Chem 420 e-Lab Manual

1. Identification of Organic Compound Structure

• Experiment 1: Unknown Identification

• Pre-Lab Quiz

• Summary of Hints

• Spectroscopy Problem Set #1

• Spectroscopy Problem Set #2

2. UV Spectroscopy of Conjugated Molecules:

Synthesis via the Horner-Emmons Reaction

• Experiment 2: Horner-Emmons Reaction

• Pre-Lab Quiz

• Post-Lab Quiz 

• Summary of Hints

3. Lewis Acid Promoted Aldol Reaction: The Use of Karplus NMR Data to Identify a Compound's Conformational Properties

• Experiment 3: Aldol Reaction

• Pre-Lab Quiz

• Post-Lab Quiz 

• Summary of Pre-Lab Hints                                                                         

• Summary of Post-Lab Hints

4. Synthesis of a Dipeptide From Protected Amino Acids

• Experiment 4: Dipeptide Reaction

• Pre-Lab Quiz Part 1

• Pre-Lab Quiz Part 2

• Post-Lab Quiz Part 1 & 2                                                                  

• Summary of Pre-Lab Hints Part 1

5.  Study in Diastereoselective Addition of Grignard Reagents to Alpha-Chiral Ketones

• Experiment 5: Grignard Experiment

• Pre-Lab Quiz

• Post-Lab Quiz