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Description
Step-by-step visual guidance for organic chemistry laboratory work
Learning laboratory techniques from text alone leaves critical gaps between theory and practice. Hands-on Organic Chemistry: A Visual Laboratory Guide for Students and Professionals addresses this challenge through high-quality color photographs paired with step-by-step instructions. Written by Thomas Norberg, who brings over 45 years of teaching experience, this concise handbook provides the practical guidance students and early-career professionals need.
The guide covers the complete laboratory workflow from reaction setup to final product isolation and characterization. Readers will gain practical instruction in monitoring reactions, performing work-up and characterization, documenting results, and maintaining laboratory safety. Each part is illustrated with detailed color photographs that show the required equipment, materials, and procedures.
You will also discover:
* Concise book format designed for quick reference at the bench while performing experiments rather than having to read lengthy instructions before laboratory sessions
* Practical tips from decades of industry and academic laboratory experience distilled into guidance for avoiding common mistakes
* Current analytical and documentation procedures aligned with professional standards expected in academic and industrial organic chemistry laboratories
* Laboratory safety instructions integrated in each procedure to build safe working habits from the start of your laboratory training
Undergraduate and graduate students in chemistry and biochemistry, lecturers designing laboratory courses, and entry-level industrial chemists will find this visual guide invaluable. By combining photographic instruction with practical tips, this handbook builds the hands-on competence that transforms classroom knowledge into laboratory proficiency.
1. INTRODUCTION
2. REACTION SETUP AND RUNNING
General Considerations
Reactions at Room Temperature
Reactions at Elevated Temperature
Reactions at Lowered Temperature
Reactions under Exclusion of Moisture
Reactions under Exclusion of Moisture and Air
Catalytic Hydrogenation Reactions
Solid-phase Reactions
3. REACTION MONITORING
General Considerations
Thin-Layer Chromatography (TLC)
Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS)
Monitoring of Solid-phase Reactions
4. REACTION WORKUP
General Considerations
Liquid-liquid Washing
Filtration
Evaporation
Distillation
Freeze-drying
Crystallization
Column Chromatography
5. REACTION PRODUCT CHARACTERIZATION
General Considerations
NMR Spectroscopy
Mass Spectrometry
Optical Rotation
Melting Point
6. DOCUMENTATION
General Considerations
Labnotes Handwritten on Paper
Labnotes on Electronic Media Created with Word-processing Software
Labnotes on Electronic Media Created with Specialized ELN Software
7. SAFETY IN THE LABORATORY
General Considerations
Personal Protection
Fixed Laboratory Safety Equipment
Dangerous Properties of Reagents and Solvents
8. OTHER
General Considerations
Vacuum Sources
Heat Sources
Stirring Equipment
Labware
Chemicals Storage
Setting up a Lab: Equipment and Analytical Instrumentation
9. MULTI-STEP ORGANIC SYNTHESIS
Oseltamivir Synthesis
GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND KEYWORDS
REFERENCES
Thomas Norberg is a retired professor at the Department of Chemistry at Uppsala University in Sweden with over 45 years of chemical education experience at undergraduate and graduate levels. He has published more than 120 scientific papers, developed multimedia software for organic chemistry, and brings extensive experience in synthetic and analytical organic chemistry from both industry and academia. He also runs Chemlibris, a consulting and educational materials company.
