Monthly Archives: November 2013

“Like ketchup on sushi”

Posted on November 2, 2013 by alan

Reed chemistry alum and medical school student, Hassan Ghani ’08, just sent me this story from yesterday’s NY Times, “How to get an A- in Organic Chemistry” by Barbara Moran. Like so many others, Ms. Moran has decided a mid-life … finish reading “Like ketchup on sushi”

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Some tips for Exam 3

Posted on November 2, 2013 by alan

As you prepare for Exam 3, make sure that you learn to quickly identify the roles that different molecules might play in a chemical reaction. The sooner you can decide that a molecule is probably an acid (or base, nucleophile, … finish reading Some tips for Exam 3

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NMR & IR slides from lab lecture

Posted on November 1, 2013 by alan

A few of you were unable to attend last night’s lab lecture. Here are slides from the lab lecture (bonus prize: GC data for a ‘standard’ mixture of isopentyl alcohol and isopentyl acetate): IR slides NMR slides GC standards

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