"Melting points are uncorrected": True or false?

The classical capillary melting-point determination providing a simple measurement of an unpredictable characteristic property of solid organic compounds, together with a good indication of purity, has been of central importance to the development of organic chemistry.

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Published inJournal of chemical education Vol. 67; no. 3; p. 258
Main Author Tiers, George V. D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Easton Division of Chemical Education 01.03.1990
American Chemical Society
Subjects
Chemistry
Heat
Melting
Melting points
Second-Year Undergraduate
Phases / Phase Transitions / Diagrams
Organic Chemistry
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Summary:The classical capillary melting-point determination providing a simple measurement of an unpredictable characteristic property of solid organic compounds, together with a good indication of purity, has been of central importance to the development of organic chemistry.
ISSN:0021-9584
1938-1328
DOI:10.1021/ed067p258