Experimental Procedures may be revised as the semester progresses. For this reason it is best to wait until about one week prior to the scheduled experiment to download the handout.

Experiment
Experimental Procedure
Photos and Links
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Mel-Temp Apparatus

Close-up of Mel-Temp

MP Movie (produced by Bill Vining and Jocelyn Scheintaub)

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TLC

TLC in Photos

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Recrystallization - Part 1

Structure-Property Relationship

Recrystallization in photos

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Recrystallization - Part 2

Finding Physical Properties of Compounds

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Molecular Modeling

ChemDraw Tutorial

Using the CRC for ChemDraw and SPARTAN

X Group Assignment.


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Extraction
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Extraction (cont)
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Nutmeg

Sample Reagent and Product Table

3D Model of Trimyristin

Nutmeg (myristica fragrans)

The Rainforest as a Source of Drugs

References to Journal Articles

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Alkenes From Alcohols

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Radical Chlorination
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Distillation

Photo of Distillation Set-up

Close-up of Distillation Set-up

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Cyclohexene
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Literature Search

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Check-out

note: a prelab outline for the literature search is unnecessary. Look over the handout though. It will be explained during the prelab talk.