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CHEM 444

Organic Structure Determination Laboratory

Catalog2026-2027
Credits2 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeA-
Standard

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.