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Synopsis
This book describes the instruments and techniques that are used in an organic lab. It contains vital directions for obtaining information on organic chemistry labs from the Internet.
Synopsis
This book describes the instruments and techniques that are used in an organic lab. It contains vital directions for obtaining information on organic chemistry labs from the Internet.
Brief sections provide succinct coverage of targeted information on each technique.
-- An introduction to the terminology of Web sites, browsers, links, home pages, URLs, and more allows readers to obtain information on organic chem labs from the Internet.
Table of Contents
Safety First, Last, and Always.
Keeping a Notebook.
Interpreting a Handbook.
Jointware.
Microscale Jointware.
Other Interesting Equipment.
Pipet Tips.
Syringes, Needles, and Septa.
Clean and Dry.
Drying Agents.
On Products.
The Melting Point Experiment.
Recrystallization.
Recrystallization: Microscale.
Extraction and Washing.
Extraction and Washing: Microscale.
And Now—Boiling Stones.
Sources of Heat.
Clamps and Clamping.
Distillation.
Microscale Distillation.
Reflux and Addition.
Reflux: Microscale.
Sublimation.
Microscale Boiling Point.
Chromatography: Some Generalities.
Thin-Layer Chromatography: TLC.
Wet-Column Chromatography.
Refractometry.
Instrumentation in the Lab.
Gas Chromatography.
HP Liquid Chromatography.
Infrared Spectroscopy.
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR).
Theory of Distillation.
Theory of Extraction.
Index.