CHEM 231L Organic Chemistry I - Laboratory Letter Grade or
Pass/No Pass Option Description: This is a laboratory course
designed to illustrate the principles presented in Chemistry
231. The emphasis is on the determination of physical properties
and the separation, purification and identification of organic
compounds. The course acquaints students with the equipment,
glassware, techniques and safe practices specific to the organic
chemistry laboratory. Techniques such as measurements of
physical constants, recrystallization, extraction, distillation
and chromatography are used in the synthesis and/or
characterization of selected classes of organic compounds. These
classes include, but are not limited to, alkanes, alkenes,
alkynes, alkyl halides, and alcohols. The organic chemistry
literature, and spectral interpretation using techniques such as
infrared and nuclear spectroscopies, are introduced to support
the above topics. This course is designed for undergraduates
pursuing a degree in the chemical sciences,