CH 241 Organic Laboratory Information

A.  The Laboratory Notebook

B.  Introduction and Lab Safety

C.  Experiments

        Experiment # 1 -  Melting Point, Boiling Point, Index of Refraction

        Experiment # 2 - Recrystallization

        Experiment # 3 - Simple and Fractional Distillation

        Experiment # 4 - Steam Distillation

        Experiment # 5 - Isolation of Caffeine from Tea

       Experiment # 6 - Synthesis of Caffeine Salicylate

       Experiment # 7 - Synthesis of Cyclohexene from Cyclohexanol

D.  Instruction for the FT-IR

E.  Sample Questions for the Laboratory Exam

F.  Formal Write Up for a Preparatory Lab