Abstract

Method of organic chemistry research, systematic structural analysis

Author(s): Falcon Jason

This text covers a wide range of topics that are typically covered in a two-semester beginning course in chemical analysis, even though it appears to have been written for use in a one-semester undergraduate analytical chemistry course. For usage in a two-semester course, the material is logically organized so that the first 12 chapters cover the topics that are typically presented in the first term, and the remaining 10 chapters deal with the second (instrumental) term. The sole significant absence of kinetic methods is the only big one, and overall breadth and degree of treatment are standards for an undergraduate text of this kind (which is a common omission in analytical texts). The first 12 chapters do a decent job of covering the fundamental subject. The unique characteristics of this technique, which involves accelerating reactants through a mixing chamber, stopping the flow abruptly, and measuring a specific property of the solution to determine the extent of the reaction, have made it easier to study the kinetics and mechanisms of quick reactions and to use these findings to create kinetic determination methods. However, because it requires less reactant manipulation and offers greater precision than traditional kinetic approaches, the technique has also shown promise for the development of quantitative methods for slower reactions. These characteristics have made the stopped-flow approach an extremely helpful tool for automating regular analysis.