2023 Faculty Courses School of Life Science and Technology Undergraduate major in Life Science and Technology
LST Basic Laboratory and Exercise II A
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Life Science and Technology
- Instructor(s)
- Akio Kitao / Kohji Seio / Kazushi Kinbara / Atsushi Maruyama / Hisakazu Mihara / Hideya Yuasa / Akihiro Ohkubo / Mako Kamiya / Kiyohiko Kawai / Hiroshi Tsutsumi / Takeshi Hata / Tomoko Matsuda / Toshiaki Mori / Toshinori Fujie / Hiroyuki Nakamura / Nobuhiro Nishiyama / Satoshi Okada / Yutaka Miura / Shuji Kanamaru / Takashi Kanamori / Naohiko Shimada / Yoshiaki Masaki / Taiki Morita / Kazuki Miura / Yuto Honda / Hiroyoshi Fujioka
- Class Format
- Exercise/Experiment (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-9 Mon (緑が丘3号館学生実験室) / 5-9 Thu (緑が丘3号館学生実験室)
- Class
- A
- Course Code
- LST.A252
- Number of credits
- 012
- Course offered
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 8, 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 | Orientation | Orientation |
| Class 2 | Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) | Exercise and experimental report |
| Class 3 | Separation and analysis 1 | Exercise and experimental report |
| Class 4 | Separation and analysis 2 | Exercise and experimental report |
| Class 5 | Fischer esterification (synthesis of ethyl benzoate） | Exercise and experimental report |
| Class 6 | Synthesis of dibenzylideneacetone (aldol condensation) | Exercise and experimental report |
| Class 7 | Benzoin condensation | Exercise and experimental report |
| Class 8 | NaBH4 reduction | Exercise and experimental report |
| Class 9 | Lipase catalyzed synthesis of chiral compounds | Exercise and experimental report |
| Class 10 | Synthesis of aspartame derivative | Exercise and experimental report |
| Class 11 | Synthesis of fluorescent dye | Exercise and experimental report |
| Class 12 | Syntheses of acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) | Exercise and experimental report |
| Class 13 | Syntheses of methyl salicylate | Exercise and experimental report |
| Class 14 | Preparations of Dyes and Nylons, and their Interactions 1 | Exercise and experimental report |
| Class 15 | Preparations of Dyes and Nylons, and their Interactions 2 | Exercise and experimental report |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend a certain length of time outside of class on preparation and review (including for assignments), as specified by the Tokyo Institute of Technology Rules on Undergraduate Learning (東京工業大学学修規程) and the Tokyo Institute of Technology Rules on Graduate Learning (東京工業大学大学院学修規程), for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
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