CHEM-12AL - Organic Chemistry Lab I
CHEM 12AL: 1st Semester Organic Chemistry Lab
ZOOM Discussions and Office Hours:
- Tuesdays & Thursdays 2:30-4:00 pm: During these times, we will meet via Zoom to discuss the theory and practice of organic chemistry lab concepts. These group discussions are recorded and posted day by day to the lab schedule below.
- Office hours will be held at the following times:
- Mondays & Wednesdays 4:00-5:00 pm
- Tuesdays & Thursdays 4:00-4:30 pm
- Fridays 11:00 am-Noon
- If the times above don't work for your schedule, please use this CALENDLY link to set up an appointment to meet with me one on one.
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LAB SCHEDULE:
In UNIT 0, we cover the basics of laboratory safety and molecular modeling; both of these topics will be revised multiple times throughout the semester. In UNIT 1, we explore the connect between the structure of organic molecules and their physical & chemical properties. Next, we discuss how these structure-property relationships can be manipulated to separate and purify organic molecules. Molecular modeling in the form of computational chemistry is introduced as a tool to understand and rationalize 3-dimensional structure and reactivity.
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Week 1: Aug. 24th |
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Week 1: Aug. 26th |
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Week 2: Aug. 31st |
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Week 2: Sept. 2nd |
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Week 3: Sept. 7th |
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Week 3: Sept. 9th |
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Week 4: Sept. 14th |
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Week 4: Sept. 16th |
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Week 5: Sept. 21st |
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Week 5: Sept. 23rd |
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Week 6: Sept. 28th |
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Week 6: Sept. 30th |
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Week 7: Oct. 5th |
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Week 7: Oct. 7th |
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Week 8: Oct. 12th |
In UNIT 2, we continue to explore various experimental techniques to separate, and purify organic molecules. Infrared spectroscopy is introduced as a method to characterize purified organic molecules. Computational methods are also used to rationalize reaction rates and predict the products of reactions.
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Week 8: Oct. 14th |
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Week 9: Oct. 19th |
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Week 9: Oct. 21st |
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Week 10: Oct. 26th |
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Week 10: Oct. 28th |
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Week 11: Nov. 2nd |
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Week 11: Nov. 4th |
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Week 12: Nov. 9th |
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Week 12: Nov. 11th |
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Week 13: Nov. 16th |
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Week 13: Nov. 18th |
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Week 14: Nov. 23rd |
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Week 14: Nov. 25th |
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Week 15: Nov. 30th |
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Week 15: Dec. 2nd |
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Week 16: Dec. 7th |
