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General and Organic Chemistry Laboratory II

CHEM XL 14CL

This chemistry laboratory course accompanies Chemistry 14C and provides the organic chemistry lab component necessary for pre-medical and pre-health students. This is the second lab course for the organic chemistry series.

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Fall
Spring
Summer
In Person
Live Online
Starting at $2,773.00
As few as 10 weeks
4.0

What you can learn.

  • Determine if a chemical reaction has taken place and predict the reaction products
  • Analyze lab protocols and perform procedures for synthesis and analysis of organic compounds
  • Recognize hydrophobic and hydrophilic interactions and predict the product
  • Write balanced chemical equations for reactions
  • Synthesize and purify a compound and analyze it using spectroscopic techniques
  • Understand retrosynthetic analysis

About this course:

This laboratory class covers the synthesis and analysis of compounds; purification by extraction, chromatography, recrystallization and sublimation; characterization by mass spectroscopy; UV, NMR and IR spectroscopy; optical activity; electrochemistry; and pH titration. Transferable for UC credit.
Prerequisites

CHEM XL 14B General Chemistry for Life Scientists II, CHEM XL 14BL General and Organic Chemistry Laboratory I and CHEM XL 14C Structure of Organic Molecules. 

Winter 2025 Schedule

Date & Time
Details
Format
 
-
Saturday
Available
See Details
Instructor: Wei-Hao Huang
400205
Fee:
$2,773.00
In Personformat icon
Location: Santa Monica College
Notes

Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Enrollment deadline: January 17, 2025 11:59PM. $280 nonrefundable. Internet access required. Materials required.

Enrollment is typically reserved for adult students 18 years of age and older. Students under 18 years of age may receive consent to enroll based on special academic competence and approval by the instructor. If you are a student under 18 years of age, you must submit a request to enroll in the course 8 weeks before the course start date to hss@uclaextension.edu for your request to be considered.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after January 24, 2025
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENTS FOR LIFE SCIENCE MAJORS by RUSSELL
LABORATORY TECHNIQUES ORGANIC CHEMISTRY by MOHRIG, JERRY R., ALBERG, DAVID, HOLIFMEISTER, GRETCHEN, SCHATZ, PAUL F., HAMMOND, CHRISTINA NORING, AND HOFMEISTER, GRETCHEN
LABORATORY NOTEBOOK : LABORATORY NOTEBOOK WITH CARBON OR DUPLICATE PAGES - LARGE SIZE 8,5X11 INCH (100PAGES) by BOOK, MARWANE
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Lab
Sat Jan 11, 2025
9:00AM PT - 12:00PM PT
Santa Monica College
Lab
Sat Jan 11, 2025
1:00PM PT - 5:00PM PT
Santa Monica College
Lab
Sat Jan 18, 2025
9:00AM PT - 12:00PM PT
Santa Monica College
Lab
Sat Jan 18, 2025
1:00PM PT - 5:00PM PT
Santa Monica College
Lab
Sat Jan 25, 2025
9:00AM PT - 12:00PM PT
Santa Monica College
Lab
Sat Jan 25, 2025
1:00PM PT - 5:00PM PT
Santa Monica College
Lab
Sat Feb 1, 2025
9:00AM PT - 12:00PM PT
Santa Monica College
Lab
Sat Feb 1, 2025
1:00PM PT - 5:00PM PT
Santa Monica College
Lab
Sat Feb 8, 2025
9:00AM PT - 12:00PM PT
Santa Monica College
Lab
Sat Feb 8, 2025
1:00PM PT - 5:00PM PT
Santa Monica College
Lab
Sat Feb 15, 2025
9:00AM PT - 12:00PM PT
Santa Monica College
Lab
Sat Feb 15, 2025
1:00PM PT - 5:00PM PT
Santa Monica College
Lab
Sat Feb 22, 2025
9:00AM PT - 12:00PM PT
Santa Monica College
Lab
Sat Feb 22, 2025
1:00PM PT - 5:00PM PT
Santa Monica College
Lab
Sat Mar 1, 2025
9:00AM PT - 12:00PM PT
Santa Monica College
Lab
Sat Mar 1, 2025
1:00PM PT - 5:00PM PT
Santa Monica College
Lab
Sat Mar 8, 2025
9:00AM PT - 12:00PM PT
Santa Monica College
Lab
Sat Mar 8, 2025
1:00PM PT - 5:00PM PT
Santa Monica College
Lab
Sat Mar 15, 2025
9:00AM PT - 12:00PM PT
Santa Monica College
Lab
Sat Mar 15, 2025
1:00PM PT - 5:00PM PT
Santa Monica College
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Wednesday, Friday
Available
See Details
400206
Fee:
$2,773.00
Live Onlineformat icon
Location: Remote Classroom
Notes

Enrollment limited; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Enrollment deadline: January 14, 2025 11:59PM. $280 nonrefundable. Internet access required. Materials required.

Enrollment is typically reserved for adult students 18 years of age and older. Students under 18 years of age may receive consent to enroll based on special academic competence and approval by the instructor. If you are a student under 18 years of age, you must submit a request to enroll in the course 8 weeks before the course start date to hss@uclaextension.edu for your request to be considered.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after January 21, 2025
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENTS FOR LIFE SCIENCE MAJORS by RUSSELL
LABORATORY TECHNIQUES ORGANIC CHEMISTRY by MOHRIG, JERRY R., ALBERG, DAVID, HOLIFMEISTER, GRETCHEN, SCHATZ, PAUL F., HAMMOND, CHRISTINA NORING, AND HOFMEISTER, GRETCHEN
LABORATORY NOTEBOOK : LABORATORY NOTEBOOK WITH CARBON OR DUPLICATE PAGES - LARGE SIZE 8,5X11 INCH (100PAGES) by BOOK, MARWANE
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Discussion
Wed Jan 8, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lab
Fri Jan 10, 2025
6:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Wed Jan 15, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lab
Fri Jan 17, 2025
6:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Wed Jan 22, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lab
Fri Jan 24, 2025
6:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Wed Jan 29, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lab
Fri Jan 31, 2025
6:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Wed Feb 5, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lab
Fri Feb 7, 2025
6:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Wed Feb 12, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lab
Fri Feb 14, 2025
6:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Wed Feb 19, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lab
Fri Feb 21, 2025
6:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Wed Feb 26, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lab
Fri Feb 28, 2025
6:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Wed Mar 5, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lab
Fri Mar 7, 2025
6:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Wed Mar 12, 2025
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lab
Fri Mar 14, 2025
6:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
Remote Classroom

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