Chemistry 211L

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I

LABORATORY

Fall 2009

Experiment 1:  How is the Boiling Point of a Molecule Related to Its Structure?

Experiment 2:  How is Solubility Related to the Structures of the Solute and Solvent Molecules?

Experiment 3:  How Does the pH of Aqueous Solutions Affect the Solubilities of Organic Compounds?

PART A:  What can solubility in acidic and/or basic aqueous solutions tell us about structures of organic molecules?

PART B:  How can we use pH effects on solubility to separate mixtures of compounds?

Experiment 4:  How is the Melting Point of a Mixture of Two Solids Related to the Melting Points of the Pure Solids?

Experiment 5:  How Can an Impure Solid Substance Be Purified and How Can Purity Be Measured?

Experiment 6:  How Can We Tell if Two Solid Organic Compounds Are the Same or Different?

PART A:  How can we choose an appropriate solvent to recrystallize an unknown solid compound?

PART B:  What measurements can allow us to distinguish one compound from another?

Experiment 7:  How Can We Determine the Structure of an Organic Compound?

PART A:  How Do Organic Compounds Interact with High Energy Electrons and What Structural Information Can We Obtain from the Results?

PART B:  Week 1:  How Do Organic Compounds Interact with Light and Magnetic Fields and What Structural Information Can We Obtain from the Results?

                   Week 2:  How Do Organic Compounds Interact with Light and Magnetic Fields and What Structural Information Can We Obtain from the Results?