Laboratory Manual
for
ORGANIC AND
BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
 by Glen Lawrence
 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
 Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus
Brooklyn, NY 11201  USA

This page is intended for students of Chemstry 4X at Long Island University. Those who have stumbled into this web site may receive permission to obtain a free copy of any of these laboratory experiments.  Contact Glen Lawrence

TABLE OF CONTENTS (See link at bottom to download experiments if you have problems downloading)
If you experience problems, contact Prof. Glen Lawerence, M-703
email: lawrence@liu.edu

Exp #     Experiment Title                                          Page            Lab  Report Only (Click below)

          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   Chemistry of Carbohydrates                                   35   Prelab Exercise and Report - Exp 5

6    Preparation Aspirin, Methyl Salicylate and Nylon    47  Prelab Exercise and Report - Exp 6

7    Preparation and Properties of Soap                        55   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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