Course

Separation and analysis of binary mixtures of organic compoundsSeparation, preliminary investigations, determinations of saturation/ unsaturation, detection of special elements by Lassaignes test.Functional group identification, derivative preparation, determination of melting points of the derivatives.

Calculation of Rf values from thin layer chromatography (TLC) for the following mixtures

(a)Acid and hydrocarbon

(b)Phenol and Aldehyde

(c)Phenol and acid

(d)Phenol and amine

(e)Acid and ester

(f)Halo compound and aldehyde

(g)Acid and Aldehyde

(h)Amine and aldehyde

(i)Amine and ketone

(j)Alcohol and hydrocarbon

Recommended Readings

1.Smith, P.W.G., Hannaford, A.J., Furnis B.S. and Tatchell, A.R. 1989. Vogels Textbook of Practical Organic Chemistry, ELBS/Longman.

2.Shriner, R. L., Hermann, C. K. F, Morrill, T. C., Curtin, D. Y., Fuson, R.C. 2003. Systematic Identification of Organic Compounds. John Wiley & Sons.

3.Mann and Saunders 2009. Practical Organic Chemistry. Pearson edition, 2009.