ASU ONLINE CHM 343 – Spring 2025

Syllabus

This molecular sciences online laboratory will cover topics in modern experimental and computational physical chemistry and biophysical chemistry. Syllabus in PDF format.

Labs

Introduction & Background Material (Videos – Vimeo)

ASU Online IT information
Remote Experiments (Introduction)
Computational / Simulations (Overview)
Data & Error Analysis (Error Analysis Review)
DYOR – Literature / Resources Search (Google Scholar, Scopus)

Pre-Lab – Working with Experimental & Computational Data

Experimental Data
- GitHub Repository (CHM343)
Computational Resources & Data
- molecalc.cloud
Data/Error Analysis
Lab Quiz
- Lab Quizzes are take by students on Canvas

Lab 1 – Molecular Thermodynamics – Properties of Gases

Experimental – Remote Acoustic Interferometer
- Sign-up Sheet (Shared Google Sheet)
  - Sign-up for remote instrument time between Jan 21-25 & Jan 26-30.
  - The remote experimental data should be collected between Jan 21-25. The extra time between Jan 26-30 is just to help students that collected data between Jan 21-25 and upon doing analysis, realize that their data is not optimal and want the opportunity to recollect better data. Students should NOT procrastinate and be collecting initial remote experimental data during the last few days before the entire lab 1 project is due (Jan 31st).
- ASU VPN (required to access remote ASU computers)
  - Requires ASURITE ID and Password
- NoMachine – (Host: nx://10.200.97.9:4000)
  - chm343 username and password (provided on Canvas)
Computational – molecalc.cloud
Data/Error Analysis – Google CoLaboratory
Lab Quiz – Canvas
Report / Notebook
- Colab Template Notebook
- Written Report Template (Google Docs)

Lab 2 – Calorimetry: Measurement of Chemical & Physical Transformation

Experimental – Calorimetry (Bomb Calorimetry Simulator) (Differential Scanning Calorimetry)
- Every student should use the last 4 digits of their ASU ID # as the Calorimeter Code they use for bomb calorimetry simulations.
Computational – molecalc.cloud and/or Chem Compute
Data/Error Analysis – Google CoLaboratory
Lab Quiz – Canvas
- Colab Notebook Example for Lab 2 Quiz (on GitHub)
Report / Notebook
- Colab Template Notebook
- Written Report Template (Google Docs)

Lab 3 – Chemical Equilibrium & Kinetics

Experimental – Remote NMR Spectrometer.
- Spintropy – username: asu_chm343 password: Provided on Canvas.
- Information on Remote Automated NMR of Acetylacetone (AcAc) in Various Solvents
Computational – molecalc.cloud and/or Chem Compute
Data/Error Analysis – Spintropy / NMRium
Lab Quiz – Canvas
Report / Notebook
- Colab Template Notebook
- Written Report Template (Google Docs)

Projects

Lab X (Optional / Makeup) – Examples

Lab X1 –Molecular Understanding of Analyte Diffusion in Water. (Remote NMR)
Lab X2 – Vibrational Spectroscopy of Chloro-Methanes. (Remote IR and Raman)
Lab X3 – Molecular Structure and Dynamics of a cyclic peptide – Gramacidin-S. (Remote NMR)
Lab X4 – Optical Diffraction using a Remote Laser Optical Setup. (Remote Laser & Optics)
Lab X5 – Acoustic Interferometer of Common Refrigerant Gases. (DIY)
Lab X6 – Thermodynamics of an Electrochemical Cell. (Remote Electrochemistry)