LABORATORY NOTEBOOK (Pre-lab)

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LABORATORY NOTEBOOK (Pre-lab)

• OBJECTIVE (Must clearly state)
• What compounds will be made and how
• How the compounds will be purified
• How the purity of the product will be determined
• CHEMICAL EQUATION
• Include the chemical equation from page 143.
• TABLE OF PHYSICAL DATA (Single organized table,
  must include)
• SOLIDS (MW, mp, hazards) p-methylacetanilide
• LIQUIDS (MW, bp, density, hazards) nitric acid,
  sulfuric acid, acetic acid, ethanol, ethyl
  acetate, and hexane
• REFERENCE TO PROCEDURE (Must include)
• full title
• edition
• author names
• page numbers where actual procedure can be found

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LABORATORY NOTEBOOK (In-labWeek 1)

• DATA/CALCULATIONS
• Initial weight of p-methylacetanilide
• HPLC vial slot s (should have 3)
• Theoretical yield calculation
• Volume of 9010 ethanol/water used for
  recrystallization
• Weight of small LARGE filter paper
• EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE
• In paragraph form, describe the procedure that
  you actually followed during the lab.
• Paragraph must be written in PAST TENSE, PASSIVE
  VOICE.
• Include any volumes or weights of chemicals used
  during the experiment.
• Include any observations or errors that occur (if
  any)

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LABORATORY NOTEBOOK (In-labWeek 2)

• DATA/CALCULATIONS
• Weight of small filter large filter
  recrystallized dry product
• Weight of recrystallized dry product
• Physical state and color of product
• TLC diagram
• Example TLC Rf value calculation
• Melting point range
• Atom economy calculation
• Experimental atom economy calculation
• Eproduct calculation
• Cost per synthesis calculation
• Cost per gram calculation
• EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE
• In paragraph form, describe the procedure that
  you actually followed during the lab.
• Paragraph must be written in PAST TENSE, PASSIVE
  VOICE.
• Include any volumes or weights of chemicals used
  during the experiment.
• Include any observations or errors that occur (if
  any)