Spring 2027

Advanced Synthesis and Laboratory Techniques

Advanced inorganic synthesis and laboratory techniques covering main-group, transition metal, bioinorganic, organometallic, and solid-state compounds.

offering recorded1–2 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.17 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.45 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Use the chemical literature to identify methods of synthesis for specific compounds

  • Interpret published synthetic procedures to come up with a plan to reproduce the synthesis of the desired compounds

  • Apply the theoretical synthetic principles, including and understanding of how and why reactions work, by performing laboratory experiments

  • Apply synthetic techniques/skills, and demonstrate scientific/information literacy, critical and creative thinking, quantitative reasoning, and communication

  • Apply the fundamentals of synthetic inorganic chemistry, including laboratory safety, handling of air-sensitive and water-sensitive reagents and products, and commonly used characterization techniques

  • Use Schlenck techniques and glovebox methods to synthesize and manipulate air-sensitive compounds

  • Use hydrothermal and tube-furnace methods to synthesize materials

  • Assess compound purity using reported and measured magnetic moments of compounds synthesized in the laboratory

  • Assess compound purity using the spectroscopic techniques of nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared and UV/Visible spectroscopy

  • Troubleshoot experiments that do not yield anticipated results

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CHEM 311

CHEM 512

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.17 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.45 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Main-group, transition metal, bioinorganic, organometallic, and solid-state chemistry
  • Chemical safety in inorganic laboratories
  • Instrumental characterization methods for inorganic compounds

Skills

  • Inorganic synthesis, purification, and characterization techniques
  • Handling air-sensitive and water-sensitive reagents using Schlenck and glovebox methods
  • Compound characterization via spectroscopy, magnetic susceptibility, and mass spectrometry

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CHEM 512 · Spring 2027

Advanced Synthesis and Laboratory Techniques

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Recorded 2026-10-14

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