The Organic Chemistry Laboratory is a hands-on course designed to complement the theoretical
concepts covered in the CHEM40010: Organic Chemistry I lectures. The lab focuses on the separation, purification, and synthesis of organic compounds using distillation, recrystallization, melting point analysis, chromatography, and other techniques. Emphasizing safety and precision, students will perform a series of carefully designed experiments, analyze data, interpret results, and engage in scientific reasoning. It is recommended that students have completed a college-level OrganicChemistry I lecture course or are taking it concurrently. This course is designed to provide an introductory-level college organic chemistry lab for health science majors.
Learning Outcomes
- Interpret chemical structures, draw bond-line molecule representations, draw resonance structures and assess their relative contribution, predict the position of acidbase equilibrium.
- Learn the concept of atom hybridization and bond geometry. Identify major functional groups and be able to name simple chemical compounds or draw their structures based on the name.
- Become familiar with typical organic chemistry lab equipment and their use.
- Develop skills to recrystallize, separate, and purify molecular species.
- Demonstrate the ability to conduct a reaction and understand the reaction mechanism.
- Demonstrate understanding and the utilization of reading FTIR and NMR spectra.
- Provide technical reports in pdf format detailing the experiments and their findings.
Prerequisites
It is recommended that students have completed a college-level OrganicChemistry I lecture course or are taking it concurrently.
Format
This course is offered in an online asynchronous format. There are no set meeting times, however, students follow a weekly schedule and there will be deadlines to meet in terms of course requirements. This course cannot be completed at an accelerated rate.
Transferring for College Credit
Many courses at UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies may be eligible for college credit at UC San Diego or other institutions. Credit transfer is determined by the receiving institution. We recommend consulting with the registrar's office at your intended institution before enrolling to confirm how your courses will transfer.
REQUIRED LAB KIT
Ordering and Purchasing Information:
This course requires a hands on laboratory involving multi-day experiments that the student performs at home. Except for a few household items, all the materials are included in the lab kit. The cost of the materials are not included in the registration, students must purchase the kit separately from Hand On Labs (HOL) Sciences.
How To purchase Your Kit:
Each section has a unique enrollment url, please use the link provided in the "section note" below to enroll in HOL's online portal and purchase your kit. Please note, HOL often has longer than normal processing times, we recommend you order your kits at least three weeks before the course begins to ensure that you have the kit by the start date.
Contact Information
Fiona O'Donnell-Lawson
unexbio@ucsd.edu
Course Number: CHEM-40012
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)
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10/14/2024 - 12/14/2024
$745
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Online Asynchronous.
This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Strain, Jacob
Jacob Strain is a Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Texas at Austin where he is currently working on organic-Silicon interfaces. He has over 15 years of laboratory experience and has published numerous articles. He is a graduate of Western Kentucky University and received his Ph.D. from the University of Louisville, where he studied the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide.
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10/14/2024 - 12/14/2024
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11/4/2024 - 1/11/2025
$745
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CLASS TYPE:
Online Asynchronous.
This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Macho, Jocelyn
Jocelyn M. Macho is a multidisciplinary scientist with expertise in natural product isolation, analytical chemistry, and synthetic biology. Her research interests include addressing environmental and sustainability challenges through the use of microorganisms and plants.
Jocelyn received her B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Florida (2016), engaging in undergraduate research in the laboratories of the late Prof. Alan Katritzky and Prof. Alexander J. Grenning. She spent a summer working with Prof. Tadeusz F. Molinski at UC San Diego (2015) isolating terpenes with anti-fungal activity from marine sponges.
She began graduate school at UT Southwestern Medical Center under Prof. John B. MacMillan, soon relocating with him to the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) where...Read More
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No refunds after: 10/21/2024.
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HOL Enrollment and Purchasing Link: https://myhol.holscience.com/enroll/brfr-dhfb-cpcv-hvmw
11/4/2024 - 1/11/2025
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You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
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1/13/2025 - 3/15/2025
$745
Online
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CLASS TYPE:
Online Asynchronous.
This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Strain, Jacob
Jacob Strain is a Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Texas at Austin where he is currently working on organic-Silicon interfaces. He has over 15 years of laboratory experience and has published numerous articles. He is a graduate of Western Kentucky University and received his Ph.D. from the University of Louisville, where he studied the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide.
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1/13/2025 - 3/15/2025
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You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
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1/13/2025 - 3/15/2025
$745
Online
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CLASS TYPE:
Online Asynchronous.
This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Strain, Jacob
Jacob Strain is a Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Texas at Austin where he is currently working on organic-Silicon interfaces. He has over 15 years of laboratory experience and has published numerous articles. He is a graduate of Western Kentucky University and received his Ph.D. from the University of Louisville, where he studied the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide.
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No refunds after: 1/20/2025.
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1/13/2025 - 3/15/2025
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You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
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2/3/2025 - 4/5/2025
$745
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CLASS TYPE:
Online Asynchronous.
This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Brewster, James
Over the years, James has developed a passion for chemistry and finds joy in teaching with the goal of breaking down difficult concepts into more digestible and enjoyable content. He believes that through active learning- with a combination of instructor feedback and student engagement- students develop the skills necessary to solve complex problems in the classroom and beyond as they dive into topics related to human biology, materials science, and drug discovery, among other challenges facing the world today.
James Brewser is an experienced chemist with publications spanning synthetic organic, inorganic, bioinorganic, and medicinal chemistry. He began his chemistry career at The University of California, Irvine where he carried out undergraduate research with Professor Kelvin Gee ...Read More
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No refunds after: 2/10/2025.
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2/3/2025 - 4/5/2025
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You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
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3/24/2025 - 5/24/2025
$745
Online
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CLASS TYPE:
Online Asynchronous.
This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Strain, Jacob
Jacob Strain is a Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Texas at Austin where he is currently working on organic-Silicon interfaces. He has over 15 years of laboratory experience and has published numerous articles. He is a graduate of Western Kentucky University and received his Ph.D. from the University of Louisville, where he studied the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide.
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TEXTBOOKS:
No information available at this time.
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POLICIES:
No refunds after: 3/31/2025.
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3/24/2025 - 5/24/2025
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You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
There are no sections of this course currently scheduled. Please contact the Science & Technology department at 858-534-3229 or unex-sciencetech@ucsd.edu for information about when this course will be offered again.