Monday, May 2 Complete Synthesis of Chalcone Record IR and Melting Point Wednesday, May 4 Epoxidation of the Chalcone See prelab guidelines
Monday, May 2 Complete Synthesis of Chalcone Record IR and Melting Point Wednesday, May 4 Epoxidation of the Chalcone See prelab guidelines
Tuesday, May 3 Continue discussion of NMR spectroscopy Problem Set will be assigned and collected (at a later date) Start identification of an unknown by NMR Thursday, May 5 Lab Lecture on Mass Spectrometry Continue collecting spectra for NMR unknown
Monday, April 25 Finish Spectroscopic ID of Natural Product Sign-up for one NMR time slot online (see email) Wednesday, April 27 Aldol Condensation: Synthesis of a Chalcone See prelab guidelines Prelab Quiz
Tuesday, April 26 Nucleophilic substitution: competing nucleophiles (Pavia 22 A-B) See prelab guidelines Prelab Quiz Thursday, April 27 C-13 NMR Partial Report for Acetaminophen Due Lecture Quiz 5: SN2 reaction
Monday, April 18 Advanced NMR Techniques Continued (with in class exercise) Complete any remaining spectroscopy for Aldehyde Disproportionation Wednesday, April 20 Start Identification of a Natural Product Monday, April 25 Partial Report for Aldehyde Disproportionation Due Extended due to incomplete spectroscopy
Tuesday, April 19 Lab lecture on NMR Spectroscopy Finish Acetaminophen Synthesis Partial Report for HPLC Analysis Due (see guidelines on lab page) Thursday, April 21 Lab Lecture on NMR and in class exercises
Monday, April 11 Aldehyde Disproportionation (Pavia 60) Wednesday, April 13 Lab Lecture on Advanced NMR Techniques Finish any loose ends from Pavia 60 Biodiesel Formal Report Due Quiz 4 (W and Th): Reactions of Aryl Diazonium Salts and Pd Catalyzed Coupling Reactions
Tuesday, April 12 Start Synthesis of Acetaminophen (Pavia 11B) Prelab Quiz See Prelab Guidelines See guidelines for preparing prelab for reaction experiment Thursday, April 14 Exam 2 during Lab
Monday, April 4 Aldehyde Disproportionation (Pavia 60) See prelab guidelines for an additional exercise You are strongly encourage to consult with your partner before the experiment to develop a strategy to complete the experiment as efficiently as possible Wednesday, April 6 Exam 2
Tuesday, April 5 HPLC Analysis of Caffeinated Beverages Follow procedure on prelab guidelines handout Bring a caffeinated (or even decaffeinated!) beverage to analyze Thursday, April 7 Synthesis of Acetaminophen (Pavia 11B) Due: Partial report for Separation of a Mixture See additional guidelines on CHEM 12A Lab site