Project Overview
Click here to download a copy of the Lab Notebook Template for Project 2.
Click here to download a copy of the Project 2 Summary & Reflections.
Laboratory work for Project 2 will be accomplished in two-person teams. Each assignment (e.g., workshops, quizzes, notebooks) must be completed individually.
In organic chemistry, setting up and running a chemical reaction is often the most straightforward part of an experiment. In many instances, the biggest operational challenge is the purification of the desired product and/or the analysis of the data. In Project 2, you will utilize many of the skills you refined in Project 1. In addition, Project 2 introduces you to a new method of product purification (i.e., derivatization) and includes an in-class data analysis workshop that will introduce some more advanced methods of NMR analysis.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this project, you should know how to:
• Plan and complete a chemical reaction by scaling a generic procedure based on literature precedent
• Explain the concept of purification by derivatization
• Recognize some limitations of basic characterization data (IR, NMR, and GC-MS)
• Use certain two-dimensional NMR methods to distinguish between isomeric reaction products
Project 2 Score Distribution
Project 2A Prelab Quiz 10%
Project 2B Prelab Quiz 10%
Workshop: Advanced NMR I 5%
Proficiency Quiz: Advanced NMR I 10%
Lab Notebook 2 50%
Project 2 Summary & Reflections 15%