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"CC" refers to the "Competent Chemist" modules.
"EE" refers to the "Expert Experimentalist" modules.

SES # TOPICS
1 Lab Safety
Overview
Instruments
2 CC: Transfer and Manipulation
3 CC: Recrystallization
4 EE: T&M or Recrystallization
5 Optional: Re-do CC or Finish EE
6 CC: Distillation
7 EE: Distillation
8 CC: Column Chromatography
9 EE: Distillation or Column (Day 1)
10 Optional: Re-do CC or Column (Day 2)
11 CC: Biochemistry
12 EE: Biochemistry
13 Original Research: Make Salen Ligand
14 Original Research: Make Mn Catalyst
15 Original Research: Run Epoxidation
16 Original Research: Purify and Analyze
17 Original Research: Compile Data
18 Finish Up and Check Out
19 Original Research Report Due