Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : CY4701 : Organic Compounds Preparations Laboratory { 0-0-3 / 2}
Subject Nature : Practical
Coordinator : Prof. Gokarneswar Sahoo
Syllabus
Preparation of following compounds: p-nitrobenzoic acid from p-nitrotoluene (Oxidation), benzhydrol from benzophenone (Reduction), selective reduction of p-nitroacetophenone (NaBH4/MeOH), salicyladehyde from phenol (Reimer-Tiemann Reaction), 2,5-dihydroxyacetophenone (Fries rearrangement), Quinoline (Skraup synthesis), 2-phenylindole (Fisher-indole synthesis), Indigo from o-nitrobenzaldehyde.
Course Objectives
- This course is designed to get the experience in synthetic organic chemistry by synthesizing small organic compounds and characterizing them.
Course Outcomes
1) This course gives an understanding and executing simple organic reactions and preparation of derivatives. <br />2) This course will also enable the students to handle and expertise in characterization techniques.
Essential Reading
- B. Mahapatra, A. Ghoshal, A. K. Nad, An Advanced Course in Practical Chemistry, NEW CENTRAL BOOK AGENCY , 2011
- V. K. Ahluwali, R. Aggarwal, Comprehensive Practical Organic Chemistry, University Press , 2000
Supplementary Reading
- D. S. Gupta, Experimental Organic Chemistry, Qualitative & Quantitative, TATA MCGRAW HILL , 2004
- A. Ault, Techniques & Experiments for Organic Chemistry, University Science Book , 1998