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Erik Joling Some examples from the project ‘Microscale experiments’. U NIVERSITEIT VAN A MSTERDAM Faculty of Science. Prime Directive of Microscale Chemistry. Thou shalt not demonstrate. Glassware. Low-cost heating device. Chlorophyll from green leaves. methanol green leaves.
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Erik JolingSome examples from the project ‘Microscale experiments’ UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM Faculty of Science
Prime Directive of Microscale Chemistry Thou shalt not demonstrate MicroQuim 2000
Glassware MicroQuim 2000
Low-cost heating device MicroQuim 2000
Chlorophyll from green leaves • methanol • green leaves MicroQuim 2000
Experiments must… …be performed during a forty-five minute period …fit into the curriculum …replace the macroscale experiments in the textbook …open new perspectives MicroQuim 2000
Column chromatography • aluminium oxide • mixture of potassium permanganate and potassium dichromate • 0.5M nitric acid • 1M sulfuric acid MicroQuim 2000
Synthesis of indigo • 0.1 g 2-nitrobenzaldehyde • 0.3 ml acetone • 0.4 ml water • 2 ml 1M sodium hydroxide • 2 ml ethanol • 0.1 g sodium dithionite MicroQuim 2000
Indigo STS-topic: • age-old natural dye • first synthetic dye • production by Hoechst and the decline of the Indian indigo culture MicroQuim 2000
Sublimation of benzoic acid • benzoic acid • activated carbon • crunched ice MicroQuim 2000
Esterificationacetic acid + 1-butanol = 1-butyl acetate + water One reaction, three experiments: • use of a catalyst • determination of equilibrium constant • upset the equilibrium MicroQuim 2000
Contact me micro@chem.uva.nl www.chem.uva.nl/chemeduc/microschaal …/MicroQuim2000 MicroQuim 2000