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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.

368 pages, Textbook Binding

First published January 1, 1984

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92 reviews16 followers
February 15, 2014
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.
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August 30, 2017
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 =)
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12 reviews
September 29, 2018
Love this book! It's funny and informative. Should be required for all advanced chemistry lab courses.
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June 27, 2022
0/5. do not recommend this book or taking organic chemistry
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January 31, 2024
why make such weird comments like "there are discourteous olk who do not rest the control when they finish using the equipment"..what cringe comments
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2 reviews
March 9, 2025
Silly goofy lab manual. Zubrick is the sassiest scientific author.
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98 reviews
May 5, 2008
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.
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566 reviews19 followers
February 28, 2010
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.
15 reviews
June 9, 2010
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.
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963 reviews
December 2, 2015
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.

This book's value is therefore priceless.
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281 reviews33 followers
May 7, 2007
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.
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