Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester New York COLLEGE of SCIENCE Department of Chemistry REVISED COURSE 1013 235 1 0 Title Credit Hours Prerequisite s Corequisite s Course proposed by 2 0 Course information Classroom Lab Studio Other workshop Organic Chemistry Lab I Date 17 April 2006 1 none Credit or co registration in 1013 231 Department of Chemistry Contact hours Maximum students section 3 24 Quarter s offered check X Fall X Winter Spring X Summer Students required to take this course by program and year as appropriate SBIB SBIT SBIC SBIF SSEG Students who might elect to take the course Students interested in applying for medical school admission 3 0 Goals of the course including rationale for the course when appropriate Students will gain hands on experience performing basic lab techniques in organic chemistry Students will also learn to maintain a professional lab notebook 1 of 3 4 0 Course description as it will appear in the RIT Catalog including pre and corequisites quarters offered 1013 235 Organic Chemistry Lab I The first lab in organic chemistry introduces the basic lab techniques used in organic synthesis Students will get hands on experience in melting point determinations recrystallizations extractions and thin layer chromatography A dry lab will employ modeling kits to familiarize the students with stereochemistry The course will also instruct students in maintaining a professional lab notebook Credit or co registration in 1013 231 Lab 3 Credit 1 F W Su 5 0 Possible resources texts references computer packages etc 5 1 Williamson K L Macroscale and Microscale Organic Experiments Houghton Mifflin Company Boston MA text used 6 0 Topics Outline 6 1 Melting point determination 6 2 Recrystallization 6 2 1 Single solvent recrystallization 6 2 2 Double Solvent Recrystallization 6 3 Three dimensional modeling and visualization of stereocenters using modeling kits 6 4 Acid base extractions 6 5 Thin layer chromatography TLC 7 0 Intended learning outcomes and associated assessment methods of those outcomes 7 1 7 2 7 3 7 4 7 5 7 6 Learning outcome Use a melting point apparatus to determine a melting range of a solid Demonstrate skill in performing recrystallizations of impure solids using both single and double solvent techniques Demonstrate skill in performing thin layer chromatography and explain the fundamentals which govern compound mobility on the silica plate Identify a stereocenter and define a chiral center as either R or S Develop a protocol for the separation of a mixture of compounds using acid base extraction chemistry Demonstrate skill in performing acid base extraction techniques Lab report x x x x x x 2 of 3 8 0 Program or general education goals supported by this course 8 1 To develop skill in common organic lab techniques 8 2 To instruct students in writing and maintaining a lab notebook 8 3 To develop the capacity for critical thinking and problem solving 9 0 Other relevant information such as special classroom studio or lab needs special scheduling media requirements etc Laboratory with adequate hood space and ventilation 10 0 Supplemental information None 3 of 3