (100 points)
Aldol condensation of an unknown aldehyde and an unknown ketone
Experiment 7 report due

Handout
Oper: 12-14, 23, 28, 34, 35

April 24th

Complete Experiment 8
NMR and IR analysis of product
Experiment 9 (50 points)
Spectroscopic identification of an unknown (Take home)

Handout
Oper: 34 and 35

May 1st

Examination
Experiments 8 and 9 reports due

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