BS (Hons) 2nd Semester

Organic Chemistry Practical Manual

Contents
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Title
Safety guidelines
Common solvents
Proper use of heating equipment
Chromatography
Crystallization
Evaporation of a liquid
Extraction of a liquid using a separatory funnel
Filtration
Melting point
Separation of compounds by distillation
Stirring
Determine the melting point of different compounds/solvents
Qualitative analysis of organic compounds
Preparation of benzanilide from benzoyl chloride
Preparation of succinic anhydride from succinic acid
Preparation of phthalimide from phthalic anhydride
Synthesis of esters
Synthesis and purification of acetyl salicylic acid
Synthesis of aspirin and oil of wintergreen
Synthesis of acetyl salicylic acid from oil of wintergreen (methyl
salicylate)
Preparation of benzilic acid from benzil
Preparation of p-bromoacetanilide from acetanilide
Synthesis of benzoin from thiamine hydrochloride
Qualitative tests for carbohydrates
Qualitative tests for fats and oils
Qualitative tests for proteins
Determination of iodine value (amount of unsaturation) of a fat or oil
Determination of saponification value of a fat or oil
Estimation of free fatty acids (acid values) in oils/fats by direct titration
method
Hydrolysis of starch by amylase

1 Dr. Muhammad Aslam

Assistant Professor-Chemistry
University of Education, Township Campus, Lahore.

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