Textbook:	D.L.Pavia, G.M.Lampman, G.S.Kriz, and R.G.Engel, Organic Laboratory Techniques - A Microscale Approach, 4th edition, Saunders College Publishing (2007).
Course Web Site:	http://atom.chem.wwu.edu/dept/facstaff//pavia/354pavia.html
Safety:	1 Pair Approved Safety Goggles
Records:	Bound Laboratory Notebook (sewn)

LABORATORY SAFETY QUIZ

In order to be sucessfully enrolled in lab, each student must pass the organic safety quiz. The quiz is on-line, and consists of 25 multiple-choice questions. The safety quiz will cover material provided in the textbook:

Laboratory Safety, Technique 1: 1.1-1.4, pp 542-558
Heating and Cooling Methods, Technique 6: 6.1-6.7, pp 589-597
Reaction Methods, Technique 7: 7.1-7.4, pp 598-604

and the material provided in the organic safety review provided in the departmental web page links at the address:

A link to the complete instruction page for taking the organic safety quiz may be found at the same location or at:

You will be provided with three openings in which to pass the safety quiz. You may only take the quiz once during each opening. In order to pass the safety quiz during the first administration period, you must obtain a minimum passing score of 20 questions (80%) correct out of a total of 25 questions. In order to pass the safety quiz during the second administration period, you must answer 21 questions correctly (84%). To pass during the third administration period, you must answer 22 questions correctly (88%). Failure to pass the quiz before the end of the third opeing means that you will not be able to continue in the class.

The schedule of each safety quiz administration period is:

It is your responsibility to take and pass the quiz. No make-up quizzes will be given.

All assigned readings should be completed before the date where they are listed.
It is necessary to do the reading before attempting the experiment.
You must wear approved safety goggles at all times !!!!

-----------------------------------WEEK ONE
 Wed Jan 10

PERFORM : 
Orientation, Lab Safety, Check-in
Exp 1 Intro to the Microscale Laboratory
   (Exercises 1A, 1B and 2) pp 2-13


READ :  
Experiment 1, Introduction to Microscale Laboratory pp 2-13

-----------------------------------WEEK TWO
 Mon Jan 15

PERFORM :  No Class Today, Martin Luther King Day

 Wed Jan 17

READ : 
Introductory Techniques on Safety, Records, Glassware and Measurement
T1-T5: pp 542-589 (general useful information - read these ASAP)  
Especially Read (necessary for the experiment):
"Measurement of Volume and Weight", Technique 5 pp 581-589 
"Solubility" Technique 10 pp 637-646 and
Experiment 2, Solubility pp 13-20 

PERFORM :  Experiment 2, Solubility (Parts A, B,C,D)

-----------------------------------WEEK THREE
 Mon Jan 22

READ :  
"Filtration", Technique 8 pp 616-627
"Physical Constants of Solids: Melting Point", Tech 9, pp 627-637
"Crystallization: Purification of Solids", Technique 11, pp 647-668
Experiment 3, Crystallization pp 21-32 

PERFORM :  Experiment 3, Crystallization


 Wed Jan 24 
PERFORM :  Experiment 3, Crystallization (continued)


-----------------------------------WEEK FOUR
 Mon Jan 29 

READ : 
"Column Chromatography", Technique 19 pp 756-777
"Thin-Layer Chromatography", Technique 20, pp 777-792
Experiment 5, Chromatography, pp 42-50

PERFORM :  Experiment 5, Chromatography

 Wed Jan 31 

PERFORM :  Experiment 5, Chromatography (continued)

-----------------------------------WEEK FIVE
 Mon Feb 05 

READ :  
"Physical Constants of Liquids: Boiling Points", Tech 13, pp 694-703
"Simple Distillation", Technique 14 pp 703-715
"Fractional Distillation", Technique 15, pp 715-732
"Gas Chromatography", Technique 22, pp 797-818
Experiment 6, Simple anad Fractional Distillation pp 51-57

PERFORM :  Experiment 6, Simple and Fractional Distillation

 Wed Feb 07 

PERFORM :  Experiment 6 (continued)

-----------------------------------WEEK SIX
 Mon Feb 12 

READ : 
"Reaction Methods", Technique 7, Section 7.10 p 611 
"Extraction" Technique 12, pp 669-693
"Sublimation", Technique 17, pp 745-749
Essay "Caffeine" pp 87-90
Experiment 12, Isolation of Caffeine from Tea, pp 90-99

PERFORM :  Experiment 12, Isolation of Caffeine from Tea

 Wed Feb 14

 PERFORM:  Experiment 12 (continued)

 Friday Feb 16
*** MID-TERM EXAMINATION ***

        The mid-term examination will cover :  
        
        Techniques 1-6, 8-10, 13-15, 19, 20, 22; 
        Experiments 1, 2, 3, 5, 6; 
        Essays will not be tested.

-----------------------------------WEEK SEVEN
 Mon Feb 19 President's Day

PERFORM :  No Class Today, President's Day

 Wed Feb 21 

READ : 
"Extractions" Technique 12, Sections 12.5, 12.9
"Physical Constants of Liquids" Technique 13 pp 694-702 
"Infrared Spectroscopy", Technique 25 pp 833-867 
Review elimination reactions in your lecture text (Chap 9)

PERFORM  Experiment 25, 4-Methylcyclohexene


-----------------------------------WEEK EIGHT

 Mon Feb 26 

READ : 
"Reaction Methods", Technique 7, Sections 7.2-7.4 and 7.6 pp 600-606
"Gas Chromatography", Technique 22 pp 797-818 
Essay "Esters - Flavors and Fragrances" pp 99-102
Experiments 13 and 56, pp 103-108 and 498-501

PERFORM :  Experiment 56, Preparation of a C-4 or C-5 Ester

 Wed Feb 28 

PERFORM :  Experiment 56 (continued)

-----------------------------------WEEK NINE

 Mon Mar 05 

READ :  
"Reaction Methods", Technique 7, Sections 7.2, 7.4, 7.5 and 7.8
"Extractions" Technique 12, Sections 12.5, 12.9, 12.11
"Refractometry" Technique 24 pp 827-832
"NMR Spectroscopy" Technique 26, pp 868-8905
Experiments 21/58, 
Nucleophilic Substitution - Competing Nucleophiles
pp 180-190 and 510-514
Review Nucleophilic Substituion in your lecture text (Chap 10)

PERFORM :  Experiment 21A, 21B and 58
(Note: we will use the pentanols described in Experiment 58)

 Wed March 07
READ :  Experiment 28, Nitration of Methyl Benzoate pp 228-233
REVIEW :  Techniques 11 and 25

PERFORM : Experiment 28, Nitration of Methyl Benzoate

-----------------------------------WEEK TEN
 Mon March 12

PERFORM : Experiment 28 (continued)

 Wed March 14

PERFORM :  Laboratory Clean Up and Check Out

-----------------------------------FINALS WEEK

 FINAL EXAM: Tuesday March 20, 3:30-5:30 PM  SL120
    
The final examination will be comprehensive.

PRE-LAB QUIZZES AND POST-LAB REPORT SHEETS

Take-home pre-lab exams are required for each experiment. These are due at the beginning of any period where a new experiment starts.

Laboratory report sheets will be required following each experiment. They are due two laboratory periods following the last day spent on the experiment (see dates below).

All laboratory report sheets must be downloaded prior to lab from the course web site by the student. The reports are in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) file format. Your computer must have Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to read and print these files. Acrobat Reader is free from http://www.adobe.com. If you do not wish to install Acrobat Reader on your own computer, you may print these forms on the printers in the Chemistry Computer Lab (CB280) or most other University Computer Labs where Acrobat is a common feature.

Due Dates for Laboratory Report Sheets

• Experiment 1 = no report
• Experiment 2 = Jan 24
• Experiment 3 = Jan 31
• Experiment 5 = Feb 07
• Experiment 6 = Feb 14 (*****)
• Experiment 12 = Feb 21
• Experiment 25 = Feb 28
• Experiment 56 = Mar 07
• Experiment 21/58 = Mar 12
• Experiment 28 = Mar 14

POINTS AND GRADING PROCEDURE

The Mid-Term and Final Exams are each worth 100 points.
Each Pre-Lab Report is worth 5 points.
Each final Lab Report is worth 20 points.
An Overall-Performance/Technique grade, assigned by the instructor, is worth 25 points.

Points Summary

• Mid-Term Exam = 100 points
• Lab Final Exam = 100 points
• PreLab Reports = 45 points
• PostLab Reports = 180 points
• Technique Score = 25 points
• TOTAL POSSIBLE POINTS = 450 points

You are required to keep your data in a bound laboratory notebook. While the notebook will not be graded directly, the instructor may ask at any time to inspect it. An inadequate notebook could affect your technique score.

The class will be curved but expect the normal cutoff scale of 90%=A, 75%=B, 60%=C
Plus/minus (+/-) grades are at my discretion.

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY REGULATIONS

1. Safety goggles of an approved type must be worn at all times in the laboratory.
   Ordinary eyeglasses are not adequate.
2. Closed-toe shoes are required when working in the laboratory.
3. You should wear long pants; shorts or short skirts are not recommended unless covered by a laboratory coat.
4. Long hair should be tied back if you are working with flames.
5. Smoking is not permitted in the laboratory. No Bunsen burners may be used unless their use is specifically authorized by the instructor.
6. Eating or drinking of food or beverages will not be permitted in the laboratory.
7. Work in the laboratory will be permitted only during your regularly scheduled laboratory hours. Exceptions must be approved in writing by the instructor.
8. All equipment must be put away not later than the end of the laboratory class. Bench tops, side shelves, balances and hoods must be left clean and in order.
9. Attendance at laboratory sessions is required unless officially excused.
10. Make-up laboratory sessions will be provided only in cases of excused absence or unavoidable class conflict. It is expected that students have sufficient time to complete the scheduled experiment, without the need for additional laboratory time.
11. If experiments are not completed to the instructor's satisfaction, you may be required to repeat them until the results are satisfactory.
12. All students must be present at the scheduled check-out time. Failure to check out of the laboratory (including mid-quarter withdrawals) will result in an automatic fee of at least $10.
13. The laboratory fee is intended to offset the costs of normal breakage that you may incur during the quarter, as well as supplies, consumable items and chemicals. However, if your breakage is excessive, and involves multiple expensive items, you may be held responsible. You are also responsible for lost items, and these are not covered by the fee.
14. According to University policy students are responsible for their own medical coverage. Be sure you are covered by your family policy. If not, you should consider the University-sponsored Student Health Plan (contact Health Services).