Organic Chemistry 317 Laboratory

Organic Chemistry 317 Laboratory
Thursday 1:00-3:50 PM
NSM C 351

Instructor: Sachin Singh
Office: NSM C-305
E-Mail: sachin_@yahoo.com
Phone: (310) 243-3419
Office Hours: Will be announced in class; open-door policy

Laboratory Notebook: Your notebook is to be with you at all times in the laboratory.  This is where you record what you have done and all of the data and observations that you take.  The lab notebook is not a lab report.  Lab reports are written separately and the carbons from your notebook are attached to the end of the report.

Laboratory Reports: Will be due the Thursday following the conclusion of an experiment (i.e. Simple Distillation Report is Due 2/10).  Each report will be worth 20 pts, for a total of 200 pts from all laboratory experiments (10).  Report must be typed and should include the following:

    1. Date
    2. Title of Experiment
    3. Summary of Experimental Procedure used.
    4. Observations / Data (also include a copy taken directly from your laboratory notebook).
    5. Graphs, Calculations, Exercises or other activities as per your laboratory manual.

 
Lab Data Sheets and Lab Report Sheets: These sheets found within your laboratory manual tell you what kind(s) of data, calculations, graphs etc. need to be included in your laboratory report for any given experiment.

Exercises: Answers to exercises, found in your manual, are to be turned in with laboratory reports.

Practicum: To be discussed later, will be a laboratory test and is worth 100 pts.

Quiz: Will cover material from all of the laboratories (100 pts).  We will discuss this as we proceed.  This is not something to worry about, instead concentrate on your laboratory work and subsequent lab reports.

Course Description: Techniques of separation and purification of organic compounds.  Introduction to organic synthesis.  Three hours of laboratory per week.

The Goal of this course is to conduct organic chemistry reactions.

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