Part 1 Laboratory Techniques and Chemical Nomenclature 1
Unit 1 Chemistry Laboratory Techniques—Recrystallization 1
Unit 2 Chemistry Laboratory Techniques—Acid-Base Titration 7
Unit 3 Chemistry Laboratory Techniques—Isolation,Purification,and Identification of Caffeine 13
Unit 4 Continuous Processing for Scaling Up Laboratory Processes 19
Unit 5 Nomenclature of Inorganic Compounds(1) 26
Unit 6 Nomenclature of Inorganic Compounds(2) 33
Unit 7 Nomenclature of Organic Compounds(1) 39
Unit 8 Nomenclature of Organic Compounds(2) 48
Part 2 Chemical Science and Industry:History and Frontier Topics 55
Unit 9 Neil Bartlett and Reactive Noble Gases 55
Unit 10 Birth of Aluminum by Electrolysis 60
Unit 11 Jack Kirkland and HPLC Silica Packings 65
Unit 12 Arnold O.Beckman and the pH Meter 71
Unit 13 Victor Grignard and Grignard Reagent 76
Unit 14 Georg Wittig and Wittig Reaction 81
Unit 15 Developments in Lithium Battery Research 87
Unit 16 Clean Coal Technology 93
Unit 17 Frederick Sanger 100
Unit 18 Discovery and Development of Cimetidine 107
Unit 19 Wallace Carothers and the Development of Nylon 115
Unit 20 High Performance Carbon Fibers 122
Unit 21 Human Health Effects of Air Pollution 127
Unit 22 Flavor Formation in Meat Products 135
Unit 23 Herbert Dow and His Dow Chemical 143
Unit 24 Development of Kevlar？ in DuPont 149
Part 3 Original Literature 156
Unit 25 Critical Reading of a Scientific Paper 156
Unit 26 How to Write a Scientific Paper 162
Unit 27 How to Submit a Paper and Ethical Issues 172
Unit 28 Fundamentals of Patents 179
Part 4 Commonly Used Terminology and References 189
Appendix 1 Glossary of Terms Used in General and Inorganic Chemistry 189
Appendix 2 Glossary of Terms Used in Organic and Biological Chemistry 206
Appendix 3 Glossary of Terms Used in Analytical and Physical Chemistry 212
Appendix 4 Element Names and Their Pronunciation 231
Appendix 5 A List of Chemists 233
Appendix 6 A List of Chemical Engineers 243
Appendix 7 United States Patent Example:US 6677362 247
Appendix 8 Basic Laboratory Equipment 251