CHEM 136 ORGANIC SPECTROSCOPY
Instructor:

Yves Rubin

Link to my research group

 
Course Material
 
  • Syllabus
  • Handouts
  • Forms
  • Movies

    • Handouts

    Laboratory Techniques:

    EXAMPLE REPORT (for 2nd-5th unknowns)

    Safety:

    List of common carcinogens

    Laboratory Techniques:
    • Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) / PDF
    • Flash Chromatography / PDF
    • Recrystallization / PDF
    • Vacuum Distillation / PDF 
    • IR Spectra Handout / PDF 
    • 1H NMR Coupling Constant Tables / PDF

    2D NMR Spectra:

    • Geraniol 2D INADEQUATE spectrum / PDF
    • Fullerene 1,16 -Biadduct 2D INADEQUATE spectrum / PDF
    • 2D T-ROESY, Rubin group example / PDF
    Forms

    Lab Report for Unknown 1:

    Lab Report for Unknowns 2-5:

    NMR submission Form (PDF)
    Movies These movies may require you to download the QuickTime plugin.

    Acrylic acid, calculated frequencies (AM1)
    WebSpectra Project

    This is a very useful collection of additional problems in NMR and IR Spectroscopy.

      Do as many as you can, but there are too many to do all.  The more practice and feeling you get for spectroscopy, the less time you will spend working on problems during exams.