This course is designed to expose students to various experimental techniques needed to conduct chemical research. The course integrates synthesis, separation, purification, analysis, and characterization techniques. Instrumental techniques used include UV-VIS, FT-IR, FT-NMR, spectroscopy, HPLC, GC-MS and various optical methods used for characterizing organic and inorganic compounds.

Requisite course CHEM 442: Inorganic Chemistry I may be taken as pre-requisites or concurrently as corequisites.