Chemistry 242 Lab 1: Reduction of Camphor Report 2025-2026
CHEM 242 Essential Guide to Camphor Reduction Lab Report (Newest)
100% Correct - UOW
Name____________________________________________
GRADING – each section below is worth 1 point. You must earn 4 out of 5 points to get credit for this lab
report. You do not need perfect scores on each section to get credit for that section.
SECTION 1 – Notebook
Include all of your notebook pages for this experiment. Each of the following sections will be graded 0/1:
Goal
Safety information
Reaction table
Procedure
Data/observations
Conclusion
If 4 of the 6 notebook parts are successfully completed, you will get credit for this section.
SECTION 2 – Data.
Answer the following questions. If you get 2 of 3 pieces, you will get credit for this section.
1. (1 piece) Mass of raw product____________ Purity of borneol+isoborneol from
GCMS___________
Mass of borneol+isoborneol (taking into account purity) _________________
mp of product__________________ % yield of borneol+isoborneol ____________________ Show
calculations. Note: Make sure your % yield calculation includes the GC purity of the borneol/isoborneol.
450 mg of product that is 60% pure is actually only 270 mg of borneol/isoborneol
2. (1 piece) If your yield was below 30% or above 100% explain what went wrong and how it might
be fixed. If your yield was between 30% and 100%, state that.
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3. (1 piece) If your mp was more than 10C off from the expected value explain what led to the low
purity and how it might be fixed. If your mp was within 10C, state that.
SECTION 3 –Spectroscopy.
If you earn 4 of 6 pieces, you will get credit for this section.
3A – NMR (1 piece). Attach your NMR spectrum. Make sure all chemical shifts and integrations are
labelled for peaks above 3ppm. Draw the compound corresponding to the major product, and label the Hs
on the structure that corresponds to each peak above 3 ppm
3B – GC (2 pieces) . Include the GC for your reaction mixture and the summary sheet. On the GC, label
the peaks for camphor, borneol, and isoborneol. On the summary sheet, normalize your data so that the
sum of camphor, borneol, and isoborneol adds to 100%.
3C – MS (3 pieces) Attach the MS for camphor, borneol, and isoborneol. If 1 of these compounds is not
present, write that. On each MS, write the name of the compound, and circle the molecular ion peak. If
the molecular ion peak is not present, indicate where it should have been.
SECTION 4 –Analysis questions.
Answer the following questions. If you earn 4 of 5 pieces, you will get credit for this section.
1. (1 piece) What was the major product according to NMR? According to GC-MS?
2. (1 piece). Did your NMR and GC-MS match? If not, explain how you determined the actual major
product.
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CHEM 242 Essential Guide to Camphor Reduction Lab Report (Newest)
100% Correct - UOW
Name____________________________________________
GRADING – each section below is worth 1 point. You must earn 4 out of 5 points to get credit for this lab
report. You do not need perfect scores on each section to get credit for that section.
SECTION 1 – Notebook
Include all of your notebook pages for this experiment. Each of the following sections will be graded 0/1:
Goal
Safety information
Reaction table
Procedure
Data/observations
Conclusion
If 4 of the 6 notebook parts are successfully completed, you will get credit for this section.
SECTION 2 – Data.
Answer the following questions. If you get 2 of 3 pieces, you will get credit for this section.
1. (1 piece) Mass of raw product____________ Purity of borneol+isoborneol from
GCMS___________
Mass of borneol+isoborneol (taking into account purity) _________________
mp of product__________________ % yield of borneol+isoborneol ____________________ Show
calculations. Note: Make sure your % yield calculation includes the GC purity of the borneol/isoborneol.
450 mg of product that is 60% pure is actually only 270 mg of borneol/isoborneol
2. (1 piece) If your yield was below 30% or above 100% explain what went wrong and how it might
be fixed. If your yield was between 30% and 100%, state that.
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3. (1 piece) If your mp was more than 10C off from the expected value explain what led to the low
purity and how it might be fixed. If your mp was within 10C, state that.
SECTION 3 –Spectroscopy.
If you earn 4 of 6 pieces, you will get credit for this section.
3A – NMR (1 piece). Attach your NMR spectrum. Make sure all chemical shifts and integrations are
labelled for peaks above 3ppm. Draw the compound corresponding to the major product, and label the Hs
on the structure that corresponds to each peak above 3 ppm
3B – GC (2 pieces) . Include the GC for your reaction mixture and the summary sheet. On the GC, label
the peaks for camphor, borneol, and isoborneol. On the summary sheet, normalize your data so that the
sum of camphor, borneol, and isoborneol adds to 100%.
3C – MS (3 pieces) Attach the MS for camphor, borneol, and isoborneol. If 1 of these compounds is not
present, write that. On each MS, write the name of the compound, and circle the molecular ion peak. If
the molecular ion peak is not present, indicate where it should have been.
SECTION 4 –Analysis questions.
Answer the following questions. If you earn 4 of 5 pieces, you will get credit for this section.
1. (1 piece) What was the major product according to NMR? According to GC-MS?
2. (1 piece). Did your NMR and GC-MS match? If not, explain how you determined the actual major
product.
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