The formal report should contain the following parts:

1. Abstract (2-4 sentences)

What did you accomplish in the lab that you want to present in this paper? Mention your work here and not someone else's accomplishments! After all, you are supposed to present your results in the paper!

2. Introduction (about 1.5 pages including diagrams)

- one route to synthesize the salicylic aldehyde used in the lab (with appropriate references)

- one alternate route to chiral epoxides (with appropriate references)

- brief comparison of the alternate method proposed with the ones used in the lab or why the method is not feasible for Chem 30CL

3. Result and discussion (about 6 pages including diagrams and equations)

- Resolution: yield, melting point, (Infrared spectrum in spectra discussion), polarimetry

- Formation of the ligand: yield, melting point, polarimetry, (UV-Vis, Infrared and NMR in spectra discussion)

- Formation of the catalyst: yield, melting point, (UV-Vis and Infrared spectra discussion), TLC

- Epoxidation: yield, ee, (GC/MS and NMR in spectra discussion), TLC

Compare the results with the literature data and discuss the differences briefly.

4. Experimental part (about 3 pages)

- Resolution

- Ligand

- Catalyst

- Epoxidation

5. Spectra section (about 4 pages including data tables)

Resolution: Infrared spectrum (student)

Ligand: NMR spectra (online), UV-Vis spectrum (student), Infrared spectrum (student)

Catalyst: Infrared spectrum (student), UV-Vis spectrum (student)

Epoxide: NMR spectra, GC/MS (handed to student by instructor)

All spectra have to be attached to the report!!

6. Conclusion (about 0.5-1 page)

What are the major results of your work? What did you learn out of this project?

7. Reference section (about 0.5-1 page)

Make sure that you reference sources used for the paper. Overall, there should be about 12-15 reference. Many beyond that are cited in the reader.

8. Presentation

The paper has to have a cover page with an appropriate title, font size 12 (Times Roman), double spaced, one column per page and printed single-sided. The report and has to be submitted in a report cover with metal clamp on the inside together with all original spectra.

9. Submission

The paper is due in paper version on Friday, May 4, 2012 by 4:30 pm in YH 3077E. The report has to be submitted in a report cover (=this means that you need to invest into a report cover to submit the paper!). Failure to follow this rule, willlead to an automatic zero score for the paper. Email submissions will not be accepted either. Make sure that you do not lose your file by erasing iut accidently on the harddrive, flashdrive, etc. If you do not submit the paper on time, you will be penalized, and it does not matter why you did not submit it in a timely fashion. Papers that exceed 18 pages (not counting the spectra which are placed in the appendix) will not be accepted and receive an automatic zero score. And yes, the numbers above do not add up to 18 pages but give you an appropriate idea about the length of each part.

10. Online submission

Please submit your paper by Monday, May 7, 2012 at 10 pm to www.turnitin.com as well. The course ID is 5025816, and the password: Chem30CL (case sensitive and no spaces) for the Spring 2012. If you do not have an account already, you will have to set up one. Do not submit the paper under any other course IDs.

11. List of possible unknown alkenes

styrene, 4-methylstyrene, 3-methylstyrene, 2-methylstyrene, 1,2-dihydronaphthalene, 4-chloro-a-methylstyrene, 4-bromo-a-methylstyrene, a-methylstyrene, 4-bromostyrene, 4-chlorostyrene

12. Questions

The instructor will not read any papers or parts of the paper on the day before and the day of the submission. If you have questions, you will have to ask them until two days prior to the submission of the final paper (5-2-2012 at 5 pm). Note that the instructor does not have the time to read an entire paper before the actual submission.