This course aims at learning principles and methods for basic experiments in organic chemistry, which are required for conducting research in the laboratory.
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Conduct basic organic experiments required for research in the laboratory.
2) Solve problems when in trouble with basic organic experiments.
3) Describe the aim, results, and discussion of organic experiments clearly.
Organic Chemistry,Polymer Chemistry
✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Students start experiments after the guidance on the flow of the experiments in the first ~30 min in each class.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Orientation | Orientation |
Class 2 | Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) | Exercise and experimental report |
Class 3 | Separation and analysis 1 | Exercise and experimental report |
Class 4 | Separation and analysis 2 | Exercise and experimental report |
Class 5 | Fischer esterification (synthesis of ethyl benzoate) | Exercise and experimental report |
Class 6 | Synthesis of dibenzylideneacetone (aldol condensation) | Exercise and experimental report |
Class 7 | Benzoin condensation | Exercise and experimental report |
Class 8 | NaBH4 reduction | Exercise and experimental report |
Class 9 | Lipase catalyzed synthesis of chiral compounds | Exercise and experimental report |
Class 10 | Synthesis of aspartame derivative | Exercise and experimental report |
Class 11 | Synthesis of fluorescent dye | Exercise and experimental report |
Class 12 | Syntheses of acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) | Exercise and experimental report |
Class 13 | Syntheses of methyl salicylate | Exercise and experimental report |
Class 14 | Preparations of Dyes and Nylons, and their Interactions 1 | Exercise and experimental report |
Class 15 | Preparations of Dyes and Nylons, and their Interactions 2 | Exercise and experimental report |
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend a certain length of time outside of class on preparation and review (including for assignments), as specified by the Tokyo Institute of Technology Rules on Undergraduate Learning (東京工業大学学修規程) and the Tokyo Institute of Technology Rules on Graduate Learning (東京工業大学大学院学修規程), for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
An original textbook edited by the School of Life Science and Technology
Handouts will be distributed as necessary.
Experimental training, report, exercise
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