Organic Chemistry I & II Laboratory Manual

Chemical Laboratory Safety and Chemical Hygiene Guidelines

Introduction to the Organic Chemistry Laboratory

Distillation and Gas Chromatography

Recrystallization and Melting Points

Extraction

Infrared Spectroscopy

NMR Spectroscopy

Hydrogenation

Formal Lab Reports and ChemSketch

Nucleophilic Substitution

Two-Step Synthesis: Conversion of an Alkene into an Alkyne

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution: Preparation of 4-tert-Butylacetophenone

Preparation of an Ester: An Artificial Flavor

Carbon NMR, Mass Spectroscopy, and an Organic Unknown

Flash Chromatography

Hydroboration

Resolution

Reduction of Benzoin: A Study in Stereochemistry

Wittig Synthesis of trans-Stilbene

Grignard Synthesis

Aldol Reaction: Acylation of an Enamine

Substitution versus Elimination

End of Semester Clean Up (Finals Week)

Instructions for Operating SRI 310C Gas Chromatograph

Instructions for Operating SHIMADZU 8400S FT-IR Spectrometer