This course
will introduce you to various techniques used in the organic laboratory as
well as synthetic procedures and some methods of identification and
purification of organic compounds. The contents include : Safety in the
laboratory, Common laboratory apparatus, Basic laboratory techniques,
Weighing in the laboratory, Distillation – Separation of a mixture,
Purification – Recrystallization of benzoic acid, Extraction – Determination
of distribution coefficient, Measurement and density, Micro Method
Determination of Boiling Point of Hydrocarbons, Melting point determination,
Structures of Hydrocarbons - Experiment with Models, Reactions of
Hydrocarbons - Properties and Identification of Hydrocarbons, Alkene
Synthesis from Alcohol - Preparation of Cyclohexene From Cyclohexanol.
Author(s): National
Open University of Nigeria, School of Science and Technology
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