Organic Synthesis, Laboratory

Organic chemistry laboratory, advanced organic synthesis, lab safety, use of Reaxys program, mounting of lab equipment, reaction under inert atmosphere, extraction, crystallisation, distillation, column chromatography, the use of rotavapor, NMR analysis, thin layer chromatography, IR-spectroscopy, UV-spectroscopy, optical rotation, literature investigations, reporting.

The student should upon completion of the course: (i) make a hazard evaluation of the chemistry based on material safety datasheets and the lab recipe, (ii) perform reactions of different kinds also under water free/inert conditions, (iii) find relevant literature using Reaxys, (iv) analyse the reaction progress of a reaction, (v) interpretate spectroscopic and analytical data of various kinds, (vi) be able to purify an organic compound using extraction, crystallisation, distillation and column chromatography and (vii) be able to report the findings, evaluate possible errors and pinpoint improvement potentials.

Laboratory work, preparation and report writing. (215 hours). As a part of the compulsory laboratory course is a compulsory digital HSE lecture. The HSE lecture/exam must be approved before access to the lab course will be given. A work shop in literature search, NMR structure determination and how to write the reports will be given in the week before course start, preferably in the afternoon. English teaching by request.

Pregnant and breastfeeding women cannot take this course because the chemicals that are used in the laboratory course can pose a risk for the fetus/child. It is not possible to get an exemption from or accomodation for the laboratory experiments as they are necessary to fulfil the learning outcomes of this course. You can contact the studies administration or HSE coordinator at the Department of Chemistry, if you have any questions.