Includes bibliographical references and index.

Accident prevention and first aid -- Environmentally responsible handling of chemicals and solvents -- Crystallisation -- Distillation -- Chromatographic methods -- Extraction and isolation -- Structure determination using spectroscopic methods -- Searching the chemical literature -- Laboratory notebooks -- Writing a report -- Example of a laboratory report -- Hints on the synthesis of organic compounds -- Disposal and destruction of dangerous materials -- Purification and drying of solvents -- EU R and S phrases.

Practical Organic Synthesis provides a concise, useful guide to good laboratory practice in the organic chemistry lab with hints and tips on successful organic synthesis. Topics discussed include safety in the laboratory, crystallization, distillation, writing a report, and much more.

Contents: Accident prevention and first aid -- Environmentally responsible handling of chemicals and solvents -- Crystallization --
Distillation -- Chromatographic methods -- Extraction and isolation -- Structure determination using spectroscopic methods -- Searching the chemical literature -- Laboratory notebooks -- Writing a report -- Example of a laboratory report -- Hints on the synthesis of organic compounds -- Disposal and destruction of dangerous materials -- Purification and drying of solvents -- EU R and S phrases.