Overview
Description
Laboratory identification of unknown organic compounds using spectroscopic instruments (IR, NMR, UV, mass spectrometry); microtechniques; separation of mixtures (GLC, TLC, HPLC).
Requirements
Prerequisites
CHEM 345CHEM 348
Corequisites
CHEM 443
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 345 or CHEM 348.
Corequisites
Corequisite(s): CHEM 443.
Units
Laboratory Studio2
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
Core
CO14
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- practice methods of natural product isolation and advanced synthesis.
- operate hands-on the GC-MS, HPLC-MS, NMR, UV-Vis, IR, and other instruments.
- work in a laboratory without stepwise instructions.
- improve scientific writing through preparing laboratory reports.
- prove de novo the structure of organic molecules from real data.
- discriminate between sound and unsound interpretation of data and employ cogent reasoning methods in the examination of experimental results.