All Organic chemistry articles – Page 8
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CPD
Practical organic chemistry
David Everett describes some difficulties with the topic and shows how you could help your students
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News
Chlorinated compounds form in tea and coffee
Treated water reacts with organics to form disinfection byproducts
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Resource
Chemistry Vignettes: Synthetic Mechanisms Advanced
A series of short screencast videos on advanced synthetic mechanisms.
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Chemistry Vignettes: Mechanism Theory
A series of short screencast videos to introduce mechanism theory.
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Resource
Chemistry Vignettes: Molecular Orbital Theory
A series of short screencast videos to introduce acids and bases
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Chemistry Vignettes: Acid and Bases
A series of short screencast videos to introduce acids and bases
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Chemistry Vignettes: Mechanisms of Esters/Amides
A series of short screencast videos to introduce synthetic mechanisms
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Experiment
Oxidation of ethanol
In this class practical, ethanol is oxidised by acidified sodium dichromate to form ethanal and then ethanoic acid. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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Experiment
Dehydration of ethanol to form ethene
Use this class practical or demonstration to produce ethene gas as an example of an unsaturated hydrocarbon. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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Experiment
Microscale preparation of ethyl benzoate
Try this class practical to prepare the ester ethyl benzoate on a microscale by warming ethanol and benzoic acid. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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Feature
Layer by layer
Andrew Turley investigates a build-it-yourself 3D printer you can use in your classroom
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Experiment
A microscale oxidation of alcohols
Use this practical to investigate the oxidation reactions of various alcohols with acidified potassium dichromate. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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Experiment
Making esters from alcohols and acids
Investigate the reactions between a range of alcohols and acids by producing a variety of esters in this class experiment. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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Resource
Chemistry stinks - class smelling activity
This class practical introduces concepts of chemistry and smell. A number of common chemicals with distinctive smells have been chosen to help students get their nose around different functionalities in chemistry. This is done via a series of solutions, which can be smelled using smelling sticks.
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Molymod sets
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Experiment
The acidic reactions of ethanoic acid
Explore the properties of ethanoic acid as a weak organic acid in this class experiment. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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Experiment
The conversion of alcohols to halogenoalkanes
Try this practical or demonstration to produce bromoethane in a substitution reaction between ethanol and phosphorus tribromide. Includes kit list and safety instructions.