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Nov 22, 2024
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CHEM 345 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2 units)
Introduction to laboratory techniques, synthetic methods, identification of organic compounds. Credit allowed in only one of CHEM 220L , CHEM 345, or CHEM 347 .
Corequisite(s): CHEM 242 or CHEM 342 . Restricted to non-chemistry majors; Chemistry majors should enroll in CHEM 347 .
Units of Laboratory/Studio: 2
Offered: Every Fall and Spring
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to safely handle laboratory glassware, equipment, chemicals, and generated waste in accordance with waste disposal and safety regulations.
2. Students will be able to maintain a laboratory notebook according to course guidelines and report results in a scientific laboratory report.
3. Students will be able to practice basic laboratory techniques used for the preparation, purification, and separation of organic compounds and apply the laboratory techniques to single- and multi-step organic transformations.
4. Students will be able to use instrumentation such as gas chromatographs, polarimeters, infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers for the identification of organic compounds and interpret data acquired from these instruments.
5. Students will be able to correlate organic chemistry theory with experimental outcomes.
6. Students will be able to use experimental data to calculate reaction metrics such as yield and atom economy.
7. Students will be able to articulate and follow ethical principles in the laboratory context.
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