Information Package / Course Catalogue
Basic Organic Chemistry Laboratory
Course Code: KMY185
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 0
Prt.: 0
Credit: 1
Lab: 2
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Use and application of the basic principle of the basic laboratory process. Gaining experience of experiment

Course Content

Laboratory rules and safety, Heating and cooling systems, Basic laboratory techniques, Chromatographic methods, Some syntheses, Obtaining natural products

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Fatih EYDURAN
Learning Outcomes
1.Uses basic laboratory techniques
2.Takes precautions against possible accidents
3.Applies experimental methods
4.Conducts experiments and analyzes data.
5.Know the sequential reaction steps
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Experiment sheets
2.Organic Cheimstry Ralph J. Fessenden, Joan S. Fessenden (Tranlate Tahsin UYAR) ve Various Organic Chemistry Books
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction: Material supply and cleaning, Laboratory rules and safety, heating and cooling systems
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Basic Purification Techniques (Crystallization)
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Basic Purification Techniques (Distillation techniques)
Week 4 - Practice
Chromatographic methods: paper and thin layer
Week 5 - Practice
Chromatographic methods column chromatography
Week 6 - Practice
Spectroscopic methods (FTIR and NMR)
Week 7 - Practice
Obtaining Caffein from Tea (Extraction)
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Preparation of 2-Methyl-2-butene (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Practice
Preparation of Soap
Week 10 - Practice
Preparation of Acetyl anilide
Week 11 - Practice
Preparation of p-nitroaniline
Week 12 - Practice
Preparation of 3-methyl-5-pyrazolone
Week 13 - Practice
Preparation of methyl orange
Week 14 - Practice
Cannizaro reaction (synthesis of benzyl alcohol and benzoic acid)
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%10
Term Assignment1%10
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Term Project120020
Laboratory140228
Midterm Examination112113
Final Examination113114
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
PÇ-15
OÇ-1
4
OÇ-2
5
OÇ-3
4
OÇ-4
4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026