In the organic chemistry laboratory, students will learn basic organic laboratory techniques, perform reactions that are being studied in class, and learn basic analytical techniques used to help identify molecules.

Some of the handouts for the lab are available in "PDF" form (right click/click and hold and select save to disk) from the laboratory.

Safety guidlines for the organic laboratory.

A handout describing the organization of your laboratory notebook.

A handout describing the format for a formal experimental report for this laboratory. Refer to each laboratory activity to determine what type of report is required for each activity. If a formal experimental report is not required, don't write one.

The activities listed below are not necessarily in the correct order. Please refer to the schedule to make certain that you are downloading the correct activity.

Nucleophilic Substitution: The reactivity of halogenated hydrocarbons, is available here.

Nucleophilic Substitution: Nucleophilicity and solvent effects can be downloaded from here.

Alkene Formation: Dehydrohalogenation of 1- and 2-bromobutane can be downloaded from here.

Esterification: The formation of isoamylacetate is available here.

More Alkene Formation: Dehydration of 1- and 2-butanol is available here.

Alcohols and Nucleophilic Substitution: Synthesis of pentyl chloride, is available here.

Alcohols and Elimination: Synthesis of 4-methylcyclohexene is available here.

Nucleophilic Addition: The Grignard reaction, is available here.

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution: The reactivites of substitued benzenes is available here.

Luminol is available here.