Understanding the Principles of Organic Chemistry

FEATURES

• Safety Notes are included throughout each experiment to warn students about potential hazards.

• Chemical Safety Notes emphasize the proper handling of reagents.

• Technique Tips give students guidelines for handling equipment and using proper procedures.

• To reinforce the importance of what they are learning in the lecture course and how it relates to the laboratory, the experiments include references to topics in undergraduate text books or the primary literature.

• Introductory essays are included in the experiments to expose students to the history and practical applications of laboratory science.

• Each experiment is set up in a consistent fashion including Background Reading, Prelab Checklist, Experimental Procedure, and Cleanup.

• The discussion sections at the end of every experiment provide the students with guidelines for information that should be included with their data and observations in their laboratory report. There are also lab report questions that expand on the items included in the discussion sections to get students to think about other aspects of the experiment.