Course Syllabus
Course Code &Name: CHM314, Organic Chemistry II Lab
Class Time and Location lecture (Zakhem 502): Section 31: T 08:00 am-08:50 am
Section 33: T 03:30 pm-04:15 pm
Experimental part (Sc 508): Section 31: T 09:00 am-10:50 am
Section 33: T 1:00 pm - 2:50 pm
INSTRUCTOR name Dr. Maha Ahmad
Course Coordinator Dr. Ali Yassin
Course Co-coordinator Ghada El-Zakhem Naous
Credits Hours 1
Semester Spring 2025
INSTRUCTOR
Name: Maha Ahmad
Email: [email protected]
Course Homepage: www.lau.edu.lb; School of Arts and Sciences.
Office: Block A – 711N
Webex personal room: https://lau.webex.com/meet/maha.ahmad
Office Hours: Tuesday 11:00 pm – 01:00 pm
CURRENT CATALOG DESCRIPTION
CHM 314 is an advanced organic chemistry laboratory course that utilizes the techniques learned in
CHM313 in order to study, synthesize, and identify and interconvert functional groups. Electrophilic
aromatic substitutions, aldol condensation, and polymerization reactions are among the experiments
carried out. Physical properties and reactions of biomolecules (fats, oils, carbohydrates and proteins)
are also covered, in addition to conducting quantum chemical calculations using Gaussian software.
PRE- OR CO-REQUISITE
Pre-requisites: Organic Chemistry I (CHM311) and Organic Chemistry I Lab (CHM313)
Co-requisite: CHM312 Organic Chemistry II or PHY312 Organic Materials II
COURSE TYPE
Required Major Elective General Elective
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon completion of CHM 314, the student should be able to:
1- To get familiarized with all synthetic reactions in organic labs using all laboratory techniques like
melting point study, distillation, recrystallization and extraction covered in organic I so that at the end
of this lab, one could easily prepare and purify any organic compound.
2- To prepare soap.
3- To get familiarized with all organic functional groups, know how to detect each and how to
prepare their derivatives.
4- To get the technique of polymer synthesis.
5- To work on carbohydrates and amino acids.
6- To study the luminescence properties of some chemicals.
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TEXTBOOK
Textbook: Laboratory Manual: Organic Chemistry, A short manual, by H. Hart, L.E. Craine, D.Hart and
T.K.Vinod, 12th edition, 2007 (optional).
Other References: Macroscale and Microscale Organic Experiments, 5th Edition, by K. Williamson, R.
Minard and K. Masters, 2007
MAJOR TOPICS COVERED IN THE COURSE AND TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Week Lecture / Activity Textbook
Chapter
Week of 13 Jan Connect via email/Blackboard –No lab session
Session 1 Safety in organic chemistry labs + Oxidation of Luminol 27
Week of 20 Jan
Session 2 Preparation of cyclohexanone 16 + Handout
Week of 27 Jan
Session 3 Properties and Reactions of aldehydes and ketones 15
Week of 03 Feb
Session 4 Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction Handout
Week of 10 Feb
Session 5 Use of Density Functional Theory (DFT) for assessment of Handout
Week of 17 Feb Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction (Computer lab reservation
beginning of the semester)
Session 6 Practical Exam: Preparation of Aspirin 21
Week of 24 Feb
Midterm Exam (Tentative: Wednesday 26 Feb afternoon)
Session 7 Preparation of benzoic acid from Benzonitrile 18
Week of 03 Mar
Session 8 Soaps and Detergents (Fats and oils) 29
Week of 10 Mar
Session 9 Reactions of carboxylic acids and their Derivatives 19
Week of 17 Mar Synthetic polymers and preparation of Nylon 28 + Handout
Session 10 Reactions of Carbohydrates 30 + Handout
Week of 24 Mar
Week of 31 Mar OFF
Session 11 Amino acids and proteins 31
Week of 07 April
TBA Final Exam
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COURSE POLICY
1. Students are expected to read on their own the experiment from the laboratory manual /shared
pdf document on a weekly basis and prior to their actual scheduled laboratory session.
2. Students will complete a pre- laboratory quiz as per the instructions of their instructors.
3. Experiments will require the submission of a laboratory report (as per the template distributed by
the laboratory instructor).
4. The laboratory reports/assignments are conducted in pairs
• In-class course policy
✓ In the beginning of the session, the student has to submit the report of the experiment
conducted the week before.
✓ At the end of each lab session, the student is required to:
1. Show the results to the instructor to get their approval.
2. Clean any used equipment thoroughly as well as the bench top.
3. Return to the storeroom all items borrowed on that day.
TEACHING/LEARNING METHODS
• Brief lecture discusses the theoretical and applied concepts.
• Demonstrate the procedure which must be followed.
• Students work in groups to collect data, and then submit individual reports that summarize their
work.
• Pre-recorded lab demonstrations by the lab instructors may be made available on BlackBoard (if
the university administration, School and/or Department recommends that faculty revert to online
delivery of the course).
COURSE GRADING AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
The grade in this lab is divided into three parts:
1. Assessments: Mid-term and Safety: 35%, Final 35%
2. Lab reports/ In lab worksheets submissions: 20%
3. Practical exam :10%
Note: There will be penalty (20% of the lab report/worksheet grade) for cleanliness and safety violations
as will be communicated to you by the instructor. A file will be uploaded on BB.
Guidelines for the Grading System
Grade Quality Points Guidelines over 100
A 4 90
A- 3.67 87 – 89
B+ 3.33 83 – 86
B 3.0 80 – 82
B- 2.67 77 – 79
C+ 2.33 73 – 76
C 2 70 – 72
C- 1.67 67 – 69
D+ 1.33 63 – 66
D 1 60 – 62
F 0 59
W No quality Points
I No quality Points
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EXAM AND ASSESSMENTS RULES AND REGULATIONS
• Scientific calculators should be brought during exams, sharing them is forbidden. Note that the
use of a graphic calculator is forbidden.
• Cellular phones should be turned off at all times (unless needed for online proctoring) during the
exam and should not be placed on the exam desk.
• Any student caught cheating will be automatically given a grade of zero on that test.
• No questions are allowed during the exam.
• No make-up exams will be given. A student who does not attend an exam without a valid excuse
will receive a zero on that exam.
STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT - ACADEMIC VIOLATIONS
The following table defines the sanction(s) associated with each violation. In some cases and when
the violation is too general, a range of sanctions is set for the pertinent committee to choose from
depending on the specifics of each case. As for the second offense, the set sanctions apply regardless
whether the violation has taken place in the same course or a different one, within the same semester
or not.
Code Violation First Offense Second
# Offense
Cheating
2.2.1 Using material or equipment (including mobile zero on the F on the
phones, electronic tablets, i-pads, calculators, and deliverable course with a
other devices) that is not authorized by the with a warning
instructor in an examination, project, or graded warning
assignment
2.2.2 Cheating, copying, collaborating with or aiding zero on the suspension
another Student in a manner not permitted by the deliverable
instructor on an examination, project, or other with a
graded assignment warning
2.2.3 Distributing or aiding in the distribution of previous double suspension –
exams without authorization of the instructor warning – expulsion
suspension
2.2.4 Stealing, reproducing, or circulating an examination suspension expulsion
or other graded assignment before it has been
administered
2.2.5 Impersonating another Student or allowing another suspension expulsion
Student to impersonate one’s self during an for both
examination, presentation, or other graded
assignment
2.2.6 Impersonating an assistant, staff member, or faculty suspension – expulsion
member for the purpose of (a) proctoring expulsion
examinations without authorization or permission or
(b) obtaining confidential information regarding
coursework or examinations
2.2.7 Receiving, purchasing or selling a project, paper, or suspension – expulsion
any academic document and presenting it as work expulsion
other than that of the author
2.2.8 Submitting identical papers or coursework for credit zero on the F on the
in more than one class without the permission of the deliverable course with a
instructor with a warning
warning
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Code Violation First Offense Second
# Offense
Plagiarism and Copyright Violations
2.2.9 Failing to attribute language or ideas to their original zero on the F on the
source by not crediting the original author with an deliverable course with a
appropriate acknowledgement or citation with a warning
warning
2.2.10 Using photocopied or electronic copies of textbooks, warning double
compact disks, films, music, online course materials, warning
and other content beyond the fair use policy within
University Premises
2.2.11 Using copyrighted materials, including in written warning double
research reports and papers, without obtaining warning
required permission, if any, from the rights holder
Unauthorized Sale, Distribution, or Use of Course Materials
2.2.12 Recording any lecture or presentation for personal warning double
use or public distribution without the prior consent warning
of the course instructor. This applies to the
unauthorized use of any medium including but not
limited to mobile phones, electronic tablets, i-pads
recorders, films, and other devices
2.2.13 Selling academic materials by any Student, club, or warning double
group. This includes but is not limited to lectures, warning
course recordings, class notes, and previous exams
UNIVERSITY ATTENDANCE POLICY
1. Students are expected to attend all classes.
2. For valid reasons, students may miss classes for a maximum that is equivalent to two regular
weeks.
3. When exceeding the maximum number of absences, it is the instructor’s prerogative to ask the
concerned student to stop attending and drop the course. In this case, it is the student’s
responsibility to drop the course, otherwise a grade of “F” or “NP” will be given.
4. In exceptional justified cases (long illness, etc…), where absences exceed the maximum, the
student has to petition to the department Chair to be allowed to stay in the course.
5. Students are held responsible for all the material presented in the classroom, even during their
absence.
6. Lab discipline: No eating, drinking or smoking is allowed in the lab. No visitors are welcome
during the laboratory sessions. Cellular phones should be turned off.
7. Skipping a lab session (just like exams) without submitting an accepted reason, subject to
validation from the deans of students office, will end up with a zero on both pre-lab quiz and
reports.
ABSENCE FROM EXAMS
Please carefully read the policy and note relevant deadlines.
• Student must email the course instructor and copy the course coordinator and the academic assistant within
48 hours from the assessment date
• Student must state in the email the reason behind the absence and should submit the relevant documents
• Instructor might request further information
• Instructor will inform the student about the decision.
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WITHDRAWAL POLICY
WI is equivalent to Early Withdrawal
WP is equivalent to Withdrawal/Pass
WF is equivalent to Withdrawal/Fail
1. A student who withdraws after the Drop/Add period and by the end of the 5th week of classes
(10th day of classes for Summer Modules) will obtain a “WI” on that particular course.
The student may process such request directly through the Registrar’s Office.
2. A student who withdraws from a course between the 6th week and the end of the 10th week of
classes (18th day of classes for Summer Modules) will receive either a “WP” or a “WF”. “WP” or “WF”
will be determined by the instructor based on the achieved academic performance in that course till
the time of withdrawal.
3. The “WI” and the “WP” will not count as a Repeat; whereas the “WF” will count as a Repeat.
4. “WI”, “WP” and “WF” will not count towards the GPA calculation.
Deadline for the “WP” and “WF” withdrawal from courses:
Last day for WI : February 19, 2025
Last day for WP/WF: March 27, 2025
COURSE ONLINE EVALUATIONS
“In order to improve the effectiveness of the educational process, all students are expected to submit
their course evaluations by the last day of classes.
Students who fail to complete the evaluation of ALL registered courses by the set deadline:
1. will not be able to access their course grades from Banner or Portal until two weeks after the end
of the final exams period; and
2. will not be able to request transcripts.
The anonymity of the process and the students will be maintained at all times.”
Assessment Plan for the Course
• SLO2: Analyze theoretical principles through proficient application of laboratory
techniques and through instrumentation and modeling methods.
o PC2B Conduct organic reactions using a variety of laboratory techniques.
• SLO3: Apply computational tools to model theoretical processes and experimental
data
o PC3A Construct molecular structures using computer-based chemical drawing
programs.
• SLO6: Explain chemical concepts to a diversified audience through effective written
and oral presentation
o PC6A Produce a scientific report wherein the collected experimental data are
analyzed.
• SLO8: Employ teamwork to perform a task collectively and effectively
o PC8A Develop safe work habits in the laboratory as individuals and part of a team.
