Week

Experiment

Week

Experiment

1,2:
9/19-9/26

Check-in and Experiment 2: Preparation of 4,4-Diphenylbut-3-en-2-one by Ketalization, Vacuum Distillation

7: 11/2

Experiment 4: Column Chromatography of
3-Iodo-4-Methoxyacetophenone

2,3:
9/28-10/5

Experiment 2: Grignard Reaction and Dehydration

8:
11/7-11/9

Experiment 5: Determination of an Unknown Amine Following Amide Formation

4:
10/10-10/12

Experiment 2: Column Chromatography of
4,4-Diphenylbut-3-en-2-one

9:
11/14-11/16

Experiment 5: Amide Purification and Spectroscopic Analysis

5:
10/17-10/19

Experiment 4: Multi-Step Aromatic Synthesis - Nitration of 4-Methoxy-acetophenone and Preparation of 3-Amino-4-Methoxy-Acetophenone

10,11: 11/21-11/28

Complete Amide Identification

6:
10/24-10/26

Lab Midterm (10/24) and Begin Reaxys Report

11: 11/30

Lab Final (11/30) and Check-out

7: 10/31

Experiment 4: Preparation of 3-Iodo-4-Methoxyacetophenone