This Organic Chem Survival Manual, 9e presents the basic techniques of the organic chemistry laboratory with an emphasis on doing the work correctly the first time. New to this edition are: Safety in the laboratory, always a primary concern, one now has to consider the addition of such technology as the iPad, the Nook, the Kindle, and even text messaging where applicable; Microscale where applicable, has been reviewed and updated; A discussion of the technique of Attenuated Total Reflectance and associated practices has been added to the section on Infra-Red Spectroscopy; The Nuclear Magnetic Resonance discussion and presentation has been re-worked such that the different methods of sample preparation, and instrument operation for continuous-wave and FT-NMR have been made to contrast more sharply. A number of NMR spectra, with suggestions on presentation of the data, and basic interpretation have also been added; and lastly, presentation of a more modern outline of the instrumentation of HPLC includes discussion of automatic injectors.
The most silly and crazy chem lab text book ever written. It constantly insults you. It could be a fun read and can cheer you up whenever you have to face with a dull lab report. Otherwise it could be regarded as some form of procrastination in which you can safely reassure yourself that at least you're reading some useful stuff.
Easily the funniest lab manual I've come across. But I was struggling to understand because I was too busy laughing. Overall it gave me the technical and practical information I needed to carry out my experiment, so all is well =)
This book was required for my Organic Chemistry lab this past fall, and I swear it's what got me through. This manual is very tongue-in-cheek and contains many things I could hear myself saying to my own students. Zubrick manages to somehow make chemistry fun and funny, which is no small feat, let me tell you. I obviously didn't sell this one back at the end of the semester.
This book should be a staple for all students of chemistry, and it should be on the classroom bookshelves of every high school and college chem instructor.
Haven't even finished reading this book yet and already hate it. Sad attempts to be funny/clever fall short. Would much rather be given essential equipment, reaction, etc. information than this overly long, wannabe comedy show version. Distillation, gas chromatography, deprotonation--they're not funny. Just accept it.
I was sad I had to read this book, but it was a thousand times more helpful than my actual lab book. Had I not read this I would not have been able to complete a lot of the experiments well and in a timely manner, and I my write-ups would have been a lot harder.
I would have had about 80 panic attacks and died without this book. Instead, I felt knowledgeable and capable heading into organic lab, and even managed to enjoy myself while reading.
While organic chem lab was not fun the snarky voice of this text made it a little more bearable. The text was readable and the fact that it would insult me while I was trying to study was a bonus.