Spring 2020
The lab meets in room 236 Chemistry
All sections of CEM415 will meet for the first time this Wednesday January 22 or Thursday January 23, depending on your section (please see the schedule below and pay attention to the time!!). This first meeting will not be in room 236 (normal lab) but in the fifth floor conference rooms (see below). During these meetings we will go through the syllabus and other important information you need to know about this class. The schedule is as follows:
Section 2: Wednesday Jan 22, 1 – 2:30 pm, room 581 East
Section 3: Thursday Jan 23, 8:30 - 10 am, room 581 West
Section 4: Thursday Jan 23, 1 – 2:30 pm, room 581 East
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Monday 01/27 and Tuesday 01/28
All sections meet first in room 236. After that, you will wak with your TA to room B7, Chemistry for NMR training before moving to room 236
to check in.
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Wednesday 01/29 and Thursday 01/30
First Lab: Module 1, Silli Putty
Make sure you prepare your PreLab for it!
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Make sure you have your prelabs ready for every lab period!
Class Material
Instructors
Professor Mitch Smith, Rm 406, 517-353-1071
smithmil@msu.edu
Dr. Chrysoula Vasileiou, Rm 538B, 517-353-0506
vassilio@chemistry.msu.edu
TAs
Reza Ghazfar (Prep/NMR TA)
ghazfarr@chemistry.msu.edu
Cash Jowers (Section 2)
jowersca@chemistry.msu.edu
Mona Maleka Ashtani (Section 4)
malekaas@chemistry.msu.edu
Alex, O'Connell (Section 3)
oconn363@chemistry.msu.edu
Class Description
CEM415 is a capstone course that focuses on advanced synthetic organic and inorganic chemistry. During this class you are expected to work by yourselves to complete the synthesis of a variety or organic and inorganic compounds. In addition, all products and their synthetic intermediates must be fully characterized using advanced spectroscopic methods that include NMR, electronic absorption and emission spectroscopy and FT-IR.
Student credit hours for the course are allocated entirely to laboratory time.
3 Sections of this course will be taught this semester:
Section 2: M, W 12:40–4:30 p.m.
Section 3: Tu, Th 8:00–11:50 a.m.
Section 3: Tu, Th 12:40–4:30 p.m.
Honors Option Information
If you are interested in getting Honors Option Credit for this class, you should contact the intsructors as soon as possible.
To receive Honors credit for this class you will have complete an extra 8th Module, at the end of the semester when teh scheduled lab modules have been completed.
If you are interested in reviewing the actual experiment for Module 8, follow the link below.
Useful YouTube Technique Links
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