CHEM 4457 — Lab for CHEM 4456
1 semester hoursUndergraduateLabusually offered: fall, springtypical days: TBostonTraditional
Accompanies CHEM 4456. Integrates elements of experimental design, organic synthesis, isolation and characterization of organic compounds, and interpretation of experimental observations. Students, working in small groups, evaluate a multistep synthesis of a compound developed for clinical trials as an anticancer agent, conducting the synthetic sequence, completing each reaction, characterizing the products, and interpreting and reporting the results. A final report in the form of an American Chemical Society (ACS) manuscript summarizes each group’s efforts.
Corequisites (same term)
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 42% | 7.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 83% | 2.0 |
| Summer A 2024 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 67% | 4.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 67% | 4.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 75% | 3.0 |
| Summer A 2025 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 58% | 5.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 58% | 5.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 100% | 0.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 52% · W 48% · Th 23% · F 0%
Common patterns: W (48% of sections), T (29% of sections), TR (23% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Nisal Gajadeera (75% of students) · reviews
- Brian Fulton (25% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Nisal Gajadeera (100% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Nisal Gajadeera (53% of students) · reviews
- Jude Mathews (47% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (CHEM course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All CHEM courses · Plan it at numap.app