Welcome to

CHEM254

Organic Chemistry Laboratory

Course Documents:

A general guide to Observations and Data Recording
Atom Economy

Physical Properties, Solubility and Safety information:

Laboratory Handouts:

Spectra and Chromatograms:

Chemistry Lab photos and protocols:

Oxidation of Isoborneol: Synthesis of Camphor – Spring 2005 (Adobe Photoshop)

Synthesis of Aromatic Esters – Spring 2005 (Adobe Photoshop)

Azo Dyes – Spring 2005 (Adobe Photoshop)

Methyl Orange – Spring 2003 (htm/power point)`

Esterification (Banana Oil) – Spring 2001 (power point file)

Steam Distillation – Spring 2001 (power point file)

Nitration Lab – Spring 2001 (power point file)

Tobacco Lab 2000 photos: (htm file)

Reference Books at Rebecca Crown Library:

"The Merck Index" 11^th edition RS51 .M4 1989 (Also available in Science 304 & 306)

"Hazardous Chemicals Desk Reference" 2^nd edition T55.3 .H3 L49 (Also available in Science 304 & 306)

Note: There is a copy of the 3^rd edition of the "Hazardous Chemicals Desk Reference" in the General Chemistry Lab.

Chemical Information Links:

Chemspider - ChemSpider is a free access service providing a structure centric community for chemists. This source has SMILES, and InChI codes as well as a cool structure search feature.

Chemfinder - A quick and easy way to look up useful information on chemical compounds by name. You may have to register for the service at some point if you are a consistent user. It’s free.

Sigma-Aldrich Online Catalogue - useful information on a wide variety of commercial compounds. They also have safety information if you can understand their numbering/coding system. You may have to register if you want access to some information such as MSDS forms.

Hazardous Chemical Database – from University of Akron. Search safety information on common chemical compounds by name.

International Chemical Safety Cards: Abbreviated versions of MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets)

Abbreviated MSDS pages from “Experimental Organic Chemistry: A Miniscale & Microscale Approach. A “pdf” file with 270 pages.

Safety CLIPs (Chemistry Laboratory Information Profiles) from the ACS (American Chemical Society). Unfortunately, just a few chemicals are profiled to this date.

Organic Chemistry Database - Searching compounds if you know the melting/boiling point, molecular formula and/or molecular weight.

Chemical Land 21 – Alphabetical list of products.

Chem Exper Chemical Directory – Searchable database

J.T. Baker Chemical Company – Search their MSDS database

NIST Chemistry Webbook – National Institute of Standards and Technology

The Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory Oxford University: Chemical and Other Safety Information