CHEM 312 Research Essay Project
Students wrote an essay on a natural product, a naturally occurring organic compound. The essay included a description of how the natural product was originally discovered, how it was purified from its natural source, what the primary uses for the compound are, and how the compound is currently synthesized in the laboratory. The synthesis of the compound must be presented and each reaction discussed with correlation made to topics covered in lecture.
In the web pages for each class, the individual compounds are presented with their structure, common and systematic name, a description of how it was discovered, and brief comments about its purification and synthesis.
| Acetylsalicylic Acid | Codeine | Penicillin G |
| Ascorbic Acid | Epinephrine | Theobromine |
| Atropine | Galactose | Thujone |
| Caffeine | Glucose | Vanillin |
| Cocaine | Glycerin | Vitamin E |
| Lactose |
| Androstenedione | Epibatidine | Saffronal |
| Caffeine | Haloperidol | Salicin |
| Codeine | Lactose | Stearic Acid |
| Diacetyl | Paclitaxel | Thymol |
| Ascorbic Acid | Guaifenesin | Pyrethin II |
| Caffeine | Isopentyl Acetate | Taxol |
| Galactose | Maltol | Vanillin |
| Germanium | Norethindrone | Vitamin E |
| Acetylcholine | Jojoba Oil | Taxol |
| Cocaine | Linoleic Acid | Tetrodotoxin |
| Digitoxigenin | Melatonin | Toluene |
| Ephedrine | Quinine |
| Ascorbic Acid | Dopamine | Pyridoxal Phosphate |
| Benzaldehyde | Ethanol | Quinine |
| Caffeine | Methanol | Succinic Acid |
| Calanolide A | Oxytocin |
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