The Organic Chem Lab Survival Manual: A Student's Guide to Techniques

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 368 pages
• Published by: Wiley
• Edition: 6th Edition July 31, 2003
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0471215201
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0471215202
• Book Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Weighs: 15.2 ounces

Reader Reviews
This review is from: The Organic Chem Lab Survival Manual: A Student's Guide to Techniques, 4th Edition (Paperback) This volume provides a plethora of information on equipment and techniques for introductory organic chemistry laboratory. It is best suited for first year organic sequence. A great deal of info includes keeping a lab notebook, experiment glasswares, separation techniques and IR spectroscopy. A particular section that I find helpful and handy is the discussion on jointware. The distinction and usage on different kinds of adaptation jointwares can be confusing. I believe Zubrick's book is one of the few out in the field that actually discusses the use of different jointware. The section "To Grease or not to grease" discusses whether or not to use a lubricant and when to use lubricant. For a novice organic lab student who is both confused and overwhelmed by massive equipment in the lab, this book is the perfect primer. Yet the information might be oversimplified and scarce to advanced student and lab chemist. Coverage on topics like TLC, distillation theory, spectroscopy could be more in-depth and detailed. I recommend this book for beginning students. For more advanced students, they should consult Vogel's "Practical Organic Chemistry". Comment | | (Report this)