Supplemental Materials Page for Experimental Chemistry I, CH 362 & 362H
Second Term of Integrated Laboratory Program at the
Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University
Winter 2012

last updated: 03/10/2012

Project 2 - NMR

Form for submitting your Abstract for your Presentation Due by 5 pm the day you are scheduled to do your class presentation.

Report 3 and Presentation Guidelines

Strategies for  Using 1D and 2D NMR spectra in packet

Web Form for submitting values for Keq for the keto enol equilibrium from the Deuterated Solvent Study. 

Class data for Keq to use in the correlation of solvent parameters (last updated: 03/10/2012 04:05:51 PM)

Work up for FT-NMR data using NUTS software on machines in GBAD 311.  See also the lab manual pages 41-43.  Log on as chem362.

Chemical Shifts for common NMR solvents.

Common properties of some deuterated solvents

Auditory Presentation of FID's

Project 1 - Acids, Esters, Calorimetry

Report Information:

Submitting your results for Calorimetry (online report form).

Class Data for Calorimetry

Reminder:  Your Peer Reviews are due at 1 pm Thurs Feb 23 for TR sec and Fri Feb 24 for WF sec.  Please return the white and yellow copies in the envelop along with the copies of the papers you reviewed. Please keep the pink copy of the review form for your records.

Report Information:

Report 2 - Calorimetry Report Guidelines handed out in class Feb 21 and Feb 22.   The Calorimetry report is due Feb Mar 1 (T/R sec) and Mar 2 (WF sec)

Report 1 - Guide for writing the Communication Article- this will be discussed in class next Tuesday and Wednesday.  Additional Tips for Communication Article. 

Chemistry Department Report Writing Guide

OSU Valley Library Research Tools

Useful for Calorimetry

Directions for operating the Oxygen Bomb Calorimeters
View this instructional program before beginning your work. 

Calibration Files for Special Thermometers in each Calorimeter System

HyperChem Web page at HyperCube, Inc. 

Refractometry

Background on refractometers
 

FTIR in the Chemistry Teaching Labs at OSU

SDBS  Integrated Spectral Data Base System for Organic Compounds

Operation of the Nicolet 510P FTIR and sampling methods  Supplemental information on FTIR and pictures provided by Prof. Kevin Gable.

NIST Web Book look here for sample IR spectra and thermochemistry data

General Information for CH 362

Material Safety Data Sheets

Link to Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).  Look here for hazards associated with specific chemicals.  Also includes many physical constants (density, MW, etc.)

Tips on Using a Spreadsheet

Guidelines on using Excel for Analysis.    Thanks to Eddie O'Donnell author of this tutorial and CH 362 Teaching Intern 2005.

Ester Test Data for practice. 

Tips on using Excel for Linear Regression

Laboratory Notebook Tips

Keeping a Laboratory Notebook.  The legal side of it. 

Linus Pauling's Laboratory Notebook.  View the page on which he discusses "bent bonds"

Web Elements.com  One of the coolest on line Periodic Tables!

General Information on Reports:

Chemistry Department Report Writing Guide

OSU Valley Library Research Tools

Check OSU Online Electronic Journals for more examples of Chemical Communication Style papers.  Start at the OSU Valley Library page:  http://mw8xt6bj7r.search.serialssolutions.com/ For example, look at the e-journal titled "Chemical Communications" - helpful examples of what is expected in a professional communication styled paper.

Free ChemSketch drawing program from ACD Labs http://www.acdlabs.com/download/chemsk.html  You will need to register but the program is well worth the minimal hassle.

WEB-sters Organic Chemistry  Just about any link that is "out there" is here! Funded by NSF and Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation and supported by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories. SCROLL DOWN the PAGE to get to the useful links/information!!  This site is minimally updated

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last updated: 03/10/2012