Schedule of Lab Sessions


Data Bases
ChemFinder
NIST Chemistry WebBook
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics via Ellis Database Listing
J. Chem. Educ. (user: univ of missouri-columbia, pwd: 13410)
Beilstein (Instructions)

Hazardous Material Management (HMM)
Laboratory Tips for Organic Students
MU HMM Manual. See section 5.3.2 about proper attire. See section on Chemical Labeling for the "NFPA reference" & the "Guide to Chemical Hazard Information."
EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
CIIT - Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology

Week Expt. Dates Anal. Tech. Experiment
1 - 8/22-26 - No labs this week. Recitation on Friday.
2 1 8/29-9/2 Melting Points Determination Of Melting Points
Pre-Lab, Lab-Report, and Grading Key
3 2 9/5-9 Melting Points Recrystallizing Of Unknown Impure Solids
Pre-Lab, Lab-Report, and Grading Key
4 3 9/12-16 Boiling Points Hexane And Toluene Distillation (Fractional And Simple)
Pre-Lab, Lab-Report, b.p. Diagrams, and Grading Key
5 4 9/19-23 Melting Points Extraction Of Benzoic Acid From Naphthalene
Grading Key
6 5 9/26-30 TLC TLC And Flash Chromatography Of Pigments From Tomato Paste And Baby Carrots
Grading Key
7 6 10/3-7 - Nitration Of Methyl Benzoate
Grading Key
8 7 10/10-14 Melting Points SN2 Vs SN1: Relative Rates
Grading Key
9 8 10/17-21 - Identification Of An Unknown Ester And Aspirin Synthesis
Grading Key
10 9 10/24-28 Boiling Points Identification Of An Unknown Phenol, Alcohol, Or Ether
Grading Key - Additional Information Provided
11 10 10/31-11/4 - Identification Of An Aldehyde Or A Ketone
Grading Key - Additional Information Provided
12 11 11/7-11 - Synthesis Of Indigo And Dyeing Of Fabric
Grading Key
13 12 11/14-18 - Synthesis Of Nylon
Grading Key - Check-Out & TA Evaluations
14 - 11/21-25 - THANKSGIVING BREAK
15 - 11/28-12/2 - Lab final this week; time & place to be announced.
Sample Lab Final and Answer Key.