Chem 36
Experiments

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Exp. #
Dates
Title of Experiment
1
The Techniques of Recrsytallization and Melting Point Determination
2
The Techniques of Distillation and Boiling Point Determination
3
The Technique of Liquid-Liquid Extraction
4
The Technique of Thin-Layer Chromatography
5
The Technique of Column Chromatography

 

Synthetic Experimental Procedures


Exp. #
Title of Experiment
4 The Reaction of Acetophenone with Acrylonitrile in the Presence of KOH: The Michael Addition
10 Synthesis of Dibenzalacetone by Aldol Condensation
11 Condensation: Tetraphenylcyclopentadienone
12 Thiamine-Catalyzed Benzoin Condensation
13 Phase-Transfer-Catalyzed Alkylation of Diethyl Malonate
14 The Preparation of a Heterocyclic Compound: 3-Carbethoxycoumarin
15 Fisher Indole Synthesis of 2-Phenylindole
16 Mystery Product:  The Aldol Reaction of Piperonal and Acetophenone
17 Mystery Product:  The Reaction of Benzaldehyde and Aniline
18 Mystery Product:  The Reaction of Salicylaldehyde and Aniline
19 Mystery Product:  The Reaction of Cinnamaldehyde and Acetone
20 Mystery Product:  The Aldol Reaction of Benzaldehyde and Acetophenone
30 The Sandmeyer Reaction: 2-Iodobenzoic Acid
31 Synthesis of a Diazo Dye: Addition of Benzenediazonium Ion to 2-Naphthol
32 Synthesis of Methyl Salicylate: Amine Diazotization
40 Diels-Alder: Triptycene via Benzyne
41 The Reaction of Maleic Anhydride with Cycloheptatriene
42 Two Easy Diels-Alder Puzzles
50 Nitration of Methyl Benzoate
51 Nitration of Nitrobenzene
52 Nitration of Bromobenzene
60 Alkylation of Mesitylene
61 1,4-Di-t-butylbenzene via Friedel-Crafts Alkylation
62 1,4-Di-t-butyl-2,5-dimethoxybenzene via Friedel-Crafts Alkylation
63 Friedel-Crafts Reaction: 2-(4-methylbenzoyl)benzoic Acid
64 Friedel-Crafts Acylations: Anthraquinone
65 Friedel-Crafts Alkylation of m-Xylene
66 Preparation of sec-Butyltoluene by Friedel-Crafts Alkylation
67 Synthesis of 1-Indanone by Friedel-Crafts Reaction
70 Alkenes from Alcohols:  Analysis of a Mixture by Gas Chromotography
71 Alkenes from Alcohols:  Analysis of a Mixture by Gas Chromotography
72 Synthesis and Reactions of Alkenes: Cyclohexene from Cyclohexanol
73 Dehydration of 2-Methylcyclohexanol
74 Octenes from E1 versus E2 Eliminations
75 Dehydration of 2-Propanol and Bromination of the Resulting Olefin to 1,2-Dibromopropane
80 Synthesis of  Acetylsalicylic Acid (Aspirin)
81 Synthesis of n-Butyl Acetate via Esterification
82 Synthesis of Isobutyl Propionate via Esterification
83 Synthesis of Benzyl Acetate from Acetic Anhydride
84 Synthesis of Methyl Benzoate by Fisher Esterification
85 Determination of Keq for the Acid-Catalyzed Esterification of Benzoic Acid with Methanol
86 The Preparation of the local Anesthetic, Benzocaine, by an Esterification Reaction
87 Mystery Product:  The Acid-Catalyzed Reaction of Acetic Acid and Isoamyl Alcohol
88 Mystery Product:  The Acid-Catalyzed Reaction of Acetic Anhydride and Isopropyl Alcohol
89 Mystery Product:  The Acid-Catalyzed Reaction of Propionic Acid and Methyl Alcohol
90 Determination of Keq for the Acid-Catalyzed Esterification of 3-Toluic Acid with Methanol
100 Grignard Synthesis of Triphenylmethanol
101 Grignard Synthesis of Benzoic Acid
110 Cholesterol from Human Gallstones
111 Structure Determination of a Natural Product
112 Isolation of Casein, Lactose and Albumin from Milk
113 Spearmint and Caraway: (-) and (+)-Carvones
114 Microburger Chemistry
120 Epoxidation of Cholesterol
121 Nitric Acid Oxidation of Benzoin to Benzil
122 Oxidative Coupling of Alkynes: 2,7-Dimethyl-3,5-octadiyn-2,7-ol
123 Oxidation of Benzhydrol
124 The Reaction of 4-Nitrotoluene with Chromic Acid
125 Oxidation of Borneol to Camphor
130 Catalytic Hydrogenation of Olive Oil
131 Catalytic Hydrogenation of Norbornenedicarboxylic Acid
132 Catalytic Hydrogenation of Oleyl Alcohol
133 Catalytic Hydrogenation of Methyl Oleate
134 Borohydride Reduction of a Ketone: Hydrobenzoin from Benzil
135 Enzymatic Reduction: A Chiral Alcohol from a Ketone
136 Reduction of Camphor to Isoborneol with Sodium Borohydride
140 The SN2 Reaction of 1-Bromobutane
141 Chlorination of 1-Chlorobutane
142 Synthesis of the Plant Hormone, 4-Chlorophenoxyacetic Acid
143 Synthesis of Ethyl n-Butyl Ether
144 Synthesis of N,N-Diethyl-m-toluamide: The Insect Repellent "OFF"
145 Synthesis and Properties of the Amino Acid d,l-Norleucine
202 Acetylation of Alcohols and Molecular Modeling
203 Plant Pigments
204 Egg Lipids
205 Studying Glucose by NMR
206 The Acylase Reaction
208 Enzyme-Catalyzed Hydration of Fumaric Acid
209 Synthesis of NMP, a Prozac Precursor