Examination Schedule
Final Examination
Friday, December 9
NOTE: This examination will be an open-book test
Coverage: Carbon-13 NMR, Spin-spin Splitting,
Advanced Methods of NMR, Combined Structure Problems
Welcome to Chemistry 454 for Fall Quarter 2005. Please watch this space for announcements regarding this course. Other items of interest will also be posted from time to time, as appropriate. (notice posted on September 16, 2005)
The first class meeting of the quarter will be on Thursday, September 22 at 12:00 PM. We will meet in Chemistry Building 485. The agenda for this first day will be an introduction to the course, a review of safety policies and check-in instructions, and an introduction to the application of spectroscopy to solve the structures of organic substances. (notice posted on September 16, 2005)
Special Notice: In order to be enrolled in this course, each student will be required to take and pass a laboratory safety quiz. This quiz is an on-line quiz, consisting of 25 multiple choice questions. It is your responsibility to take and pass the safety quiz on your own time, during its scheduled hours. The absolute deadline for completion of this requirement is Thursday, September 29 at 10:00 AM. If you cannot successfully pass the quiz, you will fail or be dropped from this course! Click here to be directed to the safety quiz information. (notice posted on September 16, 2005))
Experiment 5 (GC-MS) is now posted on this web page (notice posted on October 25, 2005)
Experiment 6 (NMR) is now posted on this web page. The due date has been postponed until November 17. (notice posted on November 8, 2005)
The due date for Experiment 7 (NMR) will also be postponed -- the new due date is December 1. Experiment 7 is now available. (notice posted on November22, 2005)
I have an extra problem set posted for you to work on. This one is a 20-point assignment. This assignment is not required -- it is an extra credit assignment! CLICK HERE to see the PDF file. Warning: lots of pages! (notice posted on November 15, 2005)
Copy of Course Syllabus Available for Viewing and Downloading
Safety Quiz and Information
Each student is required to take and pass an organic chemistry laboratory safety quiz. This quiz is an on-line quiz, consisting of 25 multiple-choice questions. It is your responsibility to take and pass the safety quiz on your own time, during its scheduled times before Thursday, September 29 at 5:00 PM. If you cannot successfully pass the quiz, you will fail or be dropped from this course.
You will be provided with three opportunities to pass the safety quiz. In order to pass during the first administration period, you must obtain a minimum passing score of 20 questions correct out of a total of 25 questions. In order to pass during the second administration period, you must answer at least 21 questions correctly. The threshold for passing the safety quiz increases to 22 questions correct during the third administration period. Failure to pass the safety quiz after three attempts means that you will not be able to continue in the class.
The safety quiz schedule is:
It is your responsibility to take and pass the safety quiz. No make-up quizzes will be given.
The safety quiz will cover material that is provided in the following textbook chapters (from Pavia, Lampman, Kriz, Engel, "Introduction to Organic Laboratory Techniques: A Microscale Approach, Third Edition.":
A complete review of the material covered by the safety quiz is available at the following URL address:
A complete instruction page for the organic chemistry safety quiz may be found at:
A link to the actual safety quiz is also included at the bottom of the instruction page.
PowerPoint Files Available for Viewing and Downloading (Adobe Acrobat Format)
Sample examinations in an electronic format are not available. I will post copies of sample exams that will be available for students to photocopy.
Laboratory Assignments (Adobe Acrobat Format)
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