Seven laboratory experiments are planned:

1. Introduction to Laboratory Glassblowing
2. Determination of D_o in Cr(III) Complexes (Handout)
3. Optical Resolution of Co(en)₃³⁺ (Girolami 14)
4. The Oxidation States of Tin (Girolami 7 & Handout)
5. Binary Transition Metal p-Toluenesulfonates (Handout)
6. The Metal-Arene Complex [1,3,5-C₆H₃(CH₃)₃]Mo(CO)₃ (Girolami 16)
7. Independent Project (below)

Each experiment should be easily completed within one to three scheduled 4.5 hour laboratory sections. Additional information (experimental modifications and procedures) will be provided later in the semester by the instructor online via MyGateway and the course website.

Independent Projects

Each student will choose from one of the Independent Projects below. This experiment will constitute your seventh laboratory experiment.

1. Metal-Metal Quadrupole Bonds (#11 Girolami)
2. The Paramagnetic Complex Mn(acac)₃ (#12 Girolami)
3. Metal Dithiolenes and the Use of Quaternary Ammonium Salts (#15 Girolami)
4. Organoiron Chemistry: (C₅H₅)Fe₂(CO)₄ and (C₅H₅)Fe(CO)₂CH₃ (#17 Girolami)
5. Magnetic Molecule-Based Magnets: Cr^II₂[Cr^II(CN)₆]nH₂O (Handout)
6. Superconducting YBa₂Cu₃O₇ (#1 Girolami)
7. Cyanometalate Complexes and Magnetic Tetranuclear Complexes (Handout)

Laboratory Notebook

A laboratory notebook is also required. Written reports are not an appropriate substitute for an accurate and complete notebook. Appropriate procedures, quantities of reagents, and recorded information are to be kept in you notebook. No laboratory manuals are allowed in the lab and all experimental information and recorded data will be copied to your laboratory notebook. Upon completion of the experiment carbon copies of your notebook pages (stapled) are to be submitted to your teaching assistant before beginning the next experiment. Failure to follow these guidelines will result in a 10% reduction of your report grade for each experiment. Helpful hints for constructing and using a laboratory notebook are provided on the course website.