Chem 12A Experiments

Simplified IR Correlation Table (from chem.wisc.edu)

Lab Activity C. Chromatography

Lab 1. Fun in the Organic Chemistry Lab: How Much Aspirin Is In My Aspirin?

Lab 2. Go Their Separate Ways: Separation of an Acid, Base, and Neutral Substance by Acid-Base Extraction

Lab 3. Smells Good: Microwave Essential Oil Extraction

Lab 4. Right Hand/Left Hand: Stereochemistry – Enantiomers and Diastereomers

Lab 5. Mixing Chemicals: Introduction to Organic Reactions

Microwave Assisted Organic Reactions

Lab 6. Switch One for Another: Synthesis of an Alkyl Halide from an Alcohol (Substitution Reaction)

Lab 7. Get Rid of It: Synthesis of an Alkene from an Alcohol (Elimination Reaction)

Lab 8. It Depends: Effect of Substrate and Base on Substitution and Elimination Reactions of Alkyl Halides

Lab 9. Front or Back? Stereochemistry of Bromine Addition to trans-Cinnamic Acid (Addition Reaction)

Lab 9. Stereochemistry in Reactions Notes

Optical activity in reactions video

Lab 10. Make Up Your Mind: Free Radical vs. Polar Addition of HBr to Alkenes