The Chemistry 337 Bioorganic Laboratory program is a one-term course. After completing the nmr experiment in the introductory week (September 12), the student attends the laboratory one day per week five times over six weeks, starting the week of September 26.

There are six experiments available, all of which are done. Students will often work with a partner, but the experiment report is done individually. The scheduling of the experiments is done in the introductory week of the course.

To experience the lecture topics in a laboratory setting. Most of the experiments are directly related to lecture material.

To improve the skills of data acquisition and data analysis. The experimental techniques used are relatively straightforward. The key to the laboratory is using the techniques to obtain a good quality data set. Analysis of the data must then be done appropriately, and the conclusions must be drawn from the data.

To gain self-confidence in a chemistry laboratory.

If you are looking for the class data sets for the Hammett and/or Aspirin experiments, click on the appropriate title.

The concentration of the Aspirin stock solution for 2011 is 0.05632 M.

Laboratory Times

Current Lab Marks are accessed here, or in the noticeboard in the hallway.

he primary method of evaluation is the marking of the laboratory report. The report shows not only the understanding of the material, but the ability to communicate this understanding. The guide to the laboratory report is in the Chemistry 337 Lab Manual. The student's technical ability will also be marked.

The experiments are marked out of different totals (Hammett; 10, Nmr and Nucleophilic; 11, Micelles and Molecular Recognition; 12 and Aspirin; 13), and an instructor evaluation is out of 10, for a total of 79 marks. We reserve the right to modify the marking guides as necessary, but the overall total will be similar.

The instructors in the course specialize in marking one (or two) experiments, rather than marking "their class". Thus the total mark is a composite mark from several people.

Marks are submitted (as a %) to the course lecturer, who combines them with the lecture mark, and arrives at a final total. The laboratory portion of Chemistry 337 contributes 25 % to the course mark.

A Chemistry 337 report is due no later than 1:30 PM on the following dates: Wednesday October 12, Tuesday October 25, November 1, 15, 22 and 29 (all are Tuesday). The penalty for a late report is 25 % of the assigned mark for a report that is overdue for a week.

Reports that are more than one week overdue will not be accepted and will be recorded as a zero. No report will be accepted for any reason after December 6. If there is a difference between the lab manual and this web page, the lab manual is taken to be correct.

Note that the reports may be submitted in any order, though it is recommended to submit experiments 3 and 5 later in the term, once the relevant topics have been covered in the lecture

Passed the lab? Other questions? Contact Peter Marrs (pmarrs@uvic.ca), or Elliott 334c.

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