Laboratory Manual
for
ORGANIC AND
BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
by Glen Lawrence
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus
Brooklyn, NY 11201 USA
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (See link at bottom to download experiments
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If you experience problems, contact Prof. Glen Lawerence, M-703
email: lawrence@liu.edu
Safety
in the Lab
ii
1 Molecular
Models
1 Prelab
Exercise and Report - Exp 1
2 Some Reactions
of Hydrocarbons
11 Prelab
Exercise and Report - Exp 2
3 Properties
of Alcohols and Phenols
19 Prelab
Exercise and Report - Exp 3
4 Aldehydes
and Ketones
27 Prelab
Exercise and Report - Exp 4
5 Preparation
of Aspirin, Methyl Salicylate and Nylon 35 Prelab
Exercise and Report - Exp 5
6 Preparation
and Properties of Soap
43 Prelab
Exercise and Report - Exp 6
7 Chemistry
of Carbohydrates
51 Prelab
Exercise and Report - Exp 7
8 Properties
of Proteins
63 Prelab
Exercise and Report - Exp 8
9 The Biochemical
Components of Peanuts
73 Prelab
Exercise and Report - Exp 9
10 Properties
of an Enzyme: Acid Phosphatase
83 Prelab
Exercise and Report - Exp 10
11 Vitamin
C Content of Foods
91 Prelab
Exercise and Report - Exp 11
12 Carbohydrate
Metabolism by Yeast
101 Prelab
Exercise and Report - Exp 12
Appendix I Vacuum Filtration
Apparatus
109
Appendix II Reading
a Buret
110
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