Written by Kevin Abstract: This experiment will reduce camphor into isobornel with sodium borohydride. After the product is obtained, a percent yield, IR spectrum, and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry will be obtained to discuss the properties of isoborneol. Introduction: This was a reduction reaction in whish camphor was reduced into isoborneol with the use of sodium borohydride. Experimental Description: Camphor was allowed to be reduced into isoborneol in this reaction. Camphor was first obtained and dissolved in methanol. Sodium borohydride was […]
Written by Isabel Introduction: The purpose of this experiment is to determine the rate law for the reaction of iodine with acetone. In order to determine the rate law, we will use initial rates. Since this is an iodination of acetone experiment, the initial rate would be the time it takes for the brownish color of iodine to turn clear. In the end we should expect to see a clear solution and a concentration of zero for iodine. Things that […]
Written by Adi The purpose of this experiment was to illustrate the process of obtaining a pure organic compound from a natural source. The subfield of organic chemistry that deals with isolating and studying chemicals found in nature is natural products chemistry. Extraction, distillation, recrystallization, and chromatography are used the techniques that are used to isolate and purify chemical compounds from natural sources. The extraction of nutmeg seed to isolate trimyristin was performed in this lab. Materials: sand bath, nutmeg, […]
Written by John Introduction: The objective of this lab was the observation of the effects of substituents on the absorption spectra of molecules (most specifically azulene). ChemDraw 3D was used to visualize the electron densities and energies of the HOMO and LUMO states of several molecules. Then, the absorption spectra of several chemicals—including azulene, mono-substituted azulenes, and poly-substituted azulenes—were obtained using spectrophotometers, and these absorption spectra were compared. These spectra allowed the explanation of shifts in HOMO and LUMO states […]
Written by Jessica Weaver Abstract Trinuclear metal carboxylate clusters of the general formula M3O(O2CR)6+ (where M= Fe (III), Cr (III), V (III); R=CH3 or C6H5) capped with monofunctionalized carboxylates were studied for their potential use as molecular building blocks, or secondary building units (SBUs), in the rational synthesis of metal organic frameworks (MOFs). Clusters were synthesized and characterized using single-crystal X-ray diffraction, powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), and attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy (ATR-IR). Ligand exchange reactions were performed under various reaction […]
