This laboratory manual builds upon foundational organic chemistry techniques through advanced experiments in functional group analysis, synthesis, spectroscopy, chromatography, and polymer chemistry. Students investigate organic reactions and analytical methods including oxidation, reduction, Grignard reactions, UV-Visible spectroscopy, IR and NMR interpretation, gas-liquid chromatography, polymer synthesis, and qualitative identification of unknown compounds.
11 A. Functional Group Identification
B. Olfactory Chromatography
12 Oxidation of an Alkyl Side Chain
13 Synthesis of p-Nitroacetanilide
14 Gas-Liquid Chromatography (GLC)
15 Sodium Borohydride Reduction of 9-Fluorenone
16 Analysis of an IR and NMR Spectrum
17 Grignard Synthesis of 2-Methyl-2-Hexanol
18 Synthesis and UV-Visible Spectrum of Dibenzalacetone
19 Polymer Chemistry - Synthesis of Nylon
20 Qualitative Analysis of an Unknown Compound
Appendices
1 Review of Techniques from Organic Chemistry I
