Organic Lab Schedule CHEM 129A


1	Important dates							Comments
2				08-20	Mon		First day of Fall Semester
3				08-23	Thu		First day of instruction
4				08-27	Mon		First lab meeting
5				09-03	Mon		Holiday - Labor Day
6				09-13	Thu		Last day to drop course online via Student Center	Permission not required. "W" will not show on transcript
7				09-20	Thu		Last day to drop course via paper form	Permission is required. "W" will not show on transcript.
8				11-12	Mon		Holiday - Veteran's Day
9				11-22	Thu		Holiday - Thanksgiving Day
10				11-20	Tue		Last day to drop for serious and compelling reason (paper form)	Permission required. "W" will show on transcript.
11				12-10	Mon		Locker check-out
12				12-14	Fri		Last day submit revision of a report
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14	W	L		Date			Topics of in-class meeting	Experiment	Assignments and deadlines
15	1	X		08-20	Mon		NO CLASS
16	1	X		08-22	Wed		NO CLASS
17	2	1		08-27	Mon		Introduction to course policies Laboratory safety	Experiment 1
18	2	2		08-29	Wed		Locker check-in	Experiment 1
19	3	X		09-03	Mon	X	NO CLASS
20	3	3		09-05	Wed		Solubility and miscibility	Experiment 2 (A–E)	Safety quiz
21	4	4		09-10	Mon		Solubility and miscibility	Experiment 2 (A–E)
22	4	5		09-12	Wed		Crystallization	Experiment 3 (A, C, D, E)
23	5	6		09-17	Mon		Crystallization	Experiment 3 (A, C, D, E)
24	5	7		09-19	Wed		Extraction	Experiment 4 (A, C, D)	Complete lab notes due (Exp 2)
25	6	8		09-24	Mon		Extraction	Experiment 4 (A, C, D)
26	6	9		09-26	Wed		Chromatography	Experiment 6	Quiz 1 due Complete lab notes due (Exp 3)
27	7	10		10-01	Mon		Chromatography	Experiment 6
28	7	11		10-03	Wed		Distillation	Experiment 8	Complete lab notes due (Exp 4)
29	8	12		10-08	Mon		Distillation	Experiment 8	Complete lab notes due (Exp 6)
30	8	13		10-10	Wed		Steam distillation	Experiment 15A
31	9	14		10-15	Mon		Steam distillation	Experiment 15A	Complete lab notes due (Exp 8)
32	9	15		10-17	Wed		Synthesis of acetaminophen	Experiment 11B
33	10	16		10-22	Mon		Synthesis of acetaminophen	Experiment 11B	Quiz 2 due
34	10	17		10-24	Wed		Synthesis of banana oil	Experiment 14B	Complete lab notes due (Exp 15A)
35	11	18		10-29	Mon		Synthesis of banana oil	Experiment 14B	Report due (acetaminophen, 11B)
36	11	19		10-31	Wed		Substitution reactions	Experiment 23 (B,D)
37	12	20		11-05	Mon		Substitution reactions	Experiment 23 (B,D)
38	12	21		11-07	Wed		Substitution reactions	Experiment 23 (B,D)	Report due (banana oil, 14B)
39	13		X	11-12	Mon	X	NO CLASS		Revision due (acetaminophen)
40	13	22		11-14	Wed		Synthesis of benzoic acid	Experiment 35	Quiz 3 due
41	14	23		11-19	Mon		Synthesis of benzoic acid	Experiment 35	Report due (substitution)
42	14		X	11-21	Wed	X	NO CLASS		Revision due (banana oil)
43	15	24		11-26	Mon		Synthesis of benzoic acid	Experiment 35
44	15	25		11-28	Wed		Lab make-up period		Report due (benzoic acid) Revision due (substitution)
45	16	26		12-03	Mon		Synthesis and characterization of a solid	Practical #1
46	16	27		12-05	Wed		Synthesis and characterization of a liquid	Practical #2
47	17	28		12-10	Mon		Locker check-out		Quiz 4 due Reports due (both practicals)
48				12-13	Thu		Consultation Day
49				12-14	Fri		Consultation Day		Last day to submit revisions