Chem 331 - Laboratory Techniques in Inorganic Chemistry SDS

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Colorful Chemistry of Vanadium

• Acetone
• Ferrous ammonium sulfate hexahydrate
• Methanol
• Potassium permanganate
• Sulfuric acid, 3M
• Sodium bisulfite
• Sodium sulfate anhydrous
• Vanadium ion solution
  • Ammonium metavanadate
  • Sodium hydroxide
  • Sulfuric acid, concentrated
  • Water
• Zinc, granular

Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE)

Note: this experiment's needs change each time the experiment is offered. Please consult with your instructor about chemicals that may not be listed here. 

• 2,2'-bipyridyl (2,2'-bipyridine)
• 4-methylpyridin-2-amine
• 4-nitroaniline
• 4,4-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine
• 4,4'-dimethoxy-2,2'-bipyridine
• 4,4'-di-tert-butyl-2,2'-bipyridine
• 4,7-dimethoxy-1,10-phenanthroline
• 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline
• 5-bromopicolinaldehyde
• 5-fluoropicolinaldehyde
• 5-methylpicolinaldehyde
• ⍺-terpinene
• Acetone
• Acetone-d6
• Chloroform
• Chloroform-d
• Defibrinated sheep blood
• Dichloromethane (methylene chloride)
• Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) 
• Dimethyl sulfoxide-d6 (DMSO-d6)
• Ethanol
• Ethyl ether
• Ferrocene
• Formic acid
• Linezolid
• Methanol
• Petroleum ether
• Potassium hydroxide
• Pyrazole-3-carboxaldehyde
• Ruthenium(III) chloride hydrate
• Staphylococcus epidermidis
• Toluene
• Triton X-100

The following chemicals have been used in the past, but may be used again at the instructor's discretion:

• 1,3-benzothiazole-2-carbaldehyde
• 2-aminobenzimidizole
• 2-aminobenzothiazole
• 2-aminobenzoxazole
• 2-aminopyridine
• 3-chloropyridine-2-carboxaldehyde
• 3-fluoropicolinaldehyde
• 3-methylpicolinaldehyde
• Ammonium hexafluorophosphate
• Ferrocene carboxaldehyde
• Imidazole-4-carbaldehyde
• Pyridine-2-carbaldehyde
• Quinoline-2-carboxaldehyde
• Thiazole-2-carbaldehyde

Determination of Δ0 of Some Transition Metal Complexes

• Acetone
• Acetylacetone (2,4-pentanedione)
• Chromium(III) chloride hexahydrate
• Chromium(III) nitrate nonahydrate
• Ethyl ether
• Methanol
• Toluene
• Tris(ethylenediamine)chromium(III) chloride hemiheptahydrate
• Urea

Observations of Chemical Reactions

• Acetone
• Ammonium thiocyanate
• Bleach
• Calcium nitrate tetrahydrate
• Hydrochloric acid
• Iron(III) chloride hexahydrate
• Methanol
• pH probe calibration buffers
  • pH 4 buffer (red)
  • pH 7 buffer (yellow)
  • pH 10 buffer (blue)
• Potassium hydroxide
• Sodium acetate trihydrate
• Sodium bicarbonate
• Sodium chloride
• Sodium fluoride
• Sodium iodide
• Sodium sulfite
• Vanadium ion solution
  • Ammonium metavanadate
  • Sodium hydroxide
  • Sulfuric acid, concentrated
  • Water
• Zinc
• Zinc acetate dihydrate
• Zinc nitrate hexahydrate

pH of Aqueous Solutions

• Acetic Acid
• Acetone
• Ammonium chloride
• Hydrochloric acid, 6M
• Methanol
• pH indicators
  • Alizarin Yellow-R Solution
  • Bromothymol Blue Solution
  • Bromocresol Green Solution
  • Bromocresol Purple Solution
  • Cresol Red Solution
  • Methyl Orange Solution
  • Methyl Red Solution
  • Phenol Red Solution
  • Phenolphthalein Solution
  • Thymol Blue Solution
  • Thymolphthalein Solution
• pH probe calibration buffers
  • pH 4 buffer (red)
  • pH 7 buffer (yellow)
  • pH 10 buffer (blue)
• Sodium acetate trihydrate
• Sodium carbonate
• Sodium chloride
• Sodium hydroxide, concentrated
• Zinc chloride

Photochemical Reactions of Ferrioxalate

• Acetone
• Iron(III) nitrate nonahydrate
• Methanol
• Oxalic acid
• Potassium ferricyanide

Synthesis of Silicone Polymers

• Acetone
• Boric acid
• Dichlorodimethylsilane
• Ethyl ether
• Methanol
• Sodium bicarbonate
• Sodium sulfate anhydrous

Technique Day

• Acetone
• Chloroform-d
• Ferrocene
• Ferrocenecarboxaldehyde
• Hydrochloric acid, concentrated
• Methanol
• Sodium hydroxide, concentrated
• Tris(ethylenediamine)chromium(III) chloride hemiheptahydrate