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In the Laboratory
A General Chemistry Experiment Incorporating Synthesis and Structural Determination
Hal Van Ryswyk

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July 1997
Vol. 74 No. 7
p. 842

Abstract
An experiment for the general chemistry laboratory is described wherein gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC-MS) and diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) are used to characterize the products of a series of microscale reactions on vanillin. A single sophisticated instrument can be incorporated into the laboratory given sufficient attention to the use of sampling accessories and software macros. Synthetic experiments coupled with modern instrumental techniques can be used in the general chemistry laboratory to illustrate the concepts of synthesis, structure, bonding, and spectroscopy.
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*  Citation
Van Ryswyk, Hal. J. Chem. Educ. 1997 74 842.
*  Keywords
Laboratory Instruction, Introductory/High School Chemistry, Instrumental Methods, Microscale, Organic Synthesis, Spectroscopy
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