CHEM 3321: Laboratory for Organic Chemistry I
This lab course is for biochemistry and non-chemistry majors. A large part of Chem 3321 is spent learning techniques in organic chemistry, including TLC, distillation, extraction, crystallization, and IR spectroscopy. Once these techniques are mastered, they are employed in the final four labs of the semester. Two laboratory periods are devoted to working with molecular models sets to study nomenclature, conformational analysis, and stereochemistry.
The course syllabus and TA office hours and emails are available on this website. Course documents will be posted on Canvas.
List of Sections
| Lab | Day | Time | Location | TA |
| 101 | Tue | 10:10 AM-1:00 PM | EKLC M1B65 | James Greenwood |
| 103 | Tue | 10:10 AM-1:00 PM | EKLC M1B25 | Brianna Check |
| 111 | Tue | 1:25 PM-4:15 PM | EKLC M1B65 | James Greenwood |
| 112 | Tue | 1:25 PM-4:15 PM | EKLC M1B35 | Somnath Dutta |
| 121 | Wed | 10:10 AM-1:00 PM | EKLC M1B65 | Lauren Bodkin |
| 122 | Wed | 10:10 AM-1:00 PM | EKLC M1B35 | Brendan Langmack |
| 131 | Wed | 1:25 PM-4:15 PM | EKLC M1B65 | Somnath Dutta |
| 132 | Wed | 1:25 PM-4:15 PM | EKLC M1B35 | Brianna Check |
| 151 | Thu | 10:10 AM-1:00 PM | EKLC M1B65 | David Zimmerman |
| 161 | Thu | 1:25 PM-4:15 PM | EKLC M1B65 | Brendan Langmack |
| 162 | Thu | 1:25 PM-4:15 PM | EKLC M1B35 | James Greenwood |
| 183 | Fri | 10:10 AM-1:00 PM | EKLC M1B65 | Keira Culley |
| 184 | Fri | 10:10 AM-1:00 PM | EKLC M1B35 | Brendan Langmack |
| 193 | Fri | 1:25 PM-4:15 PM | EKLC M1B65 | Somnath Dutta |
| 194 | Fri | 1:25 PM-4:15 PM | EKLC M1B35 | Qiucheng Xu |
Experiment Schedule
| Dates | # | Experiment |
| Tue Jan 11 - Fri Jan 14 | No labs | |
| Tue Jan 18 - Fri Jan 21 | 1 | Syllabus, Lab Safety & IR Spectroscopy (remote) |
| Tue Jan 25 - Fri Jan 28 | 2 | Check-In & NMR Spectroscopy |
| Tue Feb 1 - Fri Feb 4 | 3 | Modeling Conformations, ChemDraw & Excel |
| Tue Feb 8 - Fri Feb 11 | 4 | Practical NMR |
| Tue Feb 15 - Fri Feb 18 | 5 | Thin Layer Chromatography and Melting Point |
| Tue Feb 22 - Fri Feb 25 | 6 | Extraction |
| Tue Mar 1 - Fri Mar 4 | 7 | Recrystallization |
| Tue Mar 8 - Fri Mar 11 | 8 | Distillation |
| Tue Mar 15 - Fri Mar 18 | 9 | Modeling Chirality & Cycloalkanes |
| Tue Mar 22 - Fri Mar 25 | No labs | |
| Tue Mar 29 - Fri Apr 1 | 10 | Stereochemistry of Alkene Additions |
| Tue Apr 5 - Fri Apr 8 | 11 | Regiochemistry of Eliminations |
| Tue Apr 12 - Fri Apr 15 | 12 | Oxidation of Alcohols |
| Tue Apr 19 - Fri Apr 22 | Final Quiz & Check-Out | |
| Tue Apr 26 - Fri Apr 29 | No labs |