Theory and Practice in the Organic Laboratory with Microscale and Standard Scale Experiments

Integrating 52 microscale and standard scale procedures and experiments, this comprehensive organic laboratory text allows all schools-even those that cannot afford a large investment in commercial kits-to do effective microscale experiments. You'll also find standard scale experiments that expose students to techniques and apparatus. This edition covers treatment of safety and hazardous waste disposal; coverage of laboratory techniques for the handling, synthesis, separation, and purification of organic compounds; and inclusion of spectroscopic methods for the identification of compounds.

John A. Landgrebe earned his Bachelor of Science at the University of California, Berkeley and his Doctorate at the University of Illinois. He is now a professor emeritus at the University of Kansas. His research interests include organic chemistry: reaction mechanisms and synthetic potential of new reactions involving reactive intermediates in solution. He has authored or co-authored more than 50 scientific articles and reviews in a variety of internationally recognized journals.