Organic Chem Lab Survival Manual: A Student's Guide to Techniques / Edition 7

by James W. Zubrick

Overview

Praise for The Organic Chem Lab Survival Manual

"This manual is the best thing since sliced bread for learning initial techniques for organic lab. Clearly, this author has dealt with students in the organic lab for a long time..the writing style is wonderful, incredibly appropriate for college undergrads." - Deborah Lieberman, University of Cincinnati

"Organic Chemistry lab can be quite intimidating to students. Zubrick helps make organic chemistry a little less scary." - DeeAnne Goodenough-Lashua, the University of Notre Dame

"The manual is a must for students who really want to understand what they are doing...The writing style is outstanding and approachable for the novice. Overall, it is an outstanding text for the general organic chemistry laboratory." - Robert Stockland, Bucknell University

"I love Zubrick's style: it's funny, engaging, and friendly...the student will probably find the book entertaining (I do), and learn about organic chemistry lab at the same time. I highly recommend it." - Peter T. Bell, Tarleton State University

"I have used Zubrick since the fourth edition was released and have noticed that each subsequent edition gets better and better." - Christopher J. Peeples, The University of Tulsa

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780470129326
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	05/18/2007
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.06(h) x 0.51(d)

About the Author

James W. Zubrick is Professor of Chemistry at Hudson Valley Community College.

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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.

Editorial Reviews

The tongue-in-cheek conversational tone of the manual makes it very favorably received by the students…Students do not have to wade through a lot of text to get the important information.

Lynne Cannon

The major strengths of Zubrick's lab manual are his writing style and his sense of humor.

Henry Gingrich