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CHEM 211L Departmental Syllabus
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY

Catalog Data This course is designed to familiarize the student with the commonly practiced methods of isolation and purification of organic compound such as recrystallization, distillation, extraction and steam distillation. Some spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques are also introduced. Some single step syntheses will be performed. Offered in the Fall semester One semester; one credit
Textbooks

The Organic Chemistry Laboratory Survival Manual, James W.Zubrick, 14th ed., John Wiley and Sons, New York (1997).
The Official Laboratory Research Notebook

Prerequisite: CHEM 114 and CHEM 114L.
Corequisite: Chemistry 211
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Goals The course is designed to teach the basic principles of maintaining a scientific notebook, the proper method of determining important physical constants, the principles of distillation, crystallization, extraction, steam distillation and chromatography, and the synthesis of monofunctional molecules.
Evaluation: Grades will be determined by the students' understanding and execution of assignments, the accuracy and maintenance of notebooks, quizzes, and the final exam.
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