Organic Chemistry Labs

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Experiments to be Covered - Organic 1

The following experiments are to be covered during the first semester of organic chemistry labs.

S.No. Experiment Techniques/Video Link
1 Melting Points:
Melting Points of Three Knowns and an Unknown		 Melting Point/Video Link
2 Crystallization:
Crystallization of Sulfanilamide		 Crystallization
Vacuum Filtration/Video Link
3 Simple Distillation:
Simple Distillation of Ethyl Alcohol		 Simple Distillation/Video Link
4 Fractional Distillation:
Fractional Distillation of Ethyl Alcohol		 Fractional Distillation/Video Link
5 Steam Distillation:
Extraction of Eugenol from Cloves		 Extraction/Video Link
Dehydration
Steam Distillation/Video Link
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6 Extraction:
Extraction of Benzoic Acid from Toluene-Benzoic acid Mixture		 Extraction/Video Link
7 Extraction of Caffeine:
Extraction of Caffeine from a Tea Bag		 Extraction/Video Link
Centrifuge/Video Link
Dehydration
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8 Thin Layer Chromatography:
TLC of Analgesics and Eugenol		 Thin Layer Chromatography
9 SN2 Reaction:
Synthesis of 1-Bromobutane		 Reflux
Dehydration
Infra-Red Spectroscopy
10 SN1 Reaction:
Synthesis of t-Pentylchloride		 Extraction/Video Link
Dehydration
Infra-Red Spectroscopy
11 Synthesis of an Alkene by Dehydration:
Synthesis of 2-Methylcylohexene		 Simple Distillation
Infra-Red Spectroscopy

Experiments to be Covered - Organic 2

The following experiments are to be covered during the second semester of organic chemistry labs.

S.No. Experiment Techniques/Video Link
1 Phase Transfer Catalysis:
PTC of Dichlorocarbene Addition to Cyclohexene		 Reflux
Dehydration
Melting Point/Video Link
2 Reduction of an Alcohol:
Reduction of Camphor to Isoborneol		 Dehydration
Crystallization
Vacuum Filtration/Video Link
Melting Point/Video Link
Infra-Red Spectroscopy
3 Grignard Reaction: (2 week exp.)
Synthesis of Triphenyl Methanol		 Extraction/Video Link
Dehydration
Crystallization
Melting Point/Video Link
Infra-Red Spectroscopy
4 Oxidation of Alcohol:
Synthesis of Cylohexanone from Cyclohexanol		 Simple Distillation
Extraction/Video Link
Dehydration
Infra-Red Spectroscopy
5 Diels-Alder Reaction:
Synthesis of Cis-Norbornene-4,6-Endodicarboxyic Anhydride		 Fractional Distillation
Crystallization
Vacuum Filtration/Video Link
Melting Point/Video Link
Infra-Red Spectroscopy
6 Aromatic Nitration:
Nitration of Methylbenzoate		 Crystallization
Vacuum Filtration/Video Link
Melting Point/Video Link
Infra-Red Spectroscopy
7 Friedal-Craft Acylation: (2 week exp)
Acylation of a Benzene Derivative		 Reflux
Extraction
Dehydration
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Infra-Red Spectroscopy
8 Qualitative Analysis of Aldehydes and Ketones Hot Water Bath/Video Link
9 Esterification:
Synthesis of Aspirin and Various Esters		 Hot Water Bath/Video Link
Infra-Red Spectroscopy
10 Aldol Reaction:
Synthesis of Dibenzalacetone		 Vacuum Filtration/Video Link
Crystallization
Melting Point/Video Link
11 Diazotization Coupling Reaction:
Synthesis of Methyl Orange		 Crystallization
Vacuum Filtration/Video Link