Average Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Total Number of Reviews: 2
Editorial Review: The title of this organic chemistry lab techniques guide, Making the Connections, refers to the making of bonds to build the molecules that are an essential part of organic chemistry. Written in a clear, concise style, the book is a user-friendly instructional tool designed to facilitate the learning process by including many every-day examples of the chemical principles used in the laboratory. The title of the book also refers to the educational aim of helping students "make the connections" with the things they already know and understand. Developed to instill confidence in the laboratory, Making the Connections is presented in a soft-cover, 6x9 format that includes numerous instructional illustrations; coverage of techniques on various scales; basic principles, and practial tips.
Great lab technique book! 5 out of 5
This book is a well detailed book that explains techniques for working in the organic chemistry labs. The book does not have any experiments in it, however, it is a useful tool while performing your experiments in the organic chemistry lab. Our first experiment in my class involved a simple distillation apparatus and this book was a useful tool for how to set it up. The book contains information about lab techniques as well as lab safety, proper usage of lab notebooks, and spectroscopy information. I think that book is a must have for anybody taking organic chemistry.
Organic Chemistry Lab Techniques -- a must for new OChem students 5 out of 5
I am taking first semester Organic Chemistry at the University of Arizona. I'm not a science major, so I have minimal laboratory experience. "Making the Connections" is a small, lightweight, compact 6"x9"x1/2" lab technique book. The writing is very clear, concise and explicit. The setups are well-illustrated. There are 12 pages devoted to how to write/use a proper Student Lab Notebook: 50 Carbonless Duplicate. It explains how to approach a lab. It is well organized. You'll learn the basics of common organic laboratory techniques and the reasoning behind some of the methodologies. Your Organic Chemistry text book likely weighs a ton, but this is a very useful little lab resource guide.
Currently on Amazon, the table of contents is not listed. Here are some important topics included in the book: Solvents, Melting/Dissolving, Polarity, Solubility, Phase Diagrams, Melting points, Boiling Points, Liquid Densities, Optical Rotation (Polarimetry), Refractive Index, Elemental Analysis, Spectroscopy, Infrared Spectroscopy, NMR, Ultraviolet Spectroscopy, Mass Spectrometry, Recrystallization, Extraction, Drying the Organic Fractions, Distillation, Sublimation, Chromatography, Thin Layer Chromatography, Column Chromatography, Flash Chromatography, HPLC, SFC, Gas Chromatography and Running a Reaction.
I would highly recommend this student-friendly book to anyone taking an Organic Chemistry lab class. You'll find the book to be helpful in understanding your labs before you conduct them and articulating the reasoning behind laboratory methodologies.
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