Organic Chemistry 311 Laboratory
NSM C-351
Instructor:
Shannon Kelly, NSM B-132, (310) 243-3362 or (310)243-3376
Office
Hours: TBA
E-Mail:
skelly@csudh.edu
Text:
Introduction to Organic Laboratory Techniques: A Small Scale Approach; Pavia, Kriz, Lampman & Engel, 2004 (required);
ISBN: 0534408338
Laboratory
Manual: The laboratory manual is a set of procedures that must be printed
prior to attending the lab from the web site, http://chemistry.gravitywaves.com,
click-on the: CHE 311L-01 (-02), Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Fall 2007 link.
Please note that the first three procedures, Simple, Fractional and Steam
Distillation, will be handed out in class.
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. Note that the lab notebook is not the lab report. Lab reports are written separately and the carbons from your notebook are attached to the end of the report.
Please use the following format for your lab notebook entries:
Title of experiment (be specific)
Name
Date
Unk # (if any)
A
step by step description of what you did (it must contain sufficient detail
so that the experiment could be repeated by anyone reading your notes). One technique is to write in the steps you
propose to do before you get to the lab and then add additional comments and
observations as you actually do the lab.
All
significant observations and measurements must be recorded directly into the
notebook. Do not record data
on other sheets of paper for later transcription into the notebook!
The
original (white) sheets remain attached in the notebook, the carbon copies
(blue or yellow) will be attached to your lab report.
Laboratory Reports: Will be due the period following the conclusion of an experiment. Each report will be worth 20 pts, for a total of 200 pts from all laboratory experiments (10). Please note that lab reports are not written in the lab notebook, but are separate requirements. You will be given explicit instruction, see lab exercises at http://www.gravitywaves.com/chemistry, about what each lab report is to contain. Report must be word processed 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.
Interpretation of Results and the Report: These sheets found on the web site
tell you what kind(s) of data, calculations, graphs etc. need to be included
in your laboratory report for any given experiment.
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.
Grading
Criteria: Letter grades are based on the following point distribution.
Grades are criterion-referenced not norm-referenced; each student has an equal
opportunity meet the criteria charted below:
|
Grade |
Percentages |
Grade |
Percentages |
|
A |
100-91 |
A- |
90-89 |
|
B+ |
88-87 |
B |
86-81 |
|
B- |
80-79 |
C+ |
78-77 |
|
C |
76-71 |
C- |
70-69 |
|
D+ |
68-67 |
D |
66-60 |
|
F |
59-0 |
|
|