CHL 201- Laboratory for Organic Chemistry I

Fall Semester, 2003

Section 41: Thomas S. Straub, Ph.D.

Sections 42, 43, 44: William A. Price, Ph.D.

Date Experiment

Aug 25-27 Check-in Safety.

Sept 2-3,8 EXP 1, Extraction of Caffeine from Tea, pp 3-6.

Sept 9-10,15 EXP 4, Synthesis of Salicylic Acid, pp 19-23.

Sept 16-17,22 EXP 5, Synthesis of Aspirin, pp 27-30.

Sept 23-24,29 PROJECT 3.1, Hydrolysis of an Unknown Ester: Hydrolysis and Azeotropic Distillation, pp 247-252.

Sept 30, Oct 1,6 PROJECT 3.2, Extraction and Recrystallization, pp 252-254.

Oct 7-8,13 PROJECT 3.3, Distillation, Boiling Points, Melting Points, and Identification, pp 254-258.

Oct 14-15,27 EXP 16.1, Free-Radical versus Ionic Addition of HBr to Alkenes, pp 133-139.

Oct 20-22 Mid-Semester Break.

Oct 28-29, Nov 3 EXP 6.2, Isolation of (R)-(+)-Limonene from Orange Peels, pp 37-39, 44-46.

Nov 4-5,10 EXP 8.1, Radical Chlorination Reactions, pp 57-63.

Nov 11-12,17 EXP 11.2, Acid-Catalyzed Dehydration of 3-Methylcyclohexanol, pp 83-86, 89-91.

Nov 18-19,24 EXP 9.1, S_N1/S_N2 Reactivity of Alkyl Halides, pp 67-71.

Nov 25-26 Thanksgiving Holiday!

Dec 1-3 Check-out. All laboratory reports due.