Description
Book SynopsisSuccess in an experimental science such as chemistry depends on good laboratory practice, a knowledge of basic techniques, and the intelligent and careful handling of chemicals.
Practical Organic Synthesis is a concise,useful guide to good laboratory practice in the organic chemistry lab with hints and tips on successful organic synthesis. Topics covered include:
- safety in the laboratory
- environmentally responsible handling of chemicals and solvents
- crystallisation
- distillation
- chromatographic methods
- extraction and work-up
- structure determination by spectroscopic methods
- searching the chemical literature
- laboratory notebooks
- writing a report
- hints on the synthesis of organic compounds
- disposal and destruction of dangerous materials
- drying and purifying solvents
Practical Organic Synthesis is based on a successful course in basic organ
Trade Review
"This is only a short book ... but [it] is what it sets out to be, and that is an excellent introduction. It is the sort of guidebook which would readily find use in organic laboratory courses." (The Higher Education Academy Physical Sciences Centre, December 2008)
"A good functional guide packed with useful tips for organic chemistry students, and a good companion to a laboratory manual." (CHOICE, January 2007)
Table of ContentsPreface.
Chapter 1 Accident Prevention and First Aid..
1.1 Safety.
1.2 First Aid.
Chapter 2 Environmentally Responsible Handling of Chemicals and Solvents.
2.1 Dangerous and Poisonous Material.
2.2 Regulations.
2.3 Maximum Concentration Limits.
Chapter 3. Crystallisation.
Chapter 4. Distillation.
Chapter 5. Chromatographic Methods.
5.1 Principles.
5.2 Thin–Layer Chromatography.
5.3 Column Chromatography.
5.4 Flash Chromatography.
5.5 HPLC.
Chapter 6. Extraction and Work-Up.
Chapter 7. Structure Determination Using Spectroscopic Methods.
Chapter 8. Searching the Chemical Literature.
8.1 The Mountain of Information.
8.2 On-Line Databases.
8.3 Reviews.
8.4 Monographs and Handbooks.
8.5 Collections of Data.
Chapter 9. Laboratory Notebooks.
Chapter 10. Writing a Report.
Chapter 11. Example of a Laboratory Report.
Chapter 12 Hints on the Synthesis of Organic Compounds.
12.1 The Route to Success.
12.2 Handling Water and Oxygen Sensitive Substances.
12.3 Working at Low Temperatures.
12.4 Synthesis and Analysis of Optically Active Compounds.
12.5 Synthesis of Isotopically Labelled Compounds.
Chapter 13. Disposal and Destruction of Dangerous Materials.
13.1 Classification of Waste Material.
13.2 Environmentally Acceptable Substances for Treating Dangerous Materials in the Laboratory.
13.3 Special Instructions for the Destruction of the Main Classes of Dangerous Substances.
13.4 Deactivation of Unknown Laboratory Chemicals.
13.5 Waste Disposal.
Chapter 14. Purification and Drying of Solvents.
14.1 Some Drying Agents.
14.2 Solvents.
Chapter 15.EU R and S Phrases.
Index.
