Introduction to organic laboratory techniques : a microscale approach / Donald L. Pavia ... [et al.].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- pt. 1. Basic laboratory concepts -- pt. 2. Introduction to microscale methods -- pt. 3. Introduction to molecular modeling -- pt. 4. Preparations and reactions of organic compounds -- pt. 5. Identification of organic substances -- pt. 6. Microscale experiments -- pt. 7. Project-based experiments -- pt. 8. The techniques -- appendix 1. Tables of unknowns and derivatives -- appendix 3. Procedures for preparing derivatives -- appendix 3. Infrared spectroscopy -- appendix 4. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy -- appendix 5. Carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy -- appendix 6. Mass spectrometry -- appendix 7. Index of spectra -- Index.

This edition features the successful format that has characterized the previous editions. It includes essays that add relevance and interest to the experiments, and emphasis on the development of the important laboratory techniques, the use of spectroscopy and instrumental methods of analysis, a section featuring conventional-scale experiments and methods, and a wide selection of well-tested and well-written experiments.