CHEM 2425 Lab Schedule
(Based on Organic Chemistry Lab Manual by Anne Padias, 5 th ed)
Meeting
1
Experiment
#
Topic
Lab Safety, MSDS
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Handout/1a
Organic Spectroscopy Exercise
2
3
3b
Nitration of Methyl Benzoate
4
3b
Nitration of Methyl Benzoate (Contn.)
5
2b
Diels-Alder Reaction
6
2b
Diels-Alder Reaction (Contn.)
7
5b
Macrocyclic Synthesis ( Heme Analog)
8
5b
Macrocyclic Synthesis ( Heme Analog)
9
7b
Aldol Condensation
10
9b
11
9b
12
9b
13
Handout
14
10b
Multistep Synthesis of
Tetraphenylcyclopentadienone
(Coenzyme Synthesis of Benzoin)
Multistep Synthesis of
Tetraphenylcyclopentadienone
(Oxidation of Benzoin to Benzil)
Multistep Synthesis of
Tetraphenylcyclopentadienone
(Condensation of Benzil with 1,3diphenylacetone)
Multistep Synthesis of Benzilic Acid
(Benzil to Benzilic Acid)
OFF, An Insect Repellent
15
Lab Practical