Course: Laboratory of Organic Synthesis

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Course title Laboratory of Organic Synthesis
Course code UOCHT/C909
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pejchal Vladimír, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Azeotropic distillation; sublimation: chloracetamide. Preparation of sample for elemental analysis. Fractional recrystallization: 3-nitrophthalic acid. Chromatographic check of fractional recrystallization. Phase-transfer catalysis: 7,7-dichlorobicyclo[4,1,0]heptane. Preparation of sample for NMR spectroscopy. Thermal decomposition: preparation of 4-fluorobenzene. Preparation of sample for IR spectroscopical measurement. Catalytic hydrogenation: preparation of stearic acid. Vacuum distillation: 4-nitrobenzoyl chloride. 4-Nitrobenzaldehyde; preparation of derivatives. Butylamine Salicylaldehyde. Salazine. 2-Phenylthiazole picrate. Luminol. Drying and deoxygenation of diethylether resp. THF (working under inert condition).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Demonstration, Skills training, Laboratory work
Learning outcomes
The course develops knowledge and practical skills of organic syntheses from previous laboratory courses with the use of more sophisticated laboratory techniques (vacuum distillation, heterogeneous reaction, handling Pt catalyst etc.). The course involves more complex multistep syntheses and verification of structure (and purity) of product by means of separation and spectral methods such as HPLC, elemental analysis, NMR, IR.
The students will obtain the new knowledge of laboratory techniques especially from organic synthesis.
Prerequisites
The students should be able to do basic laboratory techniques independently for passing of the course unit

Assessment methods and criteria
Home assignment evaluation, Work-related product analysis, Creative work analysis

Semestral work
Recommended literature
  • KVÍČALA J.:. Laboratorní technika organické chemie, VŠCHT Praha, 1998, [ISBN-80-7080-322-2]..
  • MACHÁČEK V. A KOL:. Návody pro laboratorní cvičení z organické chemie, Univerzita Pardubice, 1999, [ISBN-80-7194-646-X]..
  • SEDLÁK M., HANUSEK J.:. Laboratorní cvičení z organické syntézy, (dokument v elektronické podobě na stag.upce.cz) Univerzita Pardubice 2003..
  • VEČEŘA M., GASPARIČ J.:. Důkaz a identifikace organických látek, SNTL, 1973. [ISBN-04-613-73]..
  • VEČEŘA M., PANCHARTEK J.:. Laboratorní příručka organické chemie, SNTL Praha, 1987, [ISBN-04-615-87]..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Organic Chemistry (2015) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Organic Chemistry (2016) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Organic Chemistry (2013) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter