Labs

General Information and Rules for 5.35 Introduction to Experimental Chemistry

General Information and Rules (PDF)

Module 1: Fundamentals of Spectroscopy

Module 1 Expectations (PDF)

Module 1 Background (PDF)

Module 1 Experimental Procedures (PDF - 1.7MB)

WEEK # TOPICS ACCOMPANYING FILES
1 Introduction to Electronic Spectroscopy (Experiments 2–4) PreLab 1: UV-Vis (PDF)
2 IR Spectroscopy (Experiments 5–6) PreLab 2: IR Spectroscopy (PDF)
3 IR Spectroscopy of Proteins (Experiment 7) PreLab 3: IR Spectroscopy of Proteins (PDF)
4 TeachSpin 15 MHz NMR (Experiment 8) PreLab 4: 15 MHz NMR (PDF)
5 NMR, 300 MHz (Experiment 9) PreLab 5: 300 MHz NMR (PDF)
6 Oral Examinations Oral Exam Rubric (PDF)

Module 2: Synthesis of Coordination Compounds and Kinetics

Module 2 Expectations (PDF)

Module 2 Experimental Procedures (PDF)

WEEK # TOPICS ACCOMPANYING FILES
7 Synthesis of [Co(NNH3)4(CO3)]NO3 PreLab 1 (PDF)
2 Synthesis of [Co(NNH3)5Cl]Cl2 PreLab 2 (PDF)
9 Lambert-Beer study PreLab 3 (PDF)
10 Kinetics Measuremts at 60 C PreLab 4 (PDF)
11 Kinetics Measuremts at 40 C PreLab 5 (PDF)
12 Kinetics Measuremts at 70 C PreLab 6 (PDF)
13 Report Interview Written Report Guidelines (PDF)