Chemistry 315 Laboratory
Information
Dr. S. W. Slayden
Web Site http://mason.gmu.edu/~sslayden

 

Laboratory Schedule

Section Information

SPECTROSCOPY
UV-vis, MS, IR (.ppt)
print the IR spectra for class
Marking Spectra
WEEKLY POWERPOINT AND VIDEO FILES*
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Week 1
 Introduction

Week 2
Melting Point

M.Pt. video*

Week 3
Recrystallization

Recryst. video (0-14:38 min.)*

Week 4
Thin-Layer Chromatography
Recrystallization, cont'd.

TLC video*

Week 5
Gas Chromatography (GC) and Refractive Index

GC video 1
GC video 2
Week 6
 Introduction to Spectroscopy
Print IR spectra for class (from UV-vis, MS, IR.ppt link above.)


Week 7
Identification of an Unknown -Spectroscopy cont'd
Simple Distillation and IR Distill'n video (0-8:41 min.)*
IR sample prep. video

 Week 8
Distillation of a Mixture

Distillation video (8:41-11:22 min.)*		 Week 9
GC of Distillation Mixture		 Week 10
Extraction of Caffeine

Extraction video (0-11:25; 14:30-16:40 min.)*
Week 11
Synthesis of tert-PentylCl

 Week 12
Qualitative Analysis

 Week 13
Qualitative Analysis, cont'd.

 Week 14
Last meeting and Lab Final Exam

 *MIT OpenCourseWare Creative Commons license

REPORTS

Finding and Citing Information

Lab Reports - General
Melting Point Report

Recrystallization Report

Unknown ID Reports

TLC Report
G. C. Reports
Distillation Report
Synthesis Reports

SEPARATION SCHEMES

Explanation of a Separation Scheme
Example

An Empty Flow Chart