2020 Faculty Courses School of Life Science and Technology Undergraduate major in Life Science and Technology
LST Basic Laboratory and Exercise II C
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Life Science and Technology
- Instructor(s)
- Hirokazu Urabe / Kazushi Kinbara / Atsushi Maruyama / Hisakazu Mihara / Hideya Yuasa / Akihiro Ohkubo / Kohji Seio / Hiroshi Tsutsumi / Takeshi Hata / Tomoko Matsuda / Toshiaki Mori / Toshinori Fujie / Hiroyuki Nakamura / Nobuhiro Nishiyama / Yutaka Miura / Hiroshi Ikeda / Shuji Kanamaru / Takashi Kanamori / Kohei Sato / Masayuki Shigeta / Naohiko Shimada / Yoshiaki Masaki / Takayuki Miki / Shinichi Sato / Hiroyasu Takemoto / Takahiro Nomoto
- Class Format
- Exercise/Experiment
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Intensive (緑が丘3号館学生実験室)
- Class
- C
- Course Code
- LST.A252
- Number of credits
- 012
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course aims at learning principles and methods for basic experiments in organic chemistry, which are required for conducting research in the laboratory.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Conduct basic organic experiments required for research in the laboratory.
2) Solve problems when in trouble with basic organic experiments.
3) Describe the aim, results, and discussion of organic experiments clearly.
Keywords
Organic Chemistry，Polymer Chemistry
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students start experiments after the guidance on the flow of the experiments in the first ~30 min in each class.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) |
Exercise and experimental report |
| Class 2 | Separation and analysis 1 |
Exercise and experimental report |
| Class 3 | Separation and analysis 2 |
Exercise and experimental report |
| Class 4 | Fischer esterification (synthesis of ethyl benzoate）【Online Class】 |
Exercise and experimental report |
| Class 5 | Synthesis of dibenzylideneacetone (aldol condensation) |
Exercise and experimental report |
| Class 6 | Benzoin condensation |
Exercise and experimental report |
| Class 7 | NaBH4 reduction |
Exercise and experimental report |
| Class 8 | Lipase catalyzed synthesis of chiral compounds |
Exercise and experimental report |
| Class 9 | Synthesis of aspartame derivative |
Exercise and experimental report |
| Class 10 | Synthesis of fluorescent dye |
Exercise and experimental report |
| Class 11 | Syntheses of acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) |
Exercise and experimental report |
| Class 12 | Syntheses of methyl salicylate |
Exercise and experimental report |
| Class 13 | Preparations of Dyes and Nylons, and their Interactions 1 |
Exercise and experimental report |
| Class 14 | Preparations of Dyes and Nylons, and their Interactions 2 |
Exercise and experimental report |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Textbook(s)
An original textbook edited by the School of Life Science and Technology
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Handouts will be distributed as necessary.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Experimental training, report, exercise
Related courses
- LST.A202 ： Organic Chemistry I (alkanes and haloalkanes)
- LST.A207 ： Organic Chemistry II (alcohols and alkenes)
- LST.A212 ： Organic Chemistry III (benzene and ketones)
- LST.A217 ： Organic Chemistry IV (carbonyl compounds and amines)
- LST.A348 ： Polymer Science (LST)
- LST.A337 ： Biomaterials Science
Prerequisites
None
Other
None