Working with consultation from faculty, undergraduate students developed a new laboratory experiment to be carried-out near the beginning of a sophomore-level organic course. The primary purpose of the lab was to reinforce the theory discussed in the concomitant lecture course involving how intermolecular forces influcence melting potins, boiling points, and solubility. The secondary purpose of the lab was to introduce laboratory skills such as melting point and boiling point analysis, use of the Sigma-Aldrich website to gain chemical information, and waste disposal. Furthermore, the materials (types and amounts) were carefully considered to provide a financially and environmentally sustainable laboratory protocol.

Intermolecular forces: An organic laboratory experiment

249th National Meeting (2015)

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